Steadman, Ralph

Animal farm : a fairy story by George Orwell ( Book )
8 editions published between 1995 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 990 libraries worldwide
Since its publication fifty years ago, Animal Farm has become one of the most controversial books ever written. It has been translated into seventy languages and sold millions of copies throughout the world. This edition is being published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its original U.S. publication. It features 100 full-color and halftone illustrations by world-renowned artist Ralph Steadman. As vital and relevant as it was fifty years ago, Animal Farm is a devastating satire of the Soviet Union by the man V. S. Pritchett called "the conscience of his generation." A fable about an uprising of farm animals against their human masters, it illustrates how new tyranny replaces old in the wake of revolutions and power corrupts even the noblest of causes. This anniversary edition includes Orwell's proposed but unpublished preface to the original edition and his preface to the 1947 Ukranian edition. These appendices evoke the historical context in which Orwell conceived and wrote his classic novel.

The Mildenhall treasure by Roald Dahl ( Book )
7 editions published between 1977 and 2000 in English and held by 688 libraries worldwide
Describes how a British plowman unearthed a collection of Roman silver in the 1940s and the events that followed this tremendous discovery.

The joke's over : bruised memories : Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, and me by Ralph Steadman ( Book )
15 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 645 libraries worldwide
In the spring of 1970, British artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby he met a former associate of the Hell's Angels, one Hunter S. Thompson. Their working relationship resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism. This book tells the inside story of a remarkable collaboration that documented the turbulent years of the civil rights movement, the Nixon years, Watergate, and the many bizarre and great events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, it was the end of a unique friendship filled with both betrayal and understanding.--From publisher description.

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas : a savage journey to the heart of the American dream by Hunter S Thompson ( Book )
25 editions published between 1972 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 573 libraries worldwide
Records the experiences of a free-lance writer who embarked on a zany journey into the drug culture.

The curse of Lono by Hunter S Thompson ( Book )
9 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 466 libraries worldwide
The gonzo master's take on his two trips to Hawaii.

Sigmund Freud by Ralph Steadman ( Book )
18 editions published between 1979 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 423 libraries worldwide

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll ( Book )
18 editions published between 1967 and 2009 in English and Italian and held by 396 libraries worldwide
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

Gonzo the art by Ralph Steadman ( Book )
12 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 384 libraries worldwide

Psycho too by Will Self ( Book )
2 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 344 libraries worldwide
"Psycho Too reunites Will Self and Ralph Steadman for a second selection of words and pictures from 'Psychogeography', their post-millennial Independent columns on the vexed relationship of psyche and place in a globalised world." "The introduction, 'Walking to the World', is a new extended essay by Self, accompanied by Steadman's inimitable images. It tells the story of Self's trek from J. G. Ballard's house in Shepperton to the high-rises of Dubai - that Gotterdammerung of the contemporary built environment. Self's ultimate aim was to walk the length of the artificial Britain-shaped island, part of the offshore luxury housing development known as 'The World'. Written during Ballard's last days, Self's essay is at once an homage to his literary mentor, and an extension of Ballard's own satiric and surrealist vision - by ambulatory means." "Ranging from Istanbul to Los Angeles and from the crumbling coastline of East Yorkshire to the adamantine heads of Easter Island, Will Self's engaging and disturbing prose is as ever perfectly counterpointed by Ralph Steadman's edgy and dazzling artwork."--BOOK JACKET.

Psychogeography : disentangling the modern conundrum of psyche and place by Will Self ( Book )
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 343 libraries worldwide
A volume of essays meditates on the complex relationship between psyche and place and evaluates the ways in which human-made geography has irrevocably shaped our emotions and behaviors while detaching people from the natural world.