About the Author:
Hunter S. Thompson's books include Screwjack, Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex, The Rum Diary, Kingdom of Fear, and Hey Rube. A contributor to various national and international publications, including a weekly sports column for ESPN.com, Thompson lives in a fortified compound near Aspen, Colorado. Ralph Steadman is best known for his collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson in the birth of "Gonzo" journalism. He is also a printmaker (his prints include a series of etchings on writers from William Shakespeare to William Burroughs). His own books include the lives of Sigmund Freud and Leonardo da Vinci and The Big I Am, the story of God. Sean Penn, acclaimed Academy Award-winning actor, director, writer, and producer, wrote the foreword for the new TASCHEN release. A close friend of Hunter S. Thompson, Sean is currently developing a film based on The Curse of Lono. Steve Crist is the photography editor for TASCHEN, where he recently produced Marilyn by Andre de Dienes, Steve McQueen by William Claxton, and The Polaroid Book. He is currently working with Hugh Hefner on Hugh Hefner's Playboy, on William Claxton's forthcoming Jazz opus Jazzlife, and a book of photographs created by Hunter S. Thompson. A California native, Steve is based at the TASCHEN America offices in Los Angeles.
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