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Steal This Book

Abbie Hoffman

In 1970, Abbie Hoffman conceived the idea for his most ambitious book project yet. He had begun criss-crossing the country, ferreting out alternative ways of getting along in America--some illegal, but most of them having to do with survival techniques. Steal This Book captures the spirit of those y...

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StarTalk Radio

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StarTalk Radio

It was mentioned briefly in context of pirating the show Cosmos, as a way to 'exploit' a system when lacking means.

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It's like Abbie Hoffman wrote a book called Steal This Book.

— Episode: Extended Classic – Cosmic Queries The Ra...

Episode: Extended Classic – Cosmic Queries The Random Editi...

It was mentioned briefly in context of pirating the show Cosmos, as a way to 'exploit' a system when lacking means.

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It's like Abbie Hoffman wrote a book called Steal This Book.

Episode: Cosmic Queries: The Random Edition

It was briefly mentioned as a book about exploiting the system if you are without means, similar to pirating StarTalk Radio, in the context of illegally downloading the podcast.

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It's like Abby Hoffman wrote a book called steal this book.

Episode: Cosmic Queries: The Random Edition

It was brought up in the context of pirating a show, as a comparison to exploiting the system when you are without the means to afford something.

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It's like Abby Hoffman wrote a book called steal this book.

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Podcast

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

It was so popular that bookstores were having issues keeping copies on shelves because people were stealing them, so some stores only kept a copy behind the counter.

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Bookstores are not caring Abby's book, Steal This Book.

— Episode: 453 - Abbie Hoffman - Part Three

Episode: 453 - Abbie Hoffman - Part Three

It was so popular that bookstores were having issues keeping copies on shelves because people were stealing them, so some stores only kept a copy behind the counter.

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Bookstores are not caring Abby's book, Steal This Book.

Steal This Book, right. Because of the title.

So they can't actually keep it on the shelf because people will just take it.

Some stores would have one copy behind the counter and you could ask for it if you wanted.

I'm him, I'm in trouble, I'm very depressed. I need help.

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