In the tradition of bertrand russells why i am not a christian and sam harris recent bestseller, the end of faith, christopher hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. A freeranging, insatiable intellect bouyed by wit, even when one doesnt agree with him. Download audiobooks narrated by christopher hitchens to your device. A memoir is a memoir written by author and journalist christopher hitchens. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. Hitch22 is, by turns, moving and funny, charming and irascible and inspiring. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. I regard his to have been one of the great minds of the 20th century. Christopher hitchens is one of the great conversationalists of our age and his wit, style and erudition are brilliantly deployed in this glittering autobiography. In 1990, commentary magazine warned its readers that christopher hitchens, then a bombthrowing columnist at the nation, was a highly visible piece of leftist bricabrac in east coast literary salons. I especially appreciated hitchens refusal to swallow orthodoxy whole, to identify threats ignored, or worse, excused by the terminally politically correct. His memoir, hitch22, which was a sunday times bestseller, was nominated for the orwell prize and was a finalist for the national book critics circle award. A memoir and millions of other books are available for instant access.
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The book is fabulous when he describes someone he likes. Agree or disagree, love him or hate him, readers of hitch22 have all agreed on one thing. Agree or disagree, love him or hate him, readers of hitch 22 have all agreed on one thing. Christopher hitchens hitch 22 interview at ny public. Im still devastated by his death from a hard fought cancer. This provocative memoir is an indispensable companion to the life and thought of an outstanding political writer. Hitch 22 is, by turns, moving and funny, charming and irascible and inspiring. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a manmade wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. Book club genres all book club genres sorting by best selling this month book lists.
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