📚 3 Books mentioned in "Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones | Lex Fridman Podcast #425" of Lex Fridman Podcast

Ultimately, I wrote a book about my hitchhiking experience years later. And everyone was like, have you read 'On the Road'? And then, 'On the Road', I probably heard the title of that book every day at least 10 times for two years.

Andrew mentions that after publishing his own book about hitchhiking, he was often asked if he had read 'On the Road'. This constant referencing of the classic travel narrative made him hesitant to explore it, as he did not want to be unduly influenced by comparisons.

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I really like a particular Hunter S. Thompson book called 'The Great Shark Hunt', where he covers the Ruben Salazar murder by LAPD or LA Sheriff's Department in Boyle Heights in the '70s. His relationship with his lawyer, Oscar Acosta, and that whole saga is great. 'Fear and Loathing' I like, but not as much as his straightforward reporting.

Andrew shares his admiration for the book 'The Great Shark Hunt' by Hunter S. Thompson, highlighting its exploration of the Ruben Salazar murder and the author's relationship with lawyer Oscar Acosta.

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There was this book— Yeah. called 'Vagabonding in America' by an old hobo Ed Buryn. I read this and it just basically, some of it was outdated. They had stuff in there like the hobo code, like, oh, this moniker on the side of a fence means this person has free soup or something like that.

While talking about his experiences with hitchhiking, Andrew references the book 'Vagabonding in America' by Ed Buryn. He describes how the book influenced his travels, even though some of its content, like the hobo code, felt outdated.

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