Hitch-22

A Memoir<br> <br> Christopher Hitchens<br> <br> Hachette: $34.98, 15 CDs, read by the author<br> <br> The same is true of "Hitch-22": No one else could have delivered the story of Hitchens' career - from Oxford student to public intellectual and bestselling author ("God Is Not Great") - as well as he does himself. His voice is by turns amused, introspective, ironic. It's also bittersweet to hear the rich cadences in light of his treatments for throat cancer diagnosed this year. His personal crisis makes the moral positions staked out in "Hitch-22" feel more candid, impressive, even noble.

A Memoir

Christopher Hitchens

Hachette: $34.98, 15 CDs, read by the author

The same is true of "Hitch-22": No one else could have delivered the story of Hitchens' career - from Oxford student to public intellectual and bestselling author ("God Is Not Great") - as well as he does himself. His voice is by turns amused, introspective, ironic. It's also bittersweet to hear the rich cadences in light of his treatments for throat cancer diagnosed this year. His personal crisis makes the moral positions staked out in "Hitch-22" feel more candid, impressive, even noble.

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