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Comprehensively updated with many new speeches including Earl Spencer's lament to 'The extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana', Nikita Khrushchev's secret speech of 1956 signalling the beginning of the end of Stalinist Russia, Patrick Pearse's rousing funeral oration that fanned the flames of the Easter Rising, Kevin Rudd's historic apology to Australia's mistreated Aborigines and Barack Obama's momentous US election night victory speech. Alongside these are the finest war cries of Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King's prophetic 'I have a dream' and 'I've seen the promised land' speeches, the inspiring words of JFK and impassioned pleas from Nelson Mandela - the first at his trial in 1964 and the second on his election as president of South Africa in 1994. In addition are historic speeches from Elizabeth I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Vladimir Lenin, Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, General George S. Patton, J Robert Oppenheimer, Mao Zedong, Malcolm X, Richard M. Nixon, Pope John Paul II, Vaclav Havel, Elie Wiesel, Mikhail Gorbachev and many other great historical figures. Speeches that Changed the World presents over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from throughout history. Complete with a potted biography of each speaker, and telling the story of why each oration was significant and what happened as a result, this is a gripping history of the world told through its greatest and most impassioned speeches.
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From declarations of war to demands for peace, and from cries of freedom to shouts of righteous anger, this stirring anthology is a celebration of more than 50 speeches that have shaped history. Beginning with the prophets of the great religions and concluding with Barack Obama's election victory vow that 'this is our time', Speeches that Changed the World spans eras, nations and many voices - revolutionaries and tyrants, soldiers and statesmen, monarchs and martyrs. Here are five of the finest wartime rallying calls of Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King's prophetic 'I have a dream' and 'I've seen the promised land' speeches, the inspiring words of JFK and impassioned pleas from Nelson Mandela - the first at his trial in 1964 and the second on his election as president of South Africa in 1994. Alongside these are historic speeches from Elizabeth I, Oliver Cromwell, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, General George S. Patton, Mao Zedong, Malcolm X, Pope John Paul II, Vaclav Havel, Mikhail Gorbachev and many other great men and women who have captivated, emboldened and sometimes terrified those who heard them. Each speech is accompanied by an introduction that explains its historical background and its influence on the momentous events of the day, as well as those that followed. A biography of each speechmaker reveals how they came to stand at the crossroads of history. Speeches that Changed the World has already sold over three-quarters of a million copies. Now comprehensively revised, it includes many additional speeches such as Nikita Khrushchev's secret 1956 denunciation of Stalinist Russia, Patrick Pearse's rousing funeral oration that fanned the flames of the Easter Rising, Kevin Rudd's historical apology to Australia's mistreated Aboriginal peoples and Earl Spencer's lament to 'the extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana'. 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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Bought this book as I was looking for a book containing several speeches I was trying to track down, simply (and perhaps sadly) for my own pleasure. Although I will agree that it is exactly as it says on the tin, and contains several important speeches I'd been hoping to read, it is in fact more like a bit of a jumble store in the way it has been presented.
The full-page pictures I assumed would offer a clear separation of chapters, but even this seems to be visually confusing. Too many different fonts and a strange layout mean that it's also hard to identify the actual speeches from general information on the speech or speech-giver.
I also must add that it's a slight mis-sell, as the speeches aren't there in their entirety, many are only extracts (or in Jesus's case, just a few lines from Matthew - hardly a speech), and there is no reference to the version it has been taken from. Hm.
In all honesty, if you want a cheap bargain for an insight into major speeches, then it's worth picking up as the actual content and history behind the speeches is all very interesting, and once you get past the off-putting layout, is well-researched and enjoyable content.
However, if you want the whole speech, or something as more of an academic reference, steer well clear of this book.
The full-page pictures I assumed would offer a clear separation of chapters, but even this seems to be visually confusing. Too many different fonts and a strange layout mean that it's also hard to identify the actual speeches from general information on the speech or speech-giver.
I also must add that it's a slight mis-sell, as the speeches aren't there in their entirety, many are only extracts (or in Jesus's case, just a few lines from Matthew - hardly a speech), and there is no reference to the version it has been taken from. Hm.
In all honesty, if you want a cheap bargain for an insight into major speeches, then it's worth picking up as the actual content and history behind the speeches is all very interesting, and once you get past the off-putting layout, is well-researched and enjoyable content.
However, if you want the whole speech, or something as more of an academic reference, steer well clear of this book.
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Powerful oratory depends on content and delivery.
Motivation, persuasion, even mind enslavement are all possible and indeed have resulted from oratory.
This book and the associated audio CD provide a vignette into this fascinating topic.
For those of us old enough to remember, they also provide many "where was I when..." moments.
Motivation, persuasion, even mind enslavement are all possible and indeed have resulted from oratory.
This book and the associated audio CD provide a vignette into this fascinating topic.
For those of us old enough to remember, they also provide many "where was I when..." moments.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The first few selections were quite disappointing - Jesus and Mohamed were both pretty uninspiring! But once it got to the 1800s they were very good. The speeches were important in their own right and the commentary on the circumstances around the speech and the life of the speaker very interesting. I read it as a book in several sittings but it would also be great on the coffee table - your visitors could read it in 10-minute chunks!
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