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The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, and Me
by Steadman, Ralph
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0156032503
- ISBN 13
- 9780156032506
- Seller
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About This Item
Harvest Books, USA, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 396 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. In the spring of 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for when he met Hunter S. Thompson at the Kentucky Derby. Their remarkable collaboration resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism, which would document the civil rights movement, the Nixon administration, Watergate, and the many bizarre and great events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, it was the end of a unique friendship filled with both betrayal and understanding. A rollicking, no-holds-barred memoir, The Joke's Over is the definitive inside story of the Gonzo years. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780156032506. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3494. . 9780156032506
Synopsis
In the spring of 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby he met a former associate of the Hell’s Angels, one Hunter S. Thompson. Their working relationship resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism. The Joke’s Over tells of a remarkable collaboration that documented the turbulent years of the civil rights movement, the Nixon years, Watergate, and the many bizarre and great events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, it was the end of a unique friendship filled with both betrayal and understanding. A rollicking, no-holds-barred memoir, The Joke’s Over is the definitive inside story of the Gonzo years.
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3494
- Title
- The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, and Me
- Author
- Steadman, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0156032503
- ISBN 13
- 9780156032506
- Publisher
- Harvest Books
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB137 gonzo, memoir, ralph steadman, hunter s thompson, kurt vonnegut, watergate, journalism, history, Biography & Autobiography; History. EAN: 9780156032506 Steadman, Ralph The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, and Me
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