Christopher Hitchens

In God is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens embarks on a powerful and provocative journey, meticulously dissecting the world's major religious texts and traditions. This thought-provoking work highlights his passionate argument against organised religion, providing compelling reasons why humanity might fare better without it. With incisive wit and unrelenting logic, Hitchens critiques the moral and philosophical doctrines of religion, offering a...

In Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens draws from his vast experience as a writer, journalist, and provocateur to craft a compelling guide to independent thinking and intellectual rebellion. Through a series of personal letters addressed to an imagined young disciple, Hitchens explores the essence of contrarianism, urging future generations to develop the courage to stand up against popular...

Over the last thirty years, Christopher Hitchens has established himself as one of the world's most influential public intellectuals. His originality, bravery, range, and wit made him first a leading iconoclast of the political left, and then later a formidable advocate of secular liberalism. As a socialist, he opposed the war in Vietnam. After September 11, he emerged as one...

Christopher Hitchens, an intellectual giant and one of the most provocative writers of our time, presents a rich tapestry of essays in Arguably. This volume spans an incredible four decades of Hitchens' career, showcasing his fearless and forthright nature, with no subject off limits. Readers will embark on a journey through Hitchens' early articles for the New Statesman, where he...

The starting point of Mortality was when Christopher Hitchens discovered that he was being deported "from the country of the well across the stark frontier that marks off the land of malady". This poignant observation marks the beginning of his battle with esophageal cancer, a struggle he documents with unsparing honesty over the last year of his life. Throughout this...

Thomas Jefferson by Christopher Hitchens is an illuminating exploration of one of America's most enigmatic Founding Fathers. This biography delves into the life of Jefferson, a multifaceted individual who played a pivotal role in crafting a nation, yet frequently wrestled with his own contradictions. Hitchens meticulously paints a portrait of Jefferson as a man of immense intellect and vision, grappling...

The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens presents a compelling and meticulously researched examination of the controversial career of Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential and divisive figures in American foreign policy. Through a narrative that delves into the dark underbelly of international politics, Hitchens methodically builds his case against Kissinger, arguing that his policies and actions have...

Why the British Museum should hand back the Elgin Marbles The Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles), designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures. In 1801, Lord Elgin, then ambassador to the Turkish government, had chunks of the frieze sawn off and shipped to England, where they were...

In a frank expose of the Teresa cult, Hitchens details the nature and limits of one woman's mission to the world's poor. He probes the source of the heroic status bestowed upon an Albanian nun whose only declared wish is to serve God. He asks whether Mother Teresa's good works answer any higher purpose than the need of the world's...

Hitchens presents a George Orwell fit for the 21st century. -Boston Globe. In this widely acclaimed biographical essay, Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. In true emulative and contrarian style, Hitchens is both admiring and aggressive, sympathetic yet critical, taking true measure of his subject as hero...

Revisiting this selection of diaries and essay-reviews from the London Review of Books is restorative, an extended spa treatment that stretches tired brains and unkinks the usual habitual responses where Hitchens is concerned. - James Wolcott in his introduction Christopher Hitchens was a star writer wherever he wrote, and the same was true of the London Review of Books, to...

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, a provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages—with never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices—past and present—that...

A "brief but potent" appreciation of one of the most influential and revolutionary works of political thought "mixing biography, criticism and philosophy" (Los Angeles Times). Christopher Hitchens, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of God Is Not Great, has been called a Tom Paine for our times. In this addition to the Books that Changed the World Series, Hitchens vividly...

The transcript of the one and only conversation between the four horsemen of New Atheism, with introductions from Dawkins, Dennett and Harris and a sparkling foreword by Stephen Fry. Includes a foreword by STEPHEN FRY 'A classic for our time...And all time.' - Michael Shermer 'The words of Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris and Dennett are needed more than ever. These are...

Thomas Paine is revered as one of history's most influential political advocates, whose works continue to inspire and provoke thoughtful discourse on the philosophy of governance and human rights. Rights of Man, first published in 1791, stands as a testament to Paine's fierce belief in the fundamental rights and freedoms of mankind. This seminal text was born out of Paine's...