{"product_id":"hey-rube-hunter-s-thompson-9780684873206","title":"Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk","description":"\u003cb\u003eSports, politics, and sex collide in Hunter S. Thompson's wildly popular ESPN.com columns. From the author of \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e and father of \"Gonzo\" journalism comes \u003ci\u003eHey Rube\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInsightful, incendiary, outrageously brilliant, such was the man who galvanized American journalism with his radical ideas and gonzo tactics. For over half a century, Hunter S. Thompson devastated his readers with his acerbic wit and uncanny grasp of politics and history. His reign as \"The Unabomber of contemporary letters\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) is more legendary than ever with \u003ci\u003eHey Rube\u003c\/i\u003e. Fear, greed, and action abound in this hilarious, thought-provoking compilation as Thompson doles out searing indictments and uproarious rants while providing commentary on politics, sex, and sports--at times all in the same column. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an enlightening foreword by ESPN executive editor John Walsh, critics' favorites, and never-before-published columns, \u003ci\u003eHey Rube\u003c\/i\u003e follows Thompson through the beginning of the new century, revealing his queasiness over the 2000 election (\"rigged and fixed from the start\"); his take on professional sports (to improve Major League Baseball \"eliminate the pitcher\"); and his myriad controversial opinions and brutally honest observations on issues plaguing America―including the Bush administration and the inequities within the American judicial system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHey Rube\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a lasting look at the gonzo journalist in his most organic form―unbridled, astute, and irreverent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hunter S. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684873206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684873206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.26w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2005 pg. 67","brand":"Hunter S. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051067666687,"sku":"9780684873206","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3d74c51-10f1-4c76-a43b-f3c77c71b9b0.jpg?v=1685010898","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hey-rube-hunter-s-thompson-9780684873206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}