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Letters to a Young Contrarian Christopher Hitchens

Letters to a Young Contrarian By Christopher Hitchens

Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens


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Summary

A witty, wise, biting, and completely individual meditation on what it means to think, live, and be to the contrary.

Letters to a Young Contrarian Summary

Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens

In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men, and dissidents. Who better to speak to that person who finds him or herself in a contrarian position than Hitchens, who has made a career of disagreeing in profound and entertaining ways.This book explores the entire range of "contrary positions"-from noble dissident to gratuitous pain in the butt. In an age of overly polite debate bending over backward to reach a happy consensus within an increasingly centrist political dialogue, Hitchens pointedly pitches himself in contrast. He bemoans the loss of the skills of dialectical thinking evident in contemporary society. He understands the importance of disagreement-to personal integrity, to informed discussion, to true progress-heck, to democracy itself. Epigrammatic, spunky, witty, in your face, timeless and timely, this book is everything you would expect from a mentoring contrarian.

Letters to a Young Contrarian Reviews

"Hitchens is expanding his influence, showing the next generation how to 'think independently'." - USA Today"

About Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. His numerous books include Letters to a Young Contrarian and Why Orwell Matters.

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GOR002542801
9780465030330
0465030335
Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens
Used - Very Good
Paperback
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
2002-11-25
160
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