The Day Abbie Hoffman Died

The Day Abbie Hoffman Died

Author: Steven Ross Keith

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0557015995

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another book in the series. five out of six? six out of seven? can't recall now. but it is the expanding poetry that flooded from my brain on those hot dusty dakota plains so long agothis centers about the heady days of the protests of the war in vietnam, cambodia and here at home.i was there somewhat and when i did my copy store edition abbie hoffman died. that is the unifying theme and the reason for the title.has nothing to do with abbie hoffman except circumstance and hubris. much like the tempest in a tea cup regarding Obama and some reformed weatherman today. hopefully my connection is an exercise of intellectual curiosity and not veiled racism.


Woodstock Nation

Woodstock Nation

Author: Abbie Hoffman

Publisher: New York : Vintage Books

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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"Abbie Hoffman, Yippie non-leader, notorious dope addict and up-and-coming rock group (the WHAT), is currently on trial with seven others for conspiracy to incite riot during the Democratic Convention. When he returned from the Woodstock Festival he had five days before leaving for Chicago to prepare for the trial. Woodstock Nation, which the author wrote in longhand while lying upside down, stoned, on the floor of an unused office of the publisher, is the product of those five days. Other works by Mr. Hoffman include Revolution for the Hell of It and Fuck the System, which he describes as a "tender love epic"."-- Back cover.


Darkness Visible

Darkness Visible

Author: William Styron

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2010-05-04

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 193631729X

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The New York Times–bestselling memoir of crippling depression and the struggle for recovery by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Sophie’s Choice. In the summer of 1985, William Styron became numbed by disaffection, apathy, and despair, unable to speak or walk while caught in the grip of advanced depression. His struggle with the disease culminated in a wave of obsession that nearly drove him to suicide, leading him to seek hospitalization before the dark tide engulfed him. Darkness Visible tells the story of Styron’s recovery, laying bare the harrowing realities of clinical depression and chronicling his triumph over the disease that had claimed so many great writers before him. His final words are a call for hope to all who suffer from mental illness that it is possible to emerge from even the deepest abyss of despair and “once again behold the stars.” This ebook features a new illustrated biography of William Styron, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Styron family and the Duke University Archives.


Run Run Run

Run Run Run

Author: Jack Hoffman

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Published: 2020-01-14

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1609809475

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Intertwining the details of Abbie Hoffman's intense personal life with the movement politics of the sixties, seventies, and eighties, Dan Simon writes Abbie's story from the point of view of his younger brother Jack, creating a full and poignant portrait of one of the geniuses of the 1960s counterculture. From the creation of the Yippies! in 1967 and the tumult of the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests, to the humor and agony of the Chicago conspiracy trial, the scandal of Abbie's 1973 cocaine bust, and his six and a half years as a fugitive, to his reemergence as environmentalist "Barrie Freed' and his final struggle with manic-depressive illness, this biography offers a compelling examination of the contradictions that make Abbie Hoffman such a compelling figure. With the information and affection only a brother could bring to the complexities of Abbie's life, Hoffman and Simon portray Abbie's public persona alongside his private aspirations and fears, romances, and enduring family relationships.


Revolution for the Hell of It

Revolution for the Hell of It

Author: Abbie Hoffman

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 2009-04-28

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0786738987

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While the supremely popular Steal This Book is a guide to living outside the establishment, Revolution for the Hell of It is a chronicle of Abbie Hoffman's radical escapades that doubles as a guidebook for today's social and political activist. Hoffman pioneered the use of humor, theater, and shock value to drive home his points, and in Revolution for the Hell of It he gives firsthand accounts of his legendary adventures, from the activism that led to the founding of the Youth International Party—or "Yippies!—to the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ("a Perfect Mess") that resulted in his conviction as part of the Chicago Seven. Also chronicled are the mass demonstrations he led in which over fifty thousand people attempted to levitate the Pentagon using psychic energy, and the time he threw fistfuls of dollar bills onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and watched the traders scramble. With antiwar sentiment once again in a furor and an incendiary political climate not seen since the book's original printing, Abbie Hoffman's voice is more essential than ever.


For the Hell of it

For the Hell of it

Author: Jonah Raskin

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 9780520205758

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Uses interviews with friends and family members, as well as court documents and FBI files, to depict the life of the sixties radical and the character of his times


Steal This Book

Steal This Book

Author: Abbie Hoffman

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 2002-02-25

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781568582177

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A handbook of survival and warfare for the citizens of Woodstock Nation A classic of counterculture literature and one of the most influential--and controversial--documents of the twentieth century, Steal This Book is as valuable today as the day it was published. It has been in print continuously for more than four decades, and it has educated and inspired countless thousands of young activists. Conceived as an instruction manual for radical social change, Steal This Book is divided into three sections--Survive! Fight! and Liberate! Ever wonder how to start a guerilla radio station? Or maybe you want to brush up on your shoplifting techniques. Perhaps you're just looking for the best free entertainment in New York City. (The Frick Collection--"Great when you're stoned.") Packed with information, advice, and Abbie's unique outlaw wisdom ("Avoid all needle drugs--the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon."), Steal This Book is a timeless reminder that, no matter what the struggle, freedom is always worth fighting for. "All Power to the Imagination was his credo. Abbie was the best."--Studs Terkel


Abbie Hoffman, American Rebel

Abbie Hoffman, American Rebel

Author: Marty Jezer

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780813520179

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Looks at the life of the famous rebel in the social, cultural, and political context of his times.


Conspiracy to Riot

Conspiracy to Riot

Author: Lee Weiner

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020-08-04

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1948742861

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A memoir of a life in activism by one of the original defendants in the Trial of the Chicago 7, subject of the 2020 Oscar-nominated Aaron Sorkin film of the same name. In March 1969, eight young men were indicted by the federal


Steal this Urine Test

Steal this Urine Test

Author: Abbie Hoffman

Publisher: Penguin Mass Market

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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From America's most visible, most devoted rebel--ammunition galore to combat an insidious, insulting threat to the rights of all Americans. A satirical, yet serious, response to mandatory drug testing in the workplace. Black-and-white cartoons.