Christopher Hitchens: 38 books
by Christopher Hitchens
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2008
"Hitchens presents a George Orwell fit for the twenty-first century." --Boston Globe
In this widely acclaimed biographical essay, the masterful polemicist Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. True...
The Monarchy
A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
'Why, when the subject of royalty or monarchy is mentioned, do the British bid adieu to every vestige of proportion, modesty, humour and restraint? '
This is not a call for the monarchy's abolition by fiat; illusions cannot be abolished. This is an invitation to think.
In this scathing...
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Whether you're 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.
With a close and studied reading of the major religious texts, Christopher Hitchens documents...
Les crimes de Monsieur Kissinger
La face cachée d'un prix Nobel de la Paix
Language: French
Release Date: May 29, 2015
Henry Kissinger doit-il être déféré devant le Tribunal international de La Haye pour crimes de guerre, crimes contre l'humanité, et pour conspiration impliquant le meurtre, l'enlèvement et la torture ?Oui, répond clairement l'écrivain, journaliste et essayiste anglais, Christopher Hitchens, à...
Hitch-22
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010
Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. He has been both a foreign correspondent in some...
Thomas Jefferson
Author of America
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In this unique biography of Thomas Jefferson, leading journalist and social critic Christopher Hitchens offers a startlingly new and provocative interpretation of our Founding Father. Situating Jefferson within the context of America's evolution and tracing his legacy over the past two hundred years,...
No One Left to Lie To
The Triangulations of William Jefferson Clinton
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
"Just as the necessary qualification for a good liar is a good memory, so the essential equipment of a would-be lie detector is a good timeline, and a decent archive."
In NO ONE LEFT TO LIE TO, a New York Times bestseller, Christopher Hitchens casts an unflinching eye on the Clinton...
The Missionary Position
Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
"A religious fundamentalist, a political operative, a primitive sermonizer, and an accomplice of worldly secular powers. Her mission has always been of this kind. The irony is that she has never been able to induce anybody to believe her. It is past time that she was duly honored and taken at...
The Four Horsemen
The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
In 2007, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett filmed a landmark discussion about modern atheism. The video went viral. Now in print for the first time, the transcript of their conversation is illuminated by new essays from three of the original participants and an...
by Christopher Hitchens
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2016
In The Atheist Manifesto, Christopher Hitchens presents his case against religion and for mental liberty. Hitchens argues that religion is not merely unnecessary for morality, but actually antithetical to it. In his unwaveringly logical analysis, Hitchens dismantles the moral high ground claimed by...
by Christopher Hitchens
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 29, 2011
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 29, 2011
Con la muerte de Osama bin Laden el mundo pareció cerrar una época. Christopher Hitchens reflexiona acerca de la figura que atemorizó a Occidente durante diez años, su final y su sangriento y funesto legado.
Todo cambió el 11 de septiembre de 2001 cuando 19 terroristas suicidas secuestraron...
God is niet groot
hoe religie alles vergiftigt
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Christopher Hitchens trekt in God is niet groot fel van leer tegen de godsdienst. Door nauwkeurige studie van belangrijke religieuze teksten laat hij zien dat religie niet meer is dan een wens van de mensheid. Religie is het gif dat de maatschappij verziekt, ze is een oorzaak van gevaarlijke seksuele...
by Christopher Hitchens
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Tijdens zijn Amerikaanse boektournee voor zijn memoires Hitch-22 stortte Christopher Hitchens in zijn hotelkamer in New York in elkaar met een schurende pijn op de borst. Hij wordt direct overgebracht naar een ziekenhuis, moet zijn tournee afbreken en al snel blijkt dat hij slokdarmkanker heeft....
Blood, Class and Empire
The Enduring Anglo-American Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2009
Since the end of the Cold War so-called experts have been predicting the eclipse of America's "special relationship" with Britain. But as events have shown, especially in the wake of 9/11, the political and cultural ties between America and Britain have grown stronger. Blood, Class and Empire...