The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever [Paperback]

A provocative, personally curated anthology of the most influential writings on atheism, from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofGod Is Not Great.

The Portable Atheistis an entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ageswith never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voicespast and presentthat have shaped his side of the current (and raging) God/no-god debate.

With Hitchens as your erudite and witty guide, you'll be led through a wealth of philosophy, literature, and scientific inquiry, including generous portions of the words of Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, George Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Emma Goldman, H. L. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and many others well-known and lesser known.

And they're all set in context and commented upon as only Christopher Hitchens can. Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter:The Portable Atheistwill speak to you and engage you every step of the way.

Christopher Hitchenswas a contributing editor toVanity Fairand a visiting professor of liberal studies at the New School. He is the author of numerous books, including works on Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, George Orwell, Mother Teresa, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and his #1New York Timesbestseller and National Book Award nominee,God Is Not Great. Those objections and the writings Hitchens assembles to buttress them will surely bring on new controversies which is just the sort of thing on which he has thrived over a long and fruitful career.
Kirkus MY PRAYERS ARE answered! I'd always wanted a 500-page paperback crammed with arguments against the existence of God--and now,ls)