Abbie Hoffman comes fully to life in this portrait, which features an especially good depiction of the 1960s radical"s embattled relationship with his father. Author Jack Hoffman is sympathetic to his brother"s controversial political beliefs but regretful about what he sees as Abbie"s insatiable need for fame and an inability to separate his public and private lives. Coverage of Hoffman"s glory days as clown prince of the counterculture, his years underground, and his reemergence in the "80s all gain dimension from the personal insights of a family member.