{"product_id":"you-cant-win-complete-and-unabridged-by-jack-black-paperback","title":"You Can't Win, Complete and Unabridged by Jack Black: An Autobiography of Crime and Survival - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Can't Win\u003c\/em\u003e is Jack Black's candid autobiographical account of life among hoboes, thieves, and prison inmates in the early twentieth century American West.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten without romanticism or self-pity, Black's narrative traces his years riding freight trains, drifting through frontier towns, learning the codes of petty crime, and navigating the realities of incarceration. Rather than glorifying outlaw life, the memoir presents a sober depiction of instability, addiction, institutional discipline, and the rigid social structures that made escape difficult. The title reflects the persistent constraints of that world-where opportunity was limited and recidivism often seemed inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow regarded as a significant document of American underworld history, \u003cem\u003eYou Can't Win\u003c\/em\u003e offers insight into transient culture, early twentieth-century penal systems, and the informal economies that existed at the margins of society. The work later attracted renewed attention for its influence on mid-century writers interested in criminal subculture and outsider narratives. This complete and unabridged edition preserves Black's original text in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47422620369074,"sku":"9781617200243","price":18.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/uBahQ-bm5L9781617200243.webp?v=1783302246","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/you-cant-win-complete-and-unabridged-by-jack-black-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}