ISBN: 1153735008 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): United States. Presidents. Publisher: General Books LLC Number of Pages: 236
The book has no illustrations or index Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge Subjects: United States; Politics and government; Presidents; History United States General; Political Science Government Executive Branch;
The Parent’s Guide to Speech and Language Problems
ISBN: 0071482458 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Debbie Feit Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 256
Your definitive guide for helping your speech-impaired child--cowritten by two in-the-trenches experts When a child has communication problems-- diagnosed or not--parents are first looking for a place to go for help The Parents Guide to Speech and Language Problems is a one-stop resource offering not just the most up-to-date medical information but also advice and encouragement from a mom whos been there Author Debbie Feit has two children with speech problems and knows what it takes to survive and thrive day-to-day as a family No other book on the market can match this one for its combination of clinical research and real-world hands-on parenting solutions
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Michael Oduah Publisher: Number of Pages:
The Book of Great Speeches is a collection of speeches by great men and women from Ghandhi to Barack Obama It has no age restrictions it can be read by anybody
ISBN: 1564143066 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Philip R. Theibert Publisher: Career Press Number of Pages: 240
Philip Theibert provides readers with professional speech writers' techniques to make each and every speech a powerful presentation Topics covered include how to organize and write a speech 100 important things you need to know about giving an effective speech best quotations ever heard and 365 ideas relating to historical dates and events to weave into your speech
Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Abraham Lincoln Publisher: Number of Pages: 258
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers You may find it for free on the web Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery
Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): William Pittenger Publisher: Public Domain Books Number of Pages:
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers You may find it for free on the web Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery
21 Speeches That Shaped Our World: The People and Ideas that Changed the Way We Think
ISBN: 1846042143 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Chris Abbott Publisher: Rider Number of Pages: 336
A thought-provoking collection of 21 speeches that have shaped the modern world
In this fascinating book Chris Abbott a leading political analyst takes a close look at 21 key speeches which have shaped the world today He examines the power of the arguments embedded in these speeches to inspire people to achieve great things or do great harm
Abbott draws upon his political expertise to explain how our current understanding of the world is rooted in pivotal moment of history These moments are captured in the words of a range of influential including: Emmeline Pankhurst Martin Luther King Jr Enoch Powell Napoleon Beazley Kevin Rudd Alexander Solzhenitsyn Ronald Reagan George W Bush Osama bin Laden Margaret Beckett Winston Churchill Salvador Allende Margaret Thatcher Tony Blair Tim Collins Mohandas Gandhi Dwight D Eisenhower Robin Cook Deval Patrick Marie Fatayi-Williams and Barack Obama
The speeches in this book are arranged thematically linked by concepts such as 'might is right' 'with us or against us' and 'give peace a chance' Each transcript is accompanied by an insightful commentary that analyses how the words relate to our modern society Fresh and relevant this is a book that will make you stop in your tracks and think about what is really happening in the world today
Say My Name (DRM-Free with Text-to-Speech Enabled, User-Friendly)
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: DRM-Free with Text-to-Speech Enabled Author(s): Steve Holt, Stephen Windwalker Publisher: Harvard Perspectives Press Number of Pages: 199
Mild-mannered newspaperman Stanley T Branford plays by the rules He worries about his children about global warming about being a good husband and father Then Stanley comes home to find his daughter sitting at the computer in tears stunned by a relentless slideshow of internet pornography "What is all this Daddy" she cries as she runs from the house By the time Stanley's wife gets home an hour later his marriage is all but over His bank accounts and credit cards have been hijacked by a faceless criminal who seems determined to destroy Stanley's life but that's just the tip of the iceberg By the next afternoon he is in state prison framed in the theft of millions of dollars and unable to make bail In less than 24 hours he has been abandoned by friends family and everyone he knows Everyone but Amy Tuckerman a young protege of his who has her own reasons for believing in his integrity Steve Holt is the former fiction editor of the Harvard Advocate
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History, Updated and Expanded Edition
ISBN: 0393059316 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Updated and Expanded Edition Author(s): N/A Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Number of Pages: 1168
The definitive compendium of classic and modern oratory expandedwith a new preface on what makes a speech "great"An instant classic when it was first published a decade ago and now enriched by seventeen new speeches Lend Me Your Ears contains more than two hundred outstanding moments of oratory This third edition is selected arranged and introduced by William Safire who honed his skills as a presidential speechwriter He is considered by many to be America's most influential political columnist and most elegant explicator of our language Covering speeches from Demosthenes to George W Bush this latest edition includes the words of Cromwell to the "Rump Parliament" Orson Welles eulogizing Darryl F Zanuck General George Patton exhorting his troops before D-Day and Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking on Bush v Gore A new section incorporates speeches that were never delivered: what Kennedy was scheduled to say in Dallas; what Safire wrote for Nixon if the first moon landing met with disaster; and what Clinton originally planned to say after his grand jury testimony but swapped for a much fiercer speech
Great Speeches For Better Speaking (Book + Audio CD): Listen and Learn from History's Most Memorable Speeches
ISBN: 0071472290 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Michael Eidenmuller Publisher: McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 209
Master the art of persuasion with lessons from the best speakers of our time Throughout history they have moved us They have enlightened and inspired us They are our nation's most influential speakers gifted with the talent to change minds and hearts What is the almost magical power they possess--and how can you harness it for yourself The answers are here in this illuminating guide to unforgettable oratory Complete with a ninety-minute CD featuring six great speeches in their entirety this tool kit for speakers takes you through an in-depth analysis of these historically significant speeches and the secrets of their eloquent effectiveness With close examination of each speech you'll get lessons on how to:
Address a difficult situation with help from the Great Communicator Ronald Reagan
Bring divergent interests together with effective arguments like Edward Kennedy
Capture and hold your audience's attention by mastering General Douglas MacArthur's structual techniques
Style a formal speech with the elegance of John F Kennedy
Maximize your delivery by studying the power of Barbara Jordan's voice
Use Mary Fisher's special rhetorical tactics to sway even the toughest audience
