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Younh remember hitchens on a bill maher show on hbo where he was a guest and argued with the audience for almost the entire program. Christopher hitchens offers them the wisdom of a seasoned campaigner. Letters to a young contrarian book by christopher hitchens. Christopher hitchens cspan 2001 i have been called arrogant myself in my time, and hope to earn the title again, but to claim that i am privy to the secrets of the universe and its creator. Extract from christopher hitchenss letters to a young. Letters to a young contrarian is christopher hitchens contribution, released in 2001, to the art of mentoring series published by basic books. From bestselling author and provocateur christopher hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement in letters to a young contrarian, bestselling author and worldclass provocateur christopher hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young women of tomorrow. Description of the book letters to a young contrarian. Hitchens was the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics, and literature.
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