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Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s
by Thompson, Hunter S
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0330306154
- ISBN 13
- 9780330306157
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Picador, London, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Introduction by author. Colour photographic paperback binding with black, yellow and white coloured titles the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. A second selection of columns that the author wrote for the San Francisco Examiner. "Those columns are collected here to offer a chronicle of the adventures of a Generation of Swine, whose evil doings can be detected in almost everything from the Iran-Contra hearings to the media coverage of Hurricane Gloria, from blood-pressure machines to the Super Bowl, from the beasts who run Denver Airport to the hijinks of the television preachers." - from the rear panel blurb. A little creasing of the book corners with reading creases to the back strip. The text block has a bend, through the entire text block, due to improper storage. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and pages and there is a That bisects the back strip the last third of the back strip. Some faint foxing can be seen. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 304 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; Journalism; United States; ISBN: 0330306154. ISBN/EAN: 9780330306157. Inventory No: 0126102. . 9780330306157
Synopsis
Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s is a book by the American writer and journalist Hunter S. Thompson, originally published in 1988. The book contains 100 of Thompson's columns from the San Francisco Examiner, which discuss the politics and culture of the 1980s, with significant coverage of the Iran-Contra Affair. He predicts that the Democrats will self-destruct in the 1988 presidential campaign.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0126102
- Title
- Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0330306154
- ISBN 13
- 9780330306157
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Newspaper column, political commentary, America, 1980, social commentary, Gonzo Papers Vol 2 Politics & Government; Journalism; United States; Unbranded ISBN: 0330306154 EAN: 9780330306157 Thompson, Hunter S. Generation of Swine: Tales of Sham
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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