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Abbie hoffman was born november 30, 1936, in worcester, massachusetts, and educated at brandeis university b. The author, free, is a thinly disguised abbie hoffman. He was arrested and tried for his role in protests that led to violent confrontations with police during the 1968 democratic national convention. Many readers followed his advice and stole the book, leading many bookstores to refuse to carry it. Steal this book is a rambling tirade about class envy and hatred of the rich. Steal this book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is amerika. When the book was released, bookstores wouldnt carry it.

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