{"product_id":"hitch-22-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Hitch-22: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Hitchens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If Hitchens didn't exist, we wouldn't be able to invent him.\" ―Ian McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stylish new paperback edition of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHITCH-22, the incendiary memoir of a brilliant contrarian and one of Hitchens' most wry and provocative works.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this timeless and candid memoir, Hitchens re-traces the footsteps of his life to date, from his childhood in Portsmouth, with his adoring, tragic mother and reserved Naval officer father; to his life in Washington DC, the base from which from he would launch fierce attacks on tyranny of all kinds. Along the way, he recalls the girls, boys and booze; the friendships and the feuds; the grand struggles and lost causes; and the mistakes and misgivings that have characterised his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e HITCH-22 is, by turns, moving and funny, charming and infuriating, enraging and inspiring. It is an indispensable companion to the life and thought of our pre-eminent political writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Hitchens\u003c\/b\u003e was a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of numerous books, including works on Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Orwell. He also wrote the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003egod Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHitch-22: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArguably\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in December 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755902107936,"sku":"9780446540346","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/12611da6315087de85b9807ac0487f5c.webp?v=1780070649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hitch-22-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}