{"product_id":"hitch-22-christopher-hitchens-9780446540346","title":"Hitch-22: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"If Hitchens didn't exist, we wouldn't be able to invent him.\" ―Ian McEwan\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Hitchens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 044654034X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446540346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2011 pg. 36","brand":"Christopher Hitchens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044200870143,"sku":"9780446540346","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72b4dcdc-f0ca-4632-9c15-7890da41ab81.jpg?v=1684971498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hitch-22-christopher-hitchens-9780446540346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}