THE I CHONG: MEDITATIONS FROM THE JOINT. by Chong, Tommy - 2006

New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2006. 218 pp, 8 1/2" H. Photographs. "Beginning with Tommy's experiences growing up in Canada in the forties and fifties as a mixed-race kid and going on to become a comedy legend (with Cheech Marin), 'The I Chong' is at once a memoir, a spiritual exploration of his time in prison, and a political indictment of the eroding of civil liberties in post-9/11 American society. He tells the unbelievable story of his trip down the rabbit hole of America's War on Drugs and of his experiences in the federal prison system, and he offers up timely observations on combating the conservative political forces at work in this country. Introspective, inspiring, and incendiary, it is a unique chronicle of one man's life and how his humorous and spiritual point of view saved him during his wrongful incarceration at the hands of an administration without boundaries." Minor twist to the spine. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine and flap-folds.. Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.