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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsHella Nation: Looking for Happy Meals in Kandahar, Rocking the Side Pipe, Wingnut's War Against the Gap, and Other Adventures with tby Evan Wright
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From the award-winning and New York Timesabestselling author of Generation Kill, a reporteras immersion in outsider culturesaaHis style owes more to Hunter S. Thompson than to any sort of political correctnessa (Newsday). From his work as a reporter at Hustler magazine, to his National Magazine Awardawinning writing for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, Evan Wright has always had an affinity for outsidersawhat he calls athe lost tribes of America.a The previously published pieces in this collection chart a deeply personal journey, beginning with his stark but sympathetic portrayals of sex workers in Porn Valley, through his raw portrait of a Hollywood A1/4beragent-turned-war documentarian and hero of Americaas far right. Along the way, Wright encounters runaway teens earning corporate dollars as skateboard pitchmen; radical anarchists plotting the overthrow of corporate America; and young American troops on the hunt for terrorists in the combat zones of the Middle East. His subjects are people for whom the American dream is either just out of grasp, or something theyave chosen to reject altogether. Sometimes frightening, usually profane, and often darkly comic, Hella Nation is Evan Wrightas meticulously observed tour of the jagged edges of all those other Americas hiding in plain sight amid the nationas malls and gated communities. The collection also includes an all-new, autobiographical introductory essay by the author. Synopsis:#LINK The New York Times bestselling author of Generation Kill immerses himself in even more cultures on the edge. Evan Wright's affinity for outsiders has inspired this deeply personal journey through what he calls "the lost tribes of America." A collection of previously published pieces, Hella Nation delivers provocative accounts of sex workers in Porn Valley, a Hollywood über-agent-turned-war documentarian and hero of America's far right, runaway teens earning corporate dollars as skateboard pitchmen, radical anarchists plotting the overthrow of corporate America, and young American troops on the hunt for terrorists in the combat zones of the Middle East About the AuthorEvan Wright is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and has also written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, among other numerous other publications. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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