Christopher Hitchens - Letters to a Young Contrarian [Unabridged torrent

Written by: Christopher Hitchens
Narrated by: James Adams
Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
Format: Unabridged

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.