Run Run Run: The Lives of Abbie Hoffman

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An intimate portrait of one of the most fascinating and complex history-makers of our century, published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of his death Intertwining the details of Abbie Hoffman's intense personal life with the dramatic politics of the sixties, seventies, and eighties, Jack Hoffman creates a full and poignant portrait of his older brother. From the creation of the Yippies! in 1967, the tumult of the 1968 Democratic Natonal Convention protests, the humor and agaony of the Chicago conspiracy trial, the scandal of Abbie's 1973 cocaine bust and his six and half years as a fugitive, to his reemergence as environmentalist "Barry Freed" and his final struggle with manic-depressive illness, this biography offers a compelling examination of the contradictions that make Abbie Hoffman such a compelling figure. With the information and affection only a brother could bring to the complexities of Abbie's life, Jack Hoffman, together with Daniel Simon, portrays Abbie's public persona alongside his private aspirations and fears, romances, and enduring family relationships.

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"I thought I knew Abbie Hoffman, but this book constantly fascinated me with its revelations. ...Behind Abbie's wild antics was a powerful seriousness of purpose -- a combination of qualities that made him a unique actor in the drama of our time. Run Run Runbeautifully captures both the human being and that larger drama."
-- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

"He stood up against arbitrary power, capricious power, arrogant and callous power. In other words, he stood up to the bullies. He had the courage for the rest of us."
-- Sydney Schanberg, author of The Killing Fields

"Jack's approach to his late brother is protective, but it rings with the truth of familial interaction... Run Run Rundoesn't ignore Abbie's political, social, or personal mistakes... in giving us a fuller picture of the man, we can better put them in context."
--San Francisco Chronicle

Author Bio

Jack Hoffman, Abbie's only brother, was also his longtime manager, researcher, and confidant. A businessman, he lives in Framingham, Massachusetts. Daniel Simon is founder and publisher of Seven Stories Press in New York, where he lives with his family. He collaborated on The Best of Abbie Hoffman, Abbie's final book project.