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Abbie Hoffman

American activist (1936–1989)

Not to be confused with the Canadian athlete Abby Hoffman.

Abbie Hoffman
Hoffman in 1969
Born	Abbot Howard Hoffman (1936-11-30)November 30, 1936 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 12, 1989(1989-04-12) (aged 52) Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names
Education	Worcester Academy Brandeis University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA)
Occupations	Writer psychologist speaker activist
Years active	1967–1989
Known for	Political philosophy, social revolution, guerrilla theater, Civil Rights Movement, gift economics
Notable work
Movement	Yippie, 1960s counterculture
Spouses	Sheila Karklin (m. 1960; div. 1966) Anita Kushner (m. 1967; div. 1980)
Children	3

Abbot Howard Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International

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Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture

July 3, 2010

I picked this book off my shelf randomly the other night. I bought it probably 6 years ago or more from a library sale. I had just finished issue #52 of Cometbus and was looking for something to accompany me to bed early that night. I brewed some herbal tea and started reading by the glow of my lime-colored bedside light. 5 Hours later, I was halfway done with the book and panicking that soon I would need to get out of bed to go to work. The following night, I did the same, closing my eyes and turning off the light with just 15 pages left. After a strong cup of coffee, I jumped on the bus, and finished the book on the way to work. I was so engrossed by this book, I was kind of scared.

I was surprised. I expected Abbie to be an asshole, a perhaps unintelligent, though inspiring prankster and hell-raiser. Indisputably a prankster hell-raiser, he also presents himself as a nice guy and an informed dissident in this autobiography. Acknowledging the various professors who radicalized him, he explains: “realizing the anti-intellectual ch

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The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman

The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman tells the story of one of America's most influential and imaginative dissidents, a major figure in the 1960s counterculture and anti-war movement who remained a dedicated political organizer right up until his death in 1989. With his unique brand of humor, wit, and energetic narrative, Abbie Hoffman describes the history of his times and provides a first-hand account of such memorable actions as the "levitation" of the Pentagon, the dropping of dollar bills onto the New York Stock Exchange floor, and the Chicago 8 Trial, which followed the demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic Convention, as well as his friendships with Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, Allen Ginsberg, and many others. Originally published in 1980 as Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, this memoir has been out of print for nearly 10 years. This edition includes a new selection of photographs chosen by his widow, Johanna Lawrenson, as well as a new afterword by Howard Zinn celebrating Hoffman's enduring activist legacy.