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You Can't Win by Jack Black

You Can't Win

Jack Black, Joe Coleman, William S. Burroughs

Feral House · Print & ebook · July 5, 2013

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Personal MemoirsLives in HistoryCriminals & Outlaws
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Who it’s for
Jack Black’s memoir brings a 1920s voice to a classic American narrative.
Genres
Criminals & Outlaws, Personal Memoirs, Lives in History
Published
Feral House, July 5, 2013

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About this book

You Can’t Win, the beloved memoir of real lowdown Americana by criminal hobo Jack Black, was first published in 1926, then reprinted in 1988 by Adam Parfrey’s Amok Press, featuring an introduction by William S. Burroughs. After its Amok Press edition went out of print, You Can’t Win found popularity once again with the AK Press edition.

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Feral House’s new version will take this classic American narrative a lot further, including two remarkable nonfiction articles by Jack Black written for Harper's Magazine in the 1920s. Remarkable illustrations by Joe Coleman and new biographical revelations by Donald Kennison will round out the new edition. A full-length feature film of You Can’t Win starring Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Pitt is expected to be released in spring 2013.

A Rough-E​​dged Classic

Jack Black’s memoir brings a 1920s voice to a classic American narrative.

Come here for

  • A memoir of real lowdown Americana, first published in 1926
  • A layered look at a classic American narrative

Expect

  • A new edition with two nonfiction articles by Black
  • Illustrations by Joe Coleman and biographical revelations by Donald Kennison

Where it sits

Criminals & Outlaws96%
Personal Memoirs53%
Lives in History40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Adventurers & Explorers
  • Criminals & Outlaws
  • Organized Crime
Authors
Jack Black, Joe Coleman, William S. Burroughs
Publisher
Feral House
Published
July 5, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Adventurers & Explorers