By WSJ Staff
"Speakeasy has been entertaining ourselves the last few days by leafing through a new book that landed on our desk: “The Quotable Christopher Hitchens.” As the subtitle — “From Alcohol to Zionism” — suggests, there are few subjects that Hitch hasn’t addressed in his long career, mostly with trademark acid wit. The book will be published in May. Here’s a sampler."
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Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) was an Anglo-American author and journalist. His books made him a prominent public intellectual and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. He was a columnist and literary critic at Vanity Fair, Slate, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry and a variety of other media outlets. He was named one of the world's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect.
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The Quotable Christopher Hitchens
March 24, 2011Posted by Tom at 06:42
Labels: 2011, Christopher Hitchens, The Quotable Hitchens, WSJ
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This sounds like a wonderful book and coincidentally feels like a sign-off. Im very sad at the state of things. That 5% chance of survival is becoming more and more of a relevant estimation. It will be a sad day in the world of intellectual debate if we lose the man who wears the crown. -Blair
Classy blog. Thanks for keeping us informed, Tom.
I salute you Christopher
I salute your life
How you played the dice
Thanks for appreciating my work.
I also appreciate your keeping up to date, Tom.
Brilliant! Thanks, Tom - we need you now more than ever.
Let's hope for a 2nd edition
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