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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

Jack Black

Paperback

Biographies GeneralTrue Crime

ISBN10: 9355225369
ISBN13: 9789355225368
Publisher: Classy Publishing
Published: Mar 28 2026
Pages: 258
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
You Can't Win by Jack Black is a seminal, raw autobiography of a 20th-century hobo and professional safecracker, detailing his life of crime, addiction, and prison, ultimately arguing that a life outside the law is futile. Black offers a 'virtual instruction manual' on the technical aspects of the thief's trade, including casing targets and the social networks of the criminal fringe. A 'lost classic' of American literature that chronicles the author's adventures as a burglar, this gripping memoir recounts Black's adventures in the hobo underworld-from freight-hopping across the United States and Canada to his eventual descent into opium addiction and brutal prison stints. This work remains a cornerstone of true crime and hobo literature, the memoir offers a candid, firsthand look at the American underworld and inspired the Beat Generation.

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