Prepared for the worst - Christopher Hitchens

'I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive' -- Christopher Hitchens, IntroductionChristopher Hitchens is widely recognized as having been one of the
liveliest and most influential of contemporary political analysts. Prepared for the Worst
is a collection of the best of his essays of the 1980s published on
both sides of the Atlantic. These essays confirmed his reputation as a
bold commentator combining intellectual tenacity with mordant wit,
whether he was writing about the intrigues of Reagan's Washington, a
popular novel, the work of Tom Paine, the man George Orwell, or reporting (with sympathy as well as toughness) from Beirut or Bombay,
Warsaw or Managua.Hitchens writes clearly, from a well-stocked mind, and is free of the cant that affects many political journalists. - Publishers Weekly