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Letters to a Young Contrarian
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
Art of Mentoring series
In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men, and dissidents. Who better to speak to that person who finds him or herself in a contrarian position than Hitchens, who has made a career of disagreeing in profound and entertaining ways.
This book explores the entire range of "contrary positions" - from noble dissident to gratuitous pain in the butt. In an age of overly polite debate bending over backward to reach a happy consensus within an increasingly centrist political dialogue, Hitchens pointedly pitches himself in contrast. He bemoans the loss of the skills of dialectical thinking evident in contemporary society. He understands the importance of disagreement - to personal integrity, to informed discussion, to true progress - heck, to democracy itself.
Epigrammatic, spunky, witty, in your face, timeless and timely, this book is everything you would expect from a mentoring contrarian.
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- Steve
- 30-10-21
Outstanding
A pleasure to listen to and reflect on. Still a highly relevant and important work.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-11-23
lovely
loved the whole thing. lovely voice. listened to it during two car rides. hated it when someone called me and interrupted the reading.
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- Leo
- 27-06-21
enjoyed this
as far as i can judge it, authentic, eloquent, intelligent, without any attempts for political correctness, with a good dose of humour - the book is worth your time.
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