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Thompson delivered a balanced take on the Hell‘s Angels. He portrayed a quirky bunch of outsiders who came together to form a brotherhood. He educated on how they often fell victim to lies and exaggerations from police and the media to build them as greater risks to the public than they were. He warned how this same group of characters can perform violent acts with little or no provocation to the point of being rightfully hated and vilified.

This book intrigued me as I‘m interested in the psychology of gangs and how they function. Around 1965, Hunter S. Thompson spent about two years hanging out with the Hell‘s Angels motorcycle gang. This was a time period in which the Hell‘s Angels were in their relative height of mayhem, violence, and destruction. This book didn‘t provide what I was hoping to learn. #MountTBR

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Currently listening to this one. Did not age well.

They finally opened the dining room of coffee shops in my town !!! I didn‘t realize how much I have missed reading outside my house until I did it again. First day in a long while I haven‘t missed my life abroad.

#MayMovieMagic #HighwayToHell This first person account sounds fascinating and I‘m thinking of using an Audible credit🧐Has anyone listened to the audio??? Is it worth it??? My Hoopla & OverDrive don‘t have the book or audio on offer 😖

Also works for #LongAndWindingRoad @Eggs and #AMatterOfPerspective @Megabooks

#MarchIntoThe70s #HighwayToHell Who else but Hell‘s Angels?Hunters Book was published before the notorious stabbing incident at the Altamont Free Concert where the Angels were hired to be in charge of security for $500 worth of beer.Who knew Sonny Barger would retire to Az. and write a book on safe motorcycle riding?The 1 Percenter book is full of club history with historical photos of colors and gear.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was pretty ballsy (i.e. insane) for Hunter S. Thompson to immerse himself with the Hell‘s Angels. For almost two years in the tumultuous 60s, he lived among the outlaws, researching and experiencing some of their criminal behavior firsthand. For whatever reason they trusted, or at least tolerated, Thompson and the result is what feels like an in-depth article that expanded into a slightly too-long book. But still a worthwhile read. 👇🏻

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Definitely an appropriate choice for #coolrider
Aside from giving you a glimpse at the life and quasi kinship bonds formed by members of biker gangs Thompson unpacks how the media sensationalises and demonizes groups who choose to live outside the bounds of conventional society.
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

Thanks for the heads up, #Goodreads! 👏🏻 This has been on my #TBR for a while. #HunterSThompson #gonzo #ebookdeal

#TBR #MotorcycleDriveBy #90sInJuly

"A man who has blown all his options can't afford the luxury of changing his ways."

#booklover #quote #hellsangels #huntersthompson #motocycleclub #60s #american #anarchy #history #bookworm

"They spoke of editors and reporters as so much human garbage, hopelessly corrupt and not worth talking to under any circumstances."

Susan McWilliams of The Nation wrote a great article recommending this book to understand the rise of Trump. Her grandfather commissioned the original piece this grew from when he was the editor.

#bookhaul part 3 The English Patient is another that disappeared from my shelves...happy to have replaced it 😍📚

Made a contribution to my local #littlestlibrary

The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.

I sadly have a very small selection of green and pink books on my right now, but I am pleased to show off this copy of Hell's Angels because I love the cover art and I found his immersive journalistic journey with the gang absolutely fascinating :) #pinkandgreenbooks #augustofpages #bookphotochallenge @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

Let's get this out of the way, I am enormous fan of Hunter S Thompson, and this book is a perfect example as to why. In the mid 60's there was a scare in America about the rise of rebel bike gangs, especially the Hells Angels. Rather than accepting what the press said on face value, Hunter went out

Can't read in this household without being covered in pets.

"...like Genghis Khan on an iron horse, a monster steed with a fiery anus, flat out through the eye of a beer can and up your daughter's leg..."
I had my boyfriend read this one....that first paragraph always sucks me in...