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You Don't Have To "Steal This Book"

Justin Ruckman
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Abbie Hoffman's counterculture classic Steal This Book was a practical guide for the aspiring hippie of the late 20th century. And while much of its advice on hitchhiking, living in communes, growing marijuana, starting a pirate radio station, shoplifting and making pipe bombs is somewhat dated, it serves as an inspirational look into a way of life and a brand of philosophy that is still quite valid.

However, it's no longer necessary to steal this book on the net. While digital copies can be found in many a dark alley on the Internet, the book has recently been made available for free on the brightly lit pages of Tenant.net. If you haven't had a chance to read it yet, now is a better time than any.

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Lest we forget...

Submitted by dimenno on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 15:44.
http://www.amazon.com/Steal-This-Urine-Test-Fighting/dp/0140104003 a

The idea...?

Submitted by mountainguide on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 19:27.
I haven't read the book, only the table of 'discontents' and the general idea of it. I want peace on earth, I want us to break free from the materialistic world we have created, but what is the idea of this book? From what I have gathered, it's about living for free, 'sticking it to the man' and personal survival. But how can this create a positive future? If we are 'out of the system' and live by scavenging off people within the system, it'll be anarchy. Which is a sexy idea, but not good for the welfare of anybody. And if everybody does it, there'll be no one to live off. Surely the true hippie lifestyle would be to work towards self-sustainability, growing your own food, making your own clothes (Gandhi style!) and...bartering? God, I don't know. Is it even possible in this day in age? Anyway, if I've got it all wrong and this book had a sound idea behind it, please enlighten me, I'd love to hear about it...