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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path. For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events. In Undelivered, political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Arguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades. The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass that are Toni Morrison's inimitable hallmark. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer...
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Selected and introduced by fellow novelist and friend Dan Wakefield, this much-expanded edition now includes a total of fifteen of Kurt Vonnegut's speeches. In each of these talks Vonnegut takes pains to find the few things worth saying and a conversational voice to say them in that isn't heavy-handed or pretentious or glib, but funny and serious and joyful even if sometimes without seeming so.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"OutWrite: The Speeches that Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture gathers twenty-seven speeches from the eight national OutWrite conferences held between 1990 and 1999. OutWrite conferences played a crucial role in defining, expanding, and amplifying LGBTQ literary culture by bringing together LGBTQ writers of the 1990s in raucous events highlighted by keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and workshops coupled late nights of drinking, dancing, hook ups,...
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a collection of significant speeches, made both by those who held the reins of power and those who didn t, at significant times in American history. Read the original words sometimes abridged and sometimes in their entirety that have shaped our cultural fabric. Introductions by acclaimed writer Tonya Bolden provide historical context and critical insights to the meaning and impact of every...
7) Blackbirds singing: inspiring Black women's speeches from the Civil War to the twenty-first century
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice"--
Author
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This curated collection of landmark speeches chronicles Barack Obama's presence on the national stage, covers his signature policy initiatives, and addresses major moments in American life and history during his eight-year term as the 44th president of the United States. Also included are speeches he made after he left the White House most notably, his eulogy for John Lewis and his speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Obama s eloquent...
Author
Publisher
Sentinel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"With a foreword from Senator Marco Rubio, a stirring collection of Ronald Reagan's most inspiring speeches, offering his timeless wisdom and guidance for our day. In his 1989 farewell address, Ronald Reagan said, "I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full bloom from my brow, they came from the heart of a great nation--from our experience, our wisdom, and our belief in principles that have guided us...
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This provocative collage of anecdotes, personal reminiscences, and impressions from confidants and critics not only provides an authoritative window into the events that defined an era but also offers the first published account into the making of the forty-fourth president of the United States--one that history will soon not forget."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Duomo ediciones
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"El legado de un hombre que ha trazado el camino hacia un futuro mejor. El 20 de enero de 2009, después de que se celebrara una de las elecciones más participativas en la historia de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama se convirtió en el 44.° presidente del país y en el primer afroamericano en llegar a la Casa Blanca. En todo ese tiempo, ocho años de intenso mandato, Obama, que recibió el Premio Nobel de la Paz, abogó por la concordia entre los pueblos,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An expert analysis of Abraham Lincoln's three most powerful speeches reveals his rhetorical genius and his thoughts on our national character. Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent. His thoughts on these landmarks can be traced through...
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"By any measure, Antonin Scalia lived an extraordinary life. A Supreme Court justice for three decades, he transformed the way that judges and lawyers think about the law. Married to his beloved Wife, Maureen, for more than fifty years, a father to nine children, and a grandfather to dozens, he was devoted to his family and his faith. He was gregarious, energetic, and a friend to people of all political stripes. Over his career, Justice Scalia delivered...
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