Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780767931311)

Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to attend Harvard, he has nothing but a senior thesis on Bugs Bunny to show for himself. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, Steinberg remains stuck at a crossroads, his "romantic" existence as a freelance obituary writer no longer cutting it.

Seeking direction (and dental insurance) Steinberg takes a job running the library counter at a Boston prison. He is quickly drawn into the community of outcasts that forms among his bookshelves--an assortment of quirky regulars, including con men, pimps, minor prophets, even ghosts--all searching for the perfect book and a connection to the outside world. Steinberg recounts their daily dramas with heartbreak and humor in this one-of-a-kind memoir--a piercing exploration of prison culture and an entertaining tale of one young man's earnest attempt to find his place in the world.

Author: Avi Steinberg
ISBN-10: 0767931319
ISBN-13: 9780767931311
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2011
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d