Hitch 22: A Memoir By Christopher Hitchens

Hitch 22: A Memoir By Christopher HitchensOver 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 of the world's most dangerous places and a legendary bon vivant with an unquenchable thirst for alcohol and literature. He is a fervent atheist, raised as a

he falls into some bad company

is filled with vivid reflections on his hellraising antics

attends his own funeral

it is everybody’s birthright

pickled or cured foods and cheeses

The discourses in this book covr all three categories of teaching: prayer and virtue

How can you make your children more emotionally intelligent

born to Purna Das Shrestha and Krishna Devi Shrestha in April 24

lasting reflection on the mystery of existence

Christopher Hitchens notes that while the relationship is usually presented as a matter of tradition

and the guilt begins gnaw at him inside

And how might we more deeply understand the moral and ethical failings--splashed across today's headlines--that have not only destroyed individual lives but caused widespread calamity as well