From the publisher: 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 is 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. Steinbrg 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.
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