Description: Books : SPEECHES THAT CHANGED THE WORLDWith over a million copies already sold this is the newly updated edition of the definitive collection of great speeches ancient and modern. From calls to arms to demands for peace and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politicians rebels and tyrants soldiers and statesman placing them in historical context. This revised edition includes speeches that have shaped the modern world: from Aung San Suu Kyi on freedom to Al Gore on the environment and from Malala Yousafzai on the education of women to Pope Francis on peace. A biography of each speechmaker reveals how they came to stand at the crossroads of history and each speech is accompanied by an introduction explaining its historical context and how it influenced the momentous events of the day - as well as those that followed. Moving and thought-provoking this new edition will continue to inspire and enlighten readers offering them a fascinating perspective on historical milestones through the power of the spoken word. Contents include: Nelson Mandela Malala Yousafzai Barack Obama Pope Francis Martin Luther King Elizabeth I Oliver Cromwell George Washington Napoleon Bonaparte Abraham Lincoln Emmeline Pankhurst Mahatma Gandhi Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin Franklin D. Roosevelt Charles de Gaulle General George S. Patton Mao Zedong Malcolm X Vaclav Havel Mikhail Gorbachev Indira Gandhi and Winston Churchill to name a few. bin 1492
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Original Language: English
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Edition: Fully Revised & Updated
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Unit Type: Unit
Era: 2010s
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Features: Dust Jacket
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Unit Quantity: 1
Book Title: Speeches That Changed the World
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Quercus
Topic: Speeches, Modern / 20th Century, Essays
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 40.2 Oz
Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Item Length: 10.8 in
Item Width: 7.7 in
Format: Hardcover
