Doug Bassett wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if this is the same book you're
talking
> about, but out of coincidence I just bought
Jack
> Black's YOU CAN'T WIN, the bestselling 1926 memoir
of
> a hobo and small-time hood. According to the
back
> cover, it had a big influence on the young
Burroughs.
It's a great book, and another piece of non-fiction I'd
include in a list of hardboiled books.
BobT
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