Abbie hoffman and jerry rubin steal this book

Pat thomas read abbie hoffman s steal this book at age 10, after his 20yearold brother brought it home. Abbie hoffman was at the center of most of the political and social tumult of the 60s, as a participant, disciple, instigator, leader, and dissident. Steal this book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is amerika. The book is pretty much an entire guide for living for free in the 60s, but most of it is out of date. Watching this debate between abbie hoffman and jerry rubin from 1986, i was struck by how little has really changed since the late 80s despite the fact that, to rubins way of thinking, weve had two yuppie presidents in the white house. Steal this book is a rambling tirade about class envy and hatred of the rich. Both men were by now media myths as well as authors of five books between them jerry. Steal this book by abbie hoffman 3rd do it by jerry rubin 1st. Hoffman was arrested and tried for conspiracy and inciting to riot as a result of his role in protests that led to violent confrontations with police during the 1968 democratic national convention, along with jerry rubin, david dellinger, tom hayden, rennie davis, john froines, lee weiner and bobby seale. Author of revolution for the hell of it, steal this book, woodstock nation, soon to be a major motion picture, square dancing in the ice age, the best of abbie hoffman, steal this urine test, autobiography of abbie hoffman. Rubin was also interviewed by journalist dorothy fuldheim about his book do it. His father intially worked in abbies uncles pharmacy, but later went on to start a medical distribution company of his own.

He was arrested and tried for his role in protests that led to violent confrontations with police during the 1968 democratic national convention. Sure, the 60s are dead, and we live in a new time, but what abbie hoffman reminds us of is a time when new ways of thinking were. I knew this before, but reading it only confirmed it. Rubin s love for and promotion of countercultural murderer charles manson is chronicled in the film helter skelter. Front cover features a celebratory abbie hoffman who is holding a firearm and leaping in the air with joy. The sad life and death of abbie hoffman truth magazine. Best of abbie hoffman hardcover book 1989, steal this book and new writings, woodstock nation, revolution for the hell of it. Abbie hoffman is suddenly popular again orlando sentinel. The book that earned abbie hoffman a fiveyear prison term at the. Abbie hoffmans historical importance stems from his role in two of the 1960s most. Abbie hoffman, jerry rubin, and growing up as a new left jew from the ballad of ken and emily.

Jerry clyde rubin july 14, 1938 november 28, 1994 was an american social activist. His coconspirators, jerry rubin and william kuntsler, were presented to eulogize him. Abbie hoffman, byname of abbott hoffman, born november 30, 1936, worcester, massachusetts, u. Abbie hoffman stood for our right to question and protest the decisions of our government. Steal this book by abbie hoffman 3rd do it by jerry rubin 1st ebay. If you act like its yours, no one will ask you to pay for it. Designed as a scrapbookstyle homage to the structure of rubins 1970 classic do it. She was instrumental in the writing and research of this book, and is the woman in many of the books photographs. Steal this book is a book written by abbie hoffman. Abbie hoffman responds to herman cain occupy wall street. Revolution for the hell of it, woodstock nation, and steal this book and were in the process of coauthoring a sixth, vote, along with ed sanders. Abbie hoffmans most popular book is steal this book. Hoffmans vision seems more prophetic in light of the occupy movement, but i see the truth to be somewhere in the middle of their opposing points.

I read all of their books as they appeared on the bookstands. The book sold more than a quarter of a million copies between april and november 1971. Pat thomas read abbie hoffmans steal this book at age 10, after his 20yearold brother brought it home. Through his childhood years, abbies parents realized that he was not destined to be a normal person. As a pusher of drugs, hoffman increased drug abuse and its associated disease in the u.

Meant as a practical guide for the aspiring hippie, steal this book captures hoffmans puckish tone and became a cult classic with over 200,000 copies sold. The chapter headings spell out the demands for a free society. Some fifty years ago abbie hoffman, jerry rubin and an army of yippies held their festival of life outside the democratic national convention in. And that really is the serious thread of practical philosophy that informs steal this book. Cohen, bert published by pirate editions, grove press 3rd printing edition 1971 mass market paperback. Abbie hoffman and jerry rubin had been the founders of the youth international party, or yippie which focused on promoting change through. Abbie hoffman november 30, 1936 april 12, 1989, also known as free, was an american leader of the yippies youth international party, a new left group in the 1960s which he cofounded with jerry rubin, stew albert and others hoffman, a graduate of brandeis university where he studied under herbert marcuse, was the author of a number of bestselling books, including steal this book. Packed with information, advice, and abbies unique outlaw wisdom avoid all needle drugsthe only dope worth shooting is richard nixon. Thomas found it hilarious, but later he started to wonder why hoffman, rubins yippies cofounder and fellow chicago eight defendent, got all the attention. Thomas appreciated hoffman s humor, but years later wondered why he never heard. Written in 1970 and published in 1971, the book exemplified the counterculture of the sixties. See more ideas about 1968 democratic convention, chicago seven and tom hayden. Abbie hoffman ripped off this book and published steal this book which started things like the yippie exchange system where people would buy coins from other countries and use them in place of american coins.

