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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson
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seat of the pants journalism, heart felt, crazy, hilarious. thompson's political writing rocks.
Dispatches (Picador thirty)Dispatches (Picador thirty) by Michael Herr
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herr uses wonderfully clean prose to describe the horror and the beauty of vietnam.
The Right Stuff (Picador Books)The Right Stuff (Picador Books) by Tom Wolfe
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wolfe at his best.
The Fight (Penguin Modern Classics)The Fight (Penguin Modern Classics) by Norman Mailer
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for all of mailer's faults this is an exceptional account of the rumble in the jungle written by a true aficionado of the sport.
Notes of a Dirty Old ManNotes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski
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worth it for his writing on horse racing alone.