Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream

Hunter S. Thompson. Pocket Books, $14 (315pp) ISBN 978-0-671-74326-0

This third installment of the Gonzo Papers is a chronologically arranged selection of stories, letters, journals and reporting, allowing readers to see how Thompson's brand of ``new journalism'' has evolved over the years. (Nov.)no PW

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