{"product_id":"hitch-22-a-memoir-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Hitchens\u003c\/b\u003e (1949-2011) was a prolific author, columnist, editor, and book critic, writing on issues ranging from politics, to religion, to the nature of debate itself. Hitchens' 2007 manifesto \u003ci\u003eGod Is Not Great \u003c\/i\u003ewas a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and National Book Award nominee. His other \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers include \u003ci\u003eHitch 22\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArguably\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMortality\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Twelve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669006094610,"sku":"9780446540346","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e9061e72-95e8-4acf-be3a-11d911c35d48.jpg?v=1733754458","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hitch-22-a-memoir-9780446540346","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}