Over the past few decades, the bestselling author of Hitch-22 has crisscrossed the globe debating religious scholars, Catholic clergy, rabbis, and devout Christians on the existence of God--appearances that have attracted thousands of people on both sides of the issue. He has been invited to talk shows and events to discuss everything from the death of Jerry Falwell to the sainthood of Mother Teresa, from U. S. policy in the Middle East to the dangers of religious fundamentalism and beyond. And he is always armed with pithy discourse that is as intelligent as it is quotable. The Quotable Hitchens gathers for the first time the eminent journalist, public intellectual, and all-around provocateur Christopher Hitchens most scathing, inflammatory, hilarious, and clear-cut commentary from the course of his storied career. Drawn from his many TV appearances, debates, lectures, interviews, articles, and books, the quotations are arranged alphabetically by subject--from atheism and alcoholism to George Orwell and Bertrand Russell, from Islamofascism and Iraq to smoking and sex.

About the Author

Christopher Hitchens is the author of Hitch-22, and the No. 1 New York Times bestseller god Is Not Great, as well as numerous books on subjects ranging from George Orwell to Mother Teresa to Henry Kissinger to Bill Clinton to Thomas Jefferson. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and lives in Washington, D.C. Windsor Mann has been an editor at the Washington Times, at Fox News Channel, and has worked as a researcher for Christopher Hitchens (God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything), Stephen F. Hayes (Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President) and Jonah Goldberg (Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning). His articles have appeared in the Weekly Standard, National Review Online, the American Spectator, the Washington Examiner, and the Washington Times.

Reviews

"Vanity Fair, "May 2011
""Quotable Hitchens" presents a cavalcade of "Vanity Fair's "notorious provocateur-in-chief Christopher Hitchens's finest flaming arrows, mud balls, and political grenades.""Times Literary Supplement," UK, 3/18/11
"Without troubling to do the research, you could safely say that Hitchens, formerly the "TLS's "American correspondent, has a view on everything. Now you "can "do the research." "Kirkus Reviews," 5/10/11"The most memorable of Hitchens' work in an alphabetized guide to all things Hitch." "New York"" Journal of Books," 5/10/11"The book is great fun, whether sampled by dipping in or swallowed whole and digested slowly, as a snake might do..."The Quotable Hitchens" is and will remain an excellent means by which those of us who have long valued his work can celebrate it at a moment's notice and those new to his work now have a new source of material for their Facebook Page or for emblazoning on T-shirts." "Hudson"" Valley"" News," 5/14/11"A nice bo