The original 50 cent paperback edition of this book now goes for $100 in rare book auctions. Why? Because it contains 25 of the best, hardest-to-find stories of the writer the Washington Post calls “one of the great living American short story writers,” the unpredictable Harlan Ellison. Gentleman Junkie Table of Contents includes Foreword: by Frank M. Robinson; Introduction: The Children of Nights; Final Shtick; Gentleman Junkie; May We Also Speak?; Four Statements from the Hung-Up Generation and others.