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Revolution for the Hell of It. Paperback – January, 1968

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Product Details

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Dial Press (January 1968)
  • ISBN-10: 0803774192
  • ISBN-13: 978-0803774193
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,331,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsIf you don't read this book, then you're still asleep.
By A Customer on July 17, 1996
Format: Hardcover
This isn't just a book that wakes you up. It grabs you by
the shoulders, throws you against the wall, and hurls a
bucket of water over your head while shouting "Look! Look!
Look around you and see all the amazing things that you can
do with your life!" Aside from being an engaging account of
the events leading up to and including the protests around
the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968,
"Revolution" is a shot in the arm and the head for anyone
needing hints on how to jump-start their brain as well as
the country. Some of the free tips are obviously out of date
and no longer do-able, but Abbie Hoffman's humor and
in-your-face criticism are both sadly missed and badly
needed in these days of seemingly neverending corruption
and governmental malignancy. Hoffman's sort of thinking will
never go out of style, and "Revolution" is the perfect way
to begin one's path down the road to the 60's under- and
over-ground, which he tours with a flair and wit one could
only hope all others acquire in the process.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRevolution For Autonomy and Freedom
By R. Schwartz on August 24, 2005
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A great book! A revolutionary book. Yes, a sign of it's times and yet very relevant to this time in respects to action and freedom, long lost ideals in today's Right wing conservative society, at least by the majority. Although it was only a segment then too, it was a greater segment amidst a large sea of liberal tolerance and open dialogue. Obviously there was much Right conservativism then too, and staunch power control conservativism within the Democratic liberal front as seen by the whole Chicago convention affair, Mayor Daley, the brutality of the cops and so forth. Even on St. Marks Place in NYC, Hoffman speaks of the heavy police presence and harassments. So much of what is written at that time applies to today and it's overkill and abuses of privacy and freedom, all excused under the new "war on terror" banner flying through out and it's blinded patriots and nationalists.

It's the vision of liberty and the idea of the abolishment of property and ownership and yet this is not a book on communist maxims and tight political formulas, not at all. It is a book about the freedom of individual expression, autonomy, and most of all creativity in action. The heroes and influences are Che Chevarra, Castro and Cuba, Camus, McLuhan. The times have changed, things have regressed back to the masses glued to their ego roles as sole personal identification, taking too seriously, resulting in additional laws, loss or private rights, and most of all wars.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsI swear I only bought this book for someone else!
By Amazon Customer on September 28, 2013
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My aging yippee friend has never purchased anything on the web because he's certain the CIA, FBI, and NSA are watching. Thanks to Mr Snowden's recent revelations I have to admit there may have been some basis for his concern after all. Isn't this the same Abbie Hoffman who once wrote something called Steal This Book? Revolution For The Hell of It is a time capsule of the 1960's idealism, the struggle for social justice, class equality, peace, understanding, and the whole scene. Until all those ideals are reached there will always be a place for this book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsYippie! Abbie's greatest book
By P. Wagner on March 3, 2015
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One of my favorite books of all time. I first heard of Abbie in 1968 when I was home with the Asian Flu and had Chicago radio station WBBM on all day. They kept repeating the same stories every hour or two. One of them was about Abbie and Jerry Rubin and their efforts to get a permit to demonstrate against the Vietnam War at the upcoming Chicago National Democratic Convention. The humor of calling themselves "Yippies" instead of "hippies" got my attention. (Paul Krassner's idea.) I didn't read this book til I was in college, but it had a profound effect on me, radicalized me further than I already was radicalized by reading Jefferson and Thomas Paine at the age of 15. Hilarious scenes throughout. I had only read some outtakes from the Chicago 7 trial transcripts before that, which were amazing enough in themselves. Abbie's "Revolution for the Hell Of It" stands as one of the all-time most important books in my life for the spirit of fun it imbues political activism with, and the sheer idealism and optimism it conveys. This was the book that helped inspire me to write my own first book, "Buy This Book," which I named after Abbie's "Steal This Book" just for the humor of it more than a homage. BTB was really an homage to RFTHOI. http://www.amazon.com/Buy-This-Book-Pete-Wagner/dp/0937706000/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425405836&sr=8-1&keywords=buy+this+book+by+pete+wagner I became friends with Abbie later and felt very gratified that he liked BTB a great deal. It felt like I was able to give him something back for what he had given me and millions of other folks. Abbie was a true genius and this book is brilliant.
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5.0 out of 5 starsNot for everyone but excellent to look back on the days when everyone...

Not for everyone but excellent to look back on the days when everyone expected revolution in the streets any day.

Published 1 month ago by Michael M. Barr
5.0 out of 5 starsBe the revolution!

I enjoyed this book, it has a great overview of the revolution Abbie was seeking and actively taking part in. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Meg
5.0 out of 5 starsDoc sent me back to 1967 to reach out to ...

Doc sent me back to 1967 to reach out to Abbie. It was time to introduce him to the green crack, show him how brainwashed Amerikana would become and help him on his quest. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Marty M.
5.0 out of 5 starscurrent events & not so current events.

if abbie hoffman were alive today, he be at it more than ever. this book has so much energy it spills off the page.

Published on September 29, 2014 by Richard
5.0 out of 5 starsRelevant today.

Abbie is my hero and his recipe for civil disobedience is as relevant today as it was in the 60s.

Published on September 27, 2014 by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsAbbie Hoffman!

Abbie Hoffman has always been an interest of mine.
great book - But I would recommend "
Soon to be a Major Motion Picure

Published on March 5, 2014 by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsBook

It's a book. book Came with all the pages in it. Was not torn and I am happy with this purchase.

Published on January 28, 2013 by steve
5.0 out of 5 starsThanks

Thanks. Everything was great. I really appreciate it. It came fast and was exactly as described. thanks again. blah blah.

Published on December 21, 2012 by austin harrington
3.0 out of 5 starsAbbie is a naive punce who no one remembers

Abbie knew what he was fighting against ... but I don't think he had a clue about what he was fighting for.

I admire anyone willing to get in the ring so to speak... Read more

Published on May 25, 2007 by Michael T. Kelly
4.0 out of 5 starsRevolation for the Hell of it.

This was the first writings of Hoffman I had ever read. It rewrites history and covers things I had never been expossed to. It is a dark book with energy and spunk. Read more

Published on February 24, 2006 by C. Owens

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