Although now somewhat dated, steal this book is a fun romp back into an era of our collective history we all should not forget. Abbie hoffman, american political activist who founded the youth. Also includes new writings not published previously in book form. Abbie hoffman and jerry rubin debating the future of. Abbie hoffman, jerry rubin, and growing up as a new left jew. Abbie hoffman was born in 1936 to a jewish family living in worcester. Jerry rubin and abbie hoffman manipulated the media with the ease of carnival barkers at a county fair. A driving force behind the social revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, hoffman inspired a generation to challenge the status quo. The original volume was selfpublished, rocketed to the best seller list and sold more than one. The book, in the style of the counterculture, mainly focused on ways to fight the government, and against corporations in any way possible. In the summer of 1972, hundreds of young people flocked twice to miami beach to demonstrate against the democrats and. Get the best deals on abbie hoffman steal this book when you shop.

In a motion picture about abbie hoffman, steal this movie, rubin was. Steal this book 1971, pirate editions steal this book 1996 reprint, isbn 156858217x authorized online location. Five years after yippie founder abbie hoffman goes. Abbot howard abbie hoffman november 30, 1936 april 12, 1989 was a political and social activist who cofounded the youth international party yippies hoffman was arrested and tried for conspiracy and inciting to riot as a result of his role in protests.

Selections from revolution for the hell of it, woodstock nation, steal this book and new writings by abbie hoffman 22 nov 1990 4. Stoned is the best way to appreciate abbie hoffman. The book is written in the form of a guide to the youth. The author, free, is a thinly disguised abbie hoffman. Abbie hoffman 19361989 was an american political and social activist, anarchist, and revolutionary who cofounded the youth international party yippies. Abbie hoffman is a consummate hypocrite, writing an entire tome about how rotten capitalism is, while enjoying the benefits of capitalism. Full online text of american yippie revolutionary abbie hoffmans ironically best selling. Captain crunch ron english abbie hoffman john law ben masel sal randolph jerry rubin joey skaggs ivan stang bill wasik. A fascinating oral history of the social and cultural revolution in america in the 60s and beyond, as seen through the life of abbie hoffman and those who knew him. To not steal from the institutions that are the pillars of.

It shows you where exactly how to place the dynamite that will destroy the walls. A record, a dialogue, a manifesto miami beach, 1972 and beyond 1972, warner books by hoffman, jerry rubin, and ed sanders. Rubin, brushing away crocodile tears, claimed hoffman had changed the world. Herman cain tells occupy wall street demonstrators. Abbie hoffman has 19 books on goodreads with 11031 ratings. Steal this book 1971, pirate editions o steal this book 1996 reprint vote. Abbie hoffmans second wife was his constant companion at the time that steal this book was written, working with him on many of his social activities in the late 1970s until he dropped out of public life in 1973. Not to be dissuaded, abbie hoffman, cofounder of the yippies, vowed to.

Briscoe center acquires the abbie hoffman papers dolph briscoe. Abbie writes, revolution is not about suicide, it is about life. All money represents theft, wrote the yippie guru jerry rubin. In the tradition of edie, the oral biography of edie sedgwick, steal this dream is a captivating rollercoaster ride of an oral biography of abbie hoffman and the sixties, told by over two hundred of those who demonstrated, protested, and lived through those tumultuous years. Thomas appreciated hoffmans humor, but years later wondered why he never heard. Dont blame wall street, dont blame the big banks, if you dont have a job and youre not rich, blame yourself. Abbie hoffman was at the center of most of the political and social tumult of the sixties, as a participant, disciple. In steal this book, his street survival manual, abbie had advised the. Once one of the most visible and persistent symbols of the 60s, the mythmaking cofounder of the yippies along with jerry rubin has been a. With vincent donofrio, janeane garofalo, jeanne tripplehorn, kevin pollak. Weaving together quotes from the likes of jerry rubin, anita hoffman, tom. In steal this dream, larry sloman attempts to piece together a rough mosaic of abbie hoffman through the reminiscences of a battalion of friends and foes alike classifications that often. Thomas had been introduced to the yippies in the early 70s at 10 years old when his older brother brought home abbie hoffmans steal this book. For a while, it seemed as if abbie hoffman was in danger of becoming another halfforgotten relic of the boomer past, keeping company with twiggy, pet rocks and howdy doody.

Abbie hoffman, the writer and antiwar protester who founded the yippie movement in the 1960s and became a symbol of radical activism, was found. A driving force behind the social revolution of the 1960s and 1970. A record, a dialogue, a manifesto miami beach, 1972 and beyond 1972, warner books by hoffman, jerry rubin, and ed sanders to america with love. Abbie hoffman, jerry rubin, and growing up as a new left. The book is, in the style of the counterculture, mainly focused on ways to fight the government, and against. In a motion picture about abbie hoffman, steal this movie, rubin was portrayed by kevin corrigan. He helped fight for civil rights in the south, organized on behalf of the poor.