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Hitch-22: A Memoir | Christopher Hitchens
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#1 New York Times bestselling author and finalist for the National Book Award -- one of the most admired and controversial public intellectuals of our time -- shares his personal life story. Most who have observed Christopher Hitchens over the years would agree that he possesses a ferocious intellect and is unafraid to tackle the most contentious subjects. Now 60, English-born and American by adoption; all atheist and partly Jewish; bohemian (even listing "drinking" along with "disputation" as "hobbies" in Who's Who), he has held to a consistent thread of principle whether opposing war in Vietnam or supporting intervention in Iraq. As a foreign correspondent in some of the world's nastiest places, a lecturer and teacher and an esteemed literary critic, Hitchens manifests a style that is at once ironic, witty, and tough-minded. A legendary bon vivant with an unquenchable thirst for literature, he has sometimes ridiculed those who claim that the personal is political, though he has often seemed to illustrate that very idea. Readers will find that his own many opposites attract, as do his many sketches of friendship and ex-friendship, from Martin Amis to Noam Chomsky. Condemned to be able to see both sides of any argument, Christopher Hitchens has contradictions that contain their own multitudes. From the Hardcover edition.
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AutumnRLS
Hitch-22: A Memoir | Christopher Hitchens
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Romance and skepticism. What could go wrong?!

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Krisjericho
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If this had been the first Hitchens I‘d read, there definitely would have been parts that rubbed me the wrong way. He has a tendency to come across as a name-dropper who is quite impressed with himself and how smart he is. Continued in the comments.

Krisjericho However, it wasn‘t. I‘ve read God is Not Great, which can be a bit abrasive, but is smart. But more importantly, I‘ve read Mortality, which contains some of the last things Hitch wrote. I got to know him as a thoughtful, caring man who pulled no punches about what was happening to him, and addressed his impending death with the same logic, humor, and passion as he approached his life. So this gets 4 stars because I know how it all ends. 6y
JanuarieTimewalker13 This is a superb review!!! Thank you!! I want to read Hitchens, so maybe I‘ll start at Mortality!! 5y
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BacklistB__ch
Hitch-22: A Memoir | Christopher Hitchens
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Was only able to get in an hour last night before bed; but ready to make some progress today!! #24in48

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GraveMistake
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One of my favorite dedications/openings. Part one of my Four Horsemen journey.

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MrBook
Hitch-22: A Memoir | Christopher Hitchens
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The lovely @scripturient tagged me with YELLOW books in #bookcolortag. You want yellow, you've got yellow 😆👏🏻! Looks like bumblebees a bit, doesn't it? A little variety for the challenge. Anything you see here that you like? I tag @LeahBergen , @JenP , @sprainedbrain , @Linear , @Smangela annnnd @Ms_T . Your color is DARK GREEN. 😊👍🏻

Libby1 Flavia! 7y
Peterfox123 And Carl Hiaasen too. I've exhausted all his books. All good! 7y
IamIamIam I spy Razor Girl!! 😍😍 Carl Hiaasen needs far more exposure. He's GENIUS!!!! 7y
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monkeygirlsmama Great lot! This Louise Rennison series is fantastically wonderful. I tore through the lot of them many years ago. 🤗 7y
scripturient Nice! 👍🏻🙌🏻😁 7y
LiteratiCafe I find hitchens to be arrogant and rude. I agree with a lot of his positions but the delivery is very off putting. I have 2 of his books both are yellow I wonder what color the others are.... 7y
britt_brooke Pretty! 💛💛💛 7y
JenP Looks great! Thanks for the tag. I'll put it together tomorrow! 7y
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GoneFishing
Hitch-22: A Memoir | Christopher Hitchens

Alcohol makes other people less tedious, and food less bland, and can help provide what the Greeks called entheos, or the slight buzz of inspiration when reading or writing.

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