From the 1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great a provocative & entertaining guided tour of atheist & agnostic thought through the ages--with never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie Ian Mc Ewan & Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices--past & present--that have shaped his side of the current (and raging) God/no-god debate. With Hitchens as your erudite & witty guide youll be led through a wealth of philosophy literature & 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 & many others well-known & lesser known. & theyre all set in context & commented upon as only Christopher Hitchens--political & literary journalist extraordinaire (Los Angeles Times)--can. Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will speak to you & engage you every step of the way.