Hitch-22
a memoir
by Christopher Hitchens · first published 2010
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Why HN recommends it
Memoir by Christopher Hitchens, offering sharp wit, clear thinking and persuasive prose. His voice is engaging, and it suits readers already interested in his essays and debates.
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"The life story of one of the most admired and controversial public intellectuals of our time"--Provided by publisher.
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…the library that were really good and definitely HN-worthy: Bill and Dave (Michael Malone). The history of Hewlett-Packard. Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes (Travis Baldree) Hitch-22 (Christopher Hitchens). his memoir
on “Amazon is filled with garbage e-books, this is how they get made” ↗…Fermor The Lonely Sea and the Sky, Francis Chichester The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope Bevis, Richard Jeffries The Diary of a Nobody, George and Weedon GrossSmith The Inimitable Jeeves, PG Wodehouse Hitch-22, essaysChristopher Hitchens Collected Essays, William Hazlitt Venice, Martin Gayford The Ascent of Man, Jacob Bronowski The Fabric of Reality, David Deutsch Too obvious a list, perhaps, but some gems…
on “Ask HN: What are the best books you've ever read?” ↗…The Lonely Sea and the Sky, Francis Chichester The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope Bevis, Richard Jeffries The Diary of a Nobody, George and Weedon GrossSmith The Inimitable Jeeves, PG Wodehouse Hitch-22, essays, Christopher Hitchens Collected Essays, William Hazlitt Venice, Martin Gayford The Ascent of Man, Jacob Bronowski The Fabric of Reality, David Deutsch Too obvious a list, perhaps, but some…
on “Ask HN: What are the best books you've ever read?” ↗…about how we're the greatest democracy on earth, when we're not even a democracy. We are a sort of militarised republic." The incredible universality of his appeal is captured beautifully by Hitchens in 'Hitch 22' in relation to the odious and bellicose Newt Gingrich: "I was once seated in a television studio with Newt Gingrich, waiting for the debate between us to get going, when the presenter made an off-air…
on “Gore Vidal: American Prophet” ↗I'm right now reading Hitch-22 (Christopher Hitchens) and being, as you said, delighted by the language. Here's an example: (the context is his first meeting with Martin Amis, a lifelong friend) Lovers often invest their first meetings…
on “Mr. Difficult: William Gaddis and the Problem of Hard-to-Read Books (2002)” ↗Christopher Hitchens (by now, of course, most certainly dead. In fact 15 years this year) had this in Hitch-22, he discusses mortality. They'd (the newspapers) made a mixup and depicted him as "the late Christopher Hichens" ("something that one day will inarguably be true") before furiously apologizing to him,…
on “Rumors of my death are slightly exaggerated” ↗