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Christopher eric hitchens april 1949 15 december 2011 was an englishamerican author, philosopher, columnist, essayist, orator, journalist, and social critic. Listen to audiobooks narrated by christopher hitchens. This book clearly demonstrates a very active and deep mind. In his new book, the faith of christopher hitchens. God is not great audiobook by christopher hitchens rakuten kobo. Hitch22 audiobook by christopher hitchens 9781607882336. Topics range from ruminations on why charles dickens. Books by christopher hitchens author of god is not great. He was the father of three children and the author of more than twenty books and pamphlets, including collections of essays, criticism, and reportage.
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Hitchens was the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics, and liter. Arguably arguably audiobook, by christopher hitchens. Inspired by his outrage at edmund burkes attack on the uprising of the french people, paines text is a passionate defense of the rights of man. 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. Christopher hitchenss most popular book is god is not great.
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With unflinching openness and intellectual honesty, hitchens describes the personal loss and philosophical curiosity that led him to burn his bible at prep school and embrace atheism. Now, the transcript of their conversation is illuminated by new essays from three of the original participants and an introduction by stephen fry. You dont know christopher hitchens until youve read 125 books. The christopher hitchens 4book collection by christopher. May 01, 2007 whether youre a lifelong believer, a devout atheist, or someone who remains uncertain about the role of religion in our lives, this insightful manifesto will engage you with its provocative ideas. Christopher hitchens 19492011 was the author of letters to a young contrarian and the bestseller no one left to lie to. This book should be read by every atheist and theist passionate about the truth. Listen online or offline with android, ios, web, chromecast, and. The rights of man, first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation.
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