DID IT! Jerry Rubin - A Selected Bibliography

Did It! From Yippie to Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, an American Revolutionary is an oversized oral & visual history of the infamous and ubiquitous Rubin – the first ever biography of the co-founder of the Yippies, Anti-Vietnam War radical, Chicago 8 defendant, New Age/Self Help proponent, and social-networking pioneer.  

After a surfeit of books about Abbie Hoffman, here’s the first ever biography of his Yippie running mate Jerry Rubin! Based upon over 75 original interviews with his co-conspirators, friends and foes, this book not only explores the life and times of Rubin, but the generation that consisted of idealistic firebrands in the 1960s, segued into the Me generation in the 1970s, and became full blown capitalists engaged in the 1980s. 

Those interviewed include fellow Chicago 8 Defendants, participants in the Berkeley Free Speech Movement; Paul Krassner, Judy Gumbo, Nancy Kurshan, John & Leni Sinclair, Bobby Seale, Rennie Davis, Lee Weiner, Country Joe McDonald and dozens more reveal, in their own words, vibrant stories of the era. Often left out in histories of the radical sixties, twenty women speak out in their own voice! Also chronicled is the 1970’s New Age Movement with commentary from Stella Resnick, Werner Erhard, Mimi Leonard and others. Pat Thomas will discuss DID IT! Jerry Rubin on Saturday, 3/31 3pm at the Co-op.

Who The Hell is Stew Albert, by Stew Albert - An autobiography by Jerry Rubin's life long best friend and Yippie comrade.

There's a Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars, and the Rise and Fall of the '60s, by Peter Doggett - Rock, soul and folk music played a soundtrack role during the revolution of the 1960s and early 70s.

Steal This Book, by Abbie Hoffman along with DO IT!, by Jerry Rubin - This is the best Yippie tome ever - funny and inspiring.

Pat Thomas is the author of the book Did It! Jerry Rubin: An American Revolutionary an oral & visual history of the infamous and ubiquitous Rubin – the first ever biography of the co-founder of the Yippies, Anti-Vietnam War radical, Chicago 8 defendant, New Age/Self Help proponent, and social-networking pioneer. 

Thomas is also the author of Listen, Whitey! The sights & sounds of Black Power 1965-1975 and the co-curator of Invitation to Openness: The Jazz & Soul Photography of Les McCann 1960-1980 (all three published by Fantagraphics). He has lectured at Hunter College, USC, University of Copenhagen, George Washington University, University of East London and was a consultant to the PBS documentary The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.