Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - Rosiehope - GoodreadsI'd been avoiding reading this as I didn't want to hear him whingeing on about how oppressed he feels as an atheist or whatever, but I was pleasantly surprised that you don't hear much from him beyond ... Read full review
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - Rurigokou - GoodreadsI have been a long time Atheist but I haven't read any literature on the subject. I think The Portable Atheist is a great starting point for those who are interested in learning more about the ... Read full review
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - Tiffany - GoodreadsLoved the guy. He lived in my neighborhood and lumbered around like a bear that had been poked by a stick. I've been following him since the 80's when he contributed regularly to The Nation. His ... Read full review
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - Abu Mahmoud - GoodreadsI rather enjoyed this book. It is surprising how far back some of the most salient skeptical arguments go- I was particularly impressed by Shelley's essay. Between reading this book and Pinker's ... Read full review
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - Tim Bull - GoodreadsChristopher Hitchens brings together a range of sources, from the ancient to the contemporary, to support the atheist position. Each entry is introduced with the concise, sharp and cliché-free style by which Hitchens is known and admired. Reading this was a voyage of discovery. Read full review
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - Nick Caleb - GoodreadsEspecially the Elizabeth Anderson essay. Read full review
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - Matt - GoodreadsUgh. I wrote an entire review and then it got deleted before I could save it. Okay, quick points then: First: This volume and a lot of the other work of the "new" atheists are extremely useful to ... Read full review
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - GoodreadsA fantastic collection of works. I particularly loved the last chapter, as I thought it ended the book superbly. There were maybe two or three chapters I found rather boring, but for the most part I ...
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - Goodreadsgreat. thank you. right.
Review: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
User Review - James - Goodreadsvery good. not OUTSTANDING, but FAR better than a previous collection of atheist writings i read (don't remember the title - it was similar). a few times, it veered off away from the core subject (ie a long chapter by Marx, on Russian nationalism), but largely on target all the same. Read full review