Speeches of Note: A celebration of the old, new and unspoken

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A richly illustrated and wonderfully eclectic collection of THE WORLD'S GREATEST SPEECHES - THE OLD, THE NEW AND THE UNSPOKEN - from the author of the international bestseller, Letters of Note.

Discover speeches that altered the course of history, like NELSON MANDELA's on the day he became South Africa's first black President, and outpourings of much-needed change, such as the impassioned, impromptu appeal for women's rights from SOJOURNER TRUTH, an African-American woman born into slavery. Expect the gloriously unexpected, as KERMIT THE FROG takes to the podium, and celebrate lives well-lived, including TILDA SWINTON's tribute to 'every alien's favourite cousin', DAVID BOWIE.

While some speeches are heard by millions, some remain unspoken: the secret draft prepared for QUEEN ELIZABETH II during a military exercise for World War III, and PRESIDENT NIXON's chilling public announcement should NEIL ARMSTRONG and BUZZ ALDRIN become stranded on the Moon.

Surprising, inspiring and shocking; moving, comforting and enlightening.

SPEECHES OF NOTE: seventy-five extraordinary ways to step into someone else's shoes.

FEATURING:

Malala Yousafzai * Tilda Swinton * Albert Einstein * Nick Cave * Queen Elizabeth II * Kermit the Frog * Pablo Picasso * Harvey Milk * J. M. Barrie * General Dwight D. Eisenhower * Meghan Markle * Sojourner Truth * Salman Rushdie * Panti Bliss * Nelson Mandela * Robert F. Kennedy * Virginia Woolf * Richard Nixon * Socrates * Nelson Mandela * Mark Twain * Marie Curie * George Bernard Shaw * Susan Sontag

AND MANY, MANY MORE



PRODUCT DETAILS :
ISBN : 9781786331090
BY (AUTHOR) Usher, Shaun
PUBLISHER : Cornerstone PUBLICATION DATE : November 14, 2017
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Hutchinson
LANGUAGE : English AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Hardback
DIMENSION : 255 mm x 190 mm
WEIGHT : 1466 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
History & Archaeology
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure