When Theodore receives a postcard from his dead mother he sets out to track her down

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Songs of the Doomed Mood Disorders When Theodore receives a postcardWith Thompson's trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to Quayle in Thompson's freewheeling, inimitable style. Spanning four decades 1950 to 1990 Thompson is at the top of his form while fleeing New York for Puerto Rico, riding with the Hell's Angels, investigating Las Vegas sleaze, grappling with the "Dukakis problem," and finally, detailing his