The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches
By Unknown Author.
Description
From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, from Gandhi to Mandela, the most significant speeches of the modern eraWhether the rousing words of Winston Churchill, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Salman Rushdie’s denouncement of his fatwa, or the optimism of Barack Obama, speeches shape the way we understand ourselves and those around us like never before. Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of modern times. Some are well known, others are not, but all, in their way, have had a hand in shaping the world we now inhabit.Originally published as T...
ISBN(s)
0241953251, 9780241953259
