You Can't Win

By: Jack Black

Narrated by: Lomakayu

The traveling criminal known as Jack Black was born in 1872 and disappeared in 1932. Black spent most of his life as a petty thief, opium addict, and convict. His matter-of-fact autobiography was a major influence on William S. Burroughs and other Beat writers.

This lost classic was written by Jack Black, a drifter and small-time criminal. Born in 1872, Black hit the road at the age of 16 and spent most of his life as a vagabond. In this plainspoken but colorful memoir, he recaptures a hobo underworld of the early 20th century, a time when it was possible to pass anonymously from town to town. Black's firsthand accounts of hopping trains, burglaries, prison, and drug addiction offer a compelling portrait of life outside the law and honor among thieves.

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Thoroughly enjoyable.

The life of a transient bum in the early 1900’s. Very descriptive of the people, prisons and the times. The narrator has just the right voice for the story.

Solid book and great performance

This is a great story. It is nicely written. The performance is perfect for this first person narrative.

I highly recommend this recording.