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Lend Me Your Ears - Great Speeches in History

By: WW Norton

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (WW Norton)


Product Info

Title
Lend Me Your Ears - Great Speeches in History
Publisher
Category
Author
William Safire
Publish Year
1997
Pages
1055
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x2"
NKG Part #
2148181859
Type
Hardcover

Description

The definitive compendium of classic oratory--a book for and of the ages now made even richer and more contemporary. William Safire's invaluable and immensely entertaining Lend Me Your Ears established itself instantly as a classic treasury of the greatest speeches in human history. Selected with the instincts of a great speechwriter and language maven, arranged by theme and occasion, each deftly introduced and placed in context, the more than two hundred speeches in this compilation demonstrate the enduring power of human eloquence to inspire, to uplift, and to motivate. For this expanded edition Safire has selected more than twenty new speeches by such figures as President Bill Clinton, Senator Robert Dole, General Colin Powell, Microsoft's Bill Gates, the Dalai Lama, Edward R. Murrow, Alistair Cooke, the Buddha, and the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. They prove that even in a digital age the most forceful medium of communication is still the human voice speaking directly to the mind, heart, and soul.