It’s been too long since I had any Christopher Hitchens video love here. Here he is giving a speech based on his book about George Orwell.
October 21, 2002 @ The Commonwealth Club.
[Javascript required…
Archive for the tag 'Christopher Hitchens'
Apr 03 2008
A History of God
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen Armstrong- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- Year: 1994
- Pages: 496
- See the rest of this year’s listings
- What is 52 Books in 52 Weeks?
- №30
Among religious historians, Karen Armstrong is a titan. Certainly, she’s prolific: since 1982, she’s…
Mar 20 2008
God Is Not Great
God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens- Publisher: Twelve Books, Hachette Book Group
- Year: 2007
- Pages: 307
- See the rest of this year’s listings
- What is 52 Books in 52 Weeks?
- №25
Continuing a long and somewhat tawdry literary affair with the much-loved and oft-maligned Christopher Hitchens, I am reading his…
Jan 30 2008
Thomas Paine’s ‘The Rights of Man’
Thomas Paine’s ‘The Rights of Man’: A Biography by Christopher Hitchens- Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
- Year: 2007
- Pages: 160
- See the rest of this year’s listings
- What is 52 Books in 52 Weeks?
- №8
I continue my torrid literary affair with Christopher Hitchens with his latest short biography. He’s previously done a…
Jan 01 2008
52 Books in 52 Weeks, 2008
The Exposition
And so begins the fourth year of my 52 Books in 52 Weeks meme, where I challenge myself to read a minimum of 52 books in the coming calendar year, and then briefly review each book here on A…
Dec 04 2007
Shakespeare: The World as Stage
Shakespeare: The World As Stage by Bill Bryson- Publisher: Harper Collins
- Year: 2007
- Pages: 208
- See the rest of this year’s listings
- What is 52 Books in 52 Weeks?
- №57
Let me first say, in the interest of full disclosure, that I am absolutely crazy about Bill Bryson. Really, the man…
Aug 23 2007
The God Delusion
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Year: 2006
- Pages: 406
- See the rest of this year’s listings
- What is 52 Books in 52 Weeks?
- №36
Few people, with the notable exception of perhaps Christopher Hitchens (who is perhaps better known as a warhawk than an atheist), are as…
Apr 24 2007
Hanging Babylon: Functionalist policy and the war in Iraq
Alternatively, read the PDF format
Several weeks ago, the War in Iraq entered its fourth year—despite the official “end of major combat” that the codpiece-sporting President announced mere months after it began—and the steady sectarian violence pursuant to the toppling of Saddam…
Apr 22 2007
Love, Poverty, and War
Love, Poverty, and War by Christopher Hitchens- Publisher: Nation Books
- Year: 2003
- Pages: 475
- See the rest of this year’s listings
- What is 52 Books in 52 Weeks?
- №22
Anyone who’s frequented my blog to any significant degree knows that I am (mostly) a fan of Christopher Hitchens. I find him…