You Can't Win


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'You Can't Win' is an autobiography that was serialized in the San Francisco Call and Post (1925). It became so popular that it was published as a book in 1926. The author recounts his experience as an itinerant, professional thief in the Western US and Canada from the late 1880s until around 1910. Mr. Black reformed his life over time, beginning with his incarceration in a Canadian prison, which afforded him, among other things, access to an excellent library. In later years, he often lectured on the subjects of criminology and prison reform. He disappeared in 1932 and was presumed dead by suicide. (Summary by Brian Fullen) (0 hr 10 min)

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FOREWORD 9:00 Read by PaulW
CHAPTER 1 10:23 Read by Laurie Banza
CHAPTER 2 12:18 Read by Laurie Banza
CHAPTER 3 24:19 Read by tjfria
CHAPTER 4 38:18 Read by tjfria
CHAPTER 5 31:28 Read by tjfria
CHAPTER 6 25:29 Read by tjfria
CHAPTER 7 22:30 Read by tjfria
CHAPTER 8 26:40 Read by tjfria
CHAPTER 9 44:29 Read by Rita Boutros
CHAPTER 10 17:09 Read by Rita Boutros
CHAPTER 11 28:23 Read by Timbray Shafer
CHAPTER 12 26:30 Read by Ted Perkins
CHAPTER 13 34:31 Read by Timbray Shafer
CHAPTER 14 13:28 Read by Brize C
CHAPTER 15 42:34 Read by Brize C
CHAPTER 16 20:50 Read by Timbray Shafer
CHAPTER 17 39:51 Read by Brize C
CHAPTER 18 43:42 Read by Rita Boutros
CHAPTER 19 45:24 Read by Rita Boutros
CHAPTER 20 34:19 Read by Brize C
CHAPTER 21 34:24 Read by Kyle Stedman
CHAPTER 22 23:00 Read by Brize C
CHAPTER 23 37:40 Read by Rita Boutros
CHAPTER 24 44:18 Read by Rita Boutros