{"product_id":"letters-to-a-young-contrarian","title":"Letters to a Young Contrarian","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLetters to a Young Contrarian\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eChristopher Hitchens\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780465030323\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBasic Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2001\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e160\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Art of Mentoring\" seriesIn 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Letters to a Young Contrarian | Christopher Hitchens | Hardcover | 9780465030323 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks A 1776264","offer_id":49725547839640,"sku":"1776264","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81dWgrzElpL.jpg?v=1787332287","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/letters-to-a-young-contrarian","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}