I hoffman steal this book steal this book by abbie hoffman dedicated to. Full online text of american yippie revolutionary abbie hoffmans ironically bestselling book and manual of subversion, steal this book, written in 1970. Steal this book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is amerika. In a society that has more aptly habituated itself to angst, corruption, terror, school shootings and highspeed communication, there may be too many outlets for the tension hoffman developed for someone like him to emerge. He was arrested and tried for his role in protests that led to violent confrontations with police during the 1968 democratic national convention.
Abbie hoffman was born november 30, 1936, in worcester, massachusetts, and educated at brandeis university b. Anyone who lived in the sixties and has not read this book probably voted for nixon, both times. Writer and activist abbie hoffman 19361989 was best known for his antiwar protests as a leader of the youth international party in the 1960s. Steal this book is a book written by abbie hoffman. A driving force behind the social revolution of the 1960s and 1970.
Buy a cheap copy of steal this book by abbie hoffman. The book sold more than a quarter of a million copies between april and november 1971. While much of the advice is out of date, and much of it we would disagree with we reproduce it for reference. The book was written as hoffman was awaiting trial as one of the chicago eight for conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 democratic national convention in chicago. I knew this before, but reading it only confirmed it. Steal this bookabbies magnum opus by bill hartel its embarrassing you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the best sellers list.
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Front cover features a celebratory abbie hoffman who is holding a firearm and leaping in the air with joy. Packed with information, advice, and abbie s unique outlaw wisdom avoid all needle drugsthe only dope worth shooting is richard nixon. Steal this book by abbie hoffman for sale, original 1971. Steal this book by abbie hoffman dedicated to jerry lefcourt, lawyer and brother. Selections from revolution for the hell of it, woodstock nation, steal this book and new writings by hoffman, abbie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Steal this book by abbie hoffman dedicated to jerry lefcourt, lawyer and brother library of congress number 72157115 stolen.
I read this book in college and living in portland oregon, i had the chance to see the infamous, chicago seven, abbie hoffman was intense, focused on the cause, brilliant, handsome in the 70s hippy way. A driving force behind the social revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, hoffman inspired a generation to challenge the status quo. The book, in the style of the counterculture, mainly focused on ways to fight the government, and against corporations in any way possible. Abbot howard abbie hoffman november 30, 1936 april 12, 1989 was a social and political activist in the united states who cofounded the youth international party yippies. It shows you where exactly how to place the dynamite that will destroy the walls. On february 18, 1970, after a raucous trial before judge julius hoffman, a jury acquitted all seven defendantsabbie hoffman, jerry rubin, dave dellinger, rennie davis, tom hayden, lee weiner, and john froinesbut found five of them guilty of crossing state boundaries with intent to incite a riot, a violation of a recently enacted federal.
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