Patty Hearst And The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials

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As a reporter for the Berkeley Barb, Paul Krassner was ringside at many California trials. Krassner's deadpan, hilarious style captures the nightmare reality behind the absurdities of the courtroom circus. Using his infamous satiric pen and investigative chops, Krassner gets to the truth behind the events: from the role of the police and FBI to the real deal with Patty Hearst and the SLA. Plus a merciless expose of the Taliban' wing of the gay movement. Also featured is PM Press's Outspoken Interview, an irreverent romp through the history of America's radical underground.'

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"Krassner is an expert at ferreting out hypocrisy and absurdism from the more solemn crannies of American culture."
--New York Times

"Krassner has the uncanny ability to alter your perceptions permanently."
--Los Angeles Times

"Krassner not only attacks establishment values; he attacks decency in general."
--Harry Reasoner, ABC News

"The FBI was right--this man is dangerous--and funny, and necessary."
--George Carlin

"As soon as we decided to create the Huffington Post, I knew I wanted Paul Krassner involved."
--Arianna Huffington

Author Bio

Paul Krassner is an author, a journalist, a comedian, and the creator of the Realist, the legendary underground magazine that many credit as the beginning of the radical "new journalism" of the 1960s. Wielding satire as a weapon, he began the assault on middle America that is known today as the "counterculture" and is still a hero to radicals and a menace to the establishment. He lives in Palm Springs, California.