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The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches Brian MacArthur

The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches By Brian MacArthur

The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches by Brian MacArthur


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The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches Summary

The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches by Brian MacArthur

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Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society.

Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century - from Lenin to Reagan, Thatcher to Malala. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.

The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches Reviews

It would be hard to do better than MacArthur's selection, which is a tribute to the breadth of his knowledge * The Times *
Time and again, MacArthur satisfies the reader's expectations. They are all here: Lloyd George's fit country for heroes, Woodrow Wilson's world made safe for democracy, Enoch Powell's River Tiber foaming with much blood. Those who hate the sound of public men may still find it hard to listen to MacArthur's voices and not be moved * The Times Literary Supplement *

About Brian MacArthur

Brian MacArthur was founder editor of Today and The Times Higher Education Supplement, and editor of the Western Morning News. He was deputy editor of the Sunday Times and executive editor of The Times. He has written Surviving the Sword: Prisoners of the Japanese 1942-1945. He has been interested in the power of oratory since first hearing Aneurin Bevan on the hustings in 1956 and has edited The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches and The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Protest. Brian MacArthur lives in Norfolk and London and has two daughters.

Table of Contents

Featuring speeches from figures including:

* Theodore Roosevelt
* Mahatma Gandhi
* Winston Churchill
* Franklin Roosevelt
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* John F. Kennedy
* Nelson Mandela
* Ronald Reagan
* Betty Friedan
* Margaret Thatcher
* Queen Elizabeth II
* Bill Clinton
* Barack Obama
* Malala Yousafzai
* Michelle Obama
* Hillary Clinton

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GOR009933721
9780241982303
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The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches by Brian MacArthur
Used - Like New
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
2017-10-05
672
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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