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You Can't Win: A Story from Life - Paperback By Black, Jack - GOOD
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780486826806
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- You Can't Win : a Story from Life
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Incorporated
- Genre
- Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Topic
- General, Criminals & Outlaws, Criminology
- Item Weight
- 12.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486826805
ISBN-13
9780486826806
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309359658
Product Key Features
Book Title
You Can't Win : a Story from Life
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Criminals & Outlaws, Criminology
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-012818
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
364.1092 B
Synopsis
"Much of this book is about loneliness. Yet its pages are bracingly companionable. It is one of the friendliest books ever written. It is a superb piece of autobiography, testimony that cannot be impeached. While it is a statement of an American tragedy, it has laughter, brevity, sty≤ as a book to pass the time away with, it is in a class with the best fiction." -- Carl Sandburg, New York World "Nothing half as rewarding has come down the highway of books about thieves, tramps, murderers, bootleggers and crooks in years " -- New Republic "I believe Jack Black has written a remarkable book; it is vivid and picturesque; it is not fiction; it is a book that was needed and it should be widely read." -- Clarence Darrow, New York Herald Tribune A major influence on William S. Burroughs and other Beat writers, this lost classic was written by Jack Black, a drifter and small-time criminal. Born in 1872, Black hit the road at the age of 16 and spent most of his life as a vagabond. In this plainspoken but colorful memoir, he recaptures a hobo underworld of the early twentieth century, a time when it was possible to pass anonymously from town to town. Black's firsthand accounts of hopping trains, burglaries, prison, and drug addiction offer a compelling portrait of life outside the law and honor among thieves., "Much of this book is about loneliness. Yet its pages are bracingly companionable. It is one of the friendliest books ever written. It is a superb piece of autobiography, testimony that cannot be impeached. While it is a statement of an American tragedy, it has laughter, brevity, style; as a book to pass the time away with, it is in a class with the best fiction." -- Carl Sandburg, New York World "Nothing half as rewarding has come down the highway of books about thieves, tramps, murderers, bootleggers and crooks in years " -- New Republic "I believe Jack Black has written a remarkable book; it is vivid and picturesque; it is not fiction; it is a book that was needed and it should be widely read." -- Clarence Darrow, New York Herald Tribune A major influence on William S. Burroughs and other Beat writers, this lost classic was written by Jack Black, a drifter and small-time criminal. Born in 1872, Black hit the road at the age of 16 and spent most of his life as a vagabond. In this plainspoken but colorful memoir, he recaptures a hobo underworld of the early twentieth century, a time when it was possible to pass anonymously from town to town. Black's firsthand accounts of hopping trains, burglaries, prison, and drug addiction offer a compelling portrait of life outside the law and honor among thieves., "A superb piece of autobiography." -- Carl Sandburg. A major influence on William S. Burroughs and other Beat writers, this memoir by a drifter and small-time criminal recaptures a hobo world of hopping trains, burglaries, prison, and drug addiction., A major influence on William S. Burroughs and other Beat writers, this lost classic recaptures a hobo underworld of the early 20th century. Author Jack Black, a drifter and small-time criminal, writes of hopping trains, burglaries, prison, and drug addiction. His plain-spoken memoir offers a compelling portrait of life outside the law and honor among thieves. "A superb piece of autobiography." -- Carl Sandburg.
LC Classification Number
HV6248.B62A3 2018
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