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Steal This Book

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Steal This Book is a book written by Abbie Hoffman and published in 1971. Intended as a survival manual for the counterculture movement of the era, the text blends anti-capitalist political critiques with practical advice on how to live for free. Organized into sections on survival, fighting, and liberation, it provides instructions on topics ranging from shoplifting and dumpster diving to growing marijuana. The book became a symbol of the Yippie movement and the broader anti-establishment youth culture of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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What kind of book is Steal This Book?

Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book is a 1971 counterculture survival manual with anti-capitalist political criticism. It combines arguments about society with practical ideas for living with little or no money.

Why is Abbie Hoffman's book called Steal This Book?

The title is a deliberate provocation aimed at property and commercial publishing culture. The book's counterculture message is broader than a literal instruction to steal a particular item.

What subjects does Steal This Book cover?

The book is organized around survival, resistance, and liberation, including practical topics such as food, shelter, transportation, and communication. Because it was published in 1971, many of its examples reflect the technology and laws of that period.

Is Steal This Book still a current practical guide?

It remains a historical document of the early 1970s counterculture and a record of Hoffman's anti-capitalist ideas. Its practical advice should be read in light of the fact that the book was published in 1971.

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