The Portable Atheist : Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever (Paperback)

from Michael.Xolotl

I'm never going to finish this. I don't like audio books and I'm not crazy about reading selections from things rather than the things themselves. If you like audio books and you're interested in the subject matter I'm sure it would be great. Hitchens was terrific though.

from stuart10er

Interesting, but much, much, much too long. Also it is really only for the "faithful", if I can say that. There is no possible way any serious religious person would be able to trudge through this book and be "unconverted". It is just too dense, too cerebral, and too long. It isn't even accessibl...

from adam.currey

A collection of writings from many and varied sources, collated by Hitchens, each with an introductionary paragraph. Probably one best for picking at, rather than reading cover to cover.

from Michael_Rose

This is more the Hitch sharing with you his favorite readings than anything else, so you're not going to find too much his beloved writing style. I admit, I had to skim some of the earlier bits, but only because some ancient writings felt like such a heavy chore to me (perhaps they can be better ...

from JeffV

In "God is Not Great", Hitchens gives ready ammunition for Atheists doing battle with the delusional. In The Portable Atheist. he provides documentation for these little sound bites, culled from some of the great minds in human history. Make no mistake: the odds of getting a your average religiou...