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...Christopher Hitchens defined happiness as solitary work during the day, in anticipation of company that evening....
...He veers into a related anecdote that concludes: “Christian notions of charity and forgiveness don’t always arise in my soul.” Barnes orders the bergamot tart for dessert....
...At moments such as the Thatcher death, one misses Hitchens....
...Constructing the Conscious Brain, by Antonio Damasio, Heinemann RRP£25 One of the world’s most creative brain researchers tackles one of the biggest questions in science: how does human consciousness arise...
...(“Slob Evolution”, in which a male model eats, drinks and smokes himself into someone who resembles Christopher Hitchens, is a personal favourite.)...
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