Penn Jillette wears many hats

February 10, 2008 at 1:35AM

Penn Jillette wears many hats. The comedian/magician is half of Penn and Teller, the Las Vegas illusionists, and host of "Penn Says" on Crackle.com. Never prone to hyperbole, he says the book "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens is the greatest book ever.

"Wow! This is about my favorite book ever. This is the book I would write if I had a brain in my head and were educated. Man. I cried. It killed me. It's so strong and so measured. I hate to travel, but Hitchens has been everywhere and shot at and he knows everything. He makes me feel like nothing. Well, that's not true. He inspires. He kills. I kiss this book. I want to make the pages sticky. And it's selling great. There is hope. Oh, there is hope. Wow!"

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