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People often say "this book inspired me to do something." People associate books with taking an interest in political and philosophical issues, with career choices, and life styles. "This book inspired me" has become such a cliché that we forget what an impact it must have had on the reader to affect his or her lives in some way. Nonetheless, Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 was huge inspiration in my decison to pursue a career in professional journalism. Thompson the writer is often overshadowed by Thompson the personality. The drug/booze-addled mumbler is not the voice presented in his best writing. In Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 Thompson uses the historic Nixon/Mcgovern contest to break American politics down to their most brutal level. Despite, his clear desire to see positive change in the system he never shies away from the ugly fact that American politics are not about ideology but gamesmanship. And it is the game Thompson is both fascinated and repulsed by.

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