The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice Audiobook

" i think this is a very important book. i suppose that many of my generation who just grew up with the icon of mother theresa don't stop to question her claims or usefulness. this book argues against the blind acceptance of her saintliness as hitchens himself played the devil's advocate against her beautification with the use of reason and facts. even if you don't care that the "work" she does is at heart agrandized prostelization for a corrupt church, you at least walk away with a clearer picture of what she actually does based on facts and not reputation. a quickand thoughful read. "

" Incisive, bold, hilarious, and true. No figure should be free from critical analysis and Hitchens delivers a first-class one in this book. "

" Hitch at his best, nailing the "thieving, fanatical Albanian dwarf" for the fraud she was. A quick read, but an important one. "

" I know it just seems like a book picking on a nice old lady out of spite. But if Hitchens' facts are to be believed at all, she is not a nice old lady. "

" amusing, if nothing else "

" Hitchens takes on of the mot iconoclastic figures of the Catholic Church and demonstrates clearly how anyone.. even those well intentioned become political and ideologicalpawns in a big game they are want to understand.. "

" Speechless. Should be required reading. You can also watch Hitchen's documentary on the same subject on youtube. It's called 'Hell's Angel.' "

" Brilliant, and Mother Teresa, you sure do (or did) have a lot to answer for. Also, where did all that money go? "

" Possibly lacking some of his more barbed vitriol, this is still a wonderful piece, especially in light of the near universal approbation of this woman "

" I flew through this book. It was so well written and brilliantly argued. Love Hitchens. "

" The Hitch is actually quite gentle on the fraud he proves Mothere Theresa to be. "

" Mostly anecdotal, but enlightening nonetheless. "

" Mother Teresa is so phenomenally horrible, I could not craft a more sinister villain in any story. "

" an interesting idea for a book by hitchens but he reads like a lapsed catholic who is sorting out some sort of internal conflict with the Church-- i was looking for a darkly satirical look at catholic charity unveiled but did not find it "

" A useless book. Complete falsehood! "

" Meticulously researched and objective. Everybody should read this to dispel myths of supposed holy figures. "

" Interesting read. I have great affection for Mr. Hitchens but he does have a tendency to be slightly bombastic in his use of language. I do however applaude him for shining a critical light on Mother Teresa's less than perfect missions. "

" Hitchens will be going to hell for writing this and I will be going to hell for enjoying it. Chris, I'll bring the cigars - see you there! "

" Brave and revelatory. The beatification of Mother Theresa was one of the great cons of the 20th Century. Even more important, this exposes the essential inhumanity behind all religious fundamentalism. "