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Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Here is the Nobel Prize winner in her own words: a rich gathering of her most important essays and speeches, spanning four decades that speaks to today’s social and political moment as directly as this morning’s headlines” (NPR).These pages give us her searing prayer for the dead of 9/11, her Nobel lecture on the power of language, her searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., her heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. She looks deeply into the fault lines of culture and freedom: the foreigner, female empowerment, the press, money, “black matter(s),” human rights, the artist in society, the Afro-American presence in American literature. And she turns her incisive critical eye to her own work (The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Jazz, Beloved, Paradise) and that of others. An essential collection from an essential writer, The Source of Self-Regard shines with the literary elegance, intellectual prowess, spiritual depth, and moral compass that have made Toni Morrison our most cherished and enduring voice.

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Book SynopsisThe history of humankind has always been marked by natural catastrophes, migrations, discoveries, revolutions, and wars. But there have also been speeches that marked an era; instilling hope in crucial moments, reawakening the collective conscience of a population—or of all humanity. In homes throughout the world, millions of people watched these speeches on television or listened to them on the radio, fascinated by the charismatic words, by the moral integrity, by the tireless passion and sacrifice of the orators, by those who dedicated their entire existence to the causes they believed in. The thirty-eight speeches featured in this book were delivered over a period that ranges from immediately following World War II to today, and the authors include politicians and brilliant orators, as well as scientists, a writer, a missionary, a businesswoman, a talk-show host, and a young girl. From Charles de Gaulle’s announcement of the end of World War II in 1945, Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” in 1963 and Stephen Hawking’s 2022 speech at his 60th birthday symposium, to Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address in 2022, Speeches That Changed Our Times invites you to read these masterpieces of oratory without restraining the emotions they provoke, in the hope that learning from the past will help build a better world for the present and the future.

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Book SynopsisFrom Moses to Nelson Mandela, speeches have changed the way we see the world and the way the world is shaped.The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches gathers together the world''s greatest speeches, bringing together the words of over one hundred men and women. These brilliant and passionate declarations by Socrates, Robespierre, Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth I, Churchill, Washington, Pankhurst, Gandhi and many others provide a vivid glimpse of history in the making while retaining their power to move and inspire today.''Impeccable. MacArthur prefaces each address with a short but scholarly historical explanation that sets the scene perfectly. An attractive volume'' Andrew Roberts, Sunday Times''Works well not just as an anthology but as a history'' Independent on SundayTrade ReviewImpeccable. MacArthur prefaces each address with a short but scholarly historical explanation that sets the scene perfectly. An attractive volume with a splendidly pithy introducton -- Andrew Roberts * Sunday Times *MacArthur wisely [concentrates] on certain political conflicts - gathering together the oratory of the American Civil War or the campaign for female suffrage. His book works well not just as an anthology but as a history of those episodes * Independent on Sunday *A collection to stir the blood and lift the heart * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisThe first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she's a brilliant writer Order a copy in case she's cancelled by Christmas' THE TIMES (Book of the Year)You may disagree with Lionel Shriver's bracing journalism, but her right to spark disquiet goes to the heart of the freedom of expression issue' Rachel Cooke, OBSERVERMutinous essays about modern politics and culture An independent mind and a sense of humour are dangerous things to possess. The spiky, politically incorrect novelist Lionel Shriver has them in abundance' THE TIMESTestament to the fierce intelligence of a writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more and who also makes it fun' THE SUNDAY TIMESNovelist, cultural observer and social satirist Lionel Shriver is among the sharpest talents of our age. A writer who embraces under-expressed, unpopular or downright dangerous' points of view, she regularly deplores the conformity oTrade Review‘This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she’s a brilliant writer… Order a copy in case she’s cancelled by Christmas’ THE TIMES (Book of the Year) This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she’s a brilliant writer on writing’ THE TIMES ‘Abominations is a refreshing mix of the personal and the political. Shriver’s essays beat with deliciously, dangerous opinions, but the cadence is catchingly humane. The world and my mind feel a little bigger and a little clearer’ Laura Dodsworth ‘Provocative, funny, original and pithy’ THE TIMES ‘Testament to the fierce intelligence of a writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more — and who also makes it fun’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘You may disagree with Lionel Shriver’s bracing journalism, but her right to spark disquiet goes to the heart of the freedom of expression issue’ Rachel Cooke, OBSERVER ‘Mutinous essays about modern politics and culture… An independent mind and a sense of humour are dangerous things to possess. The spiky, politically incorrect novelist Lionel Shriver has them in abundance’ THE TIMES

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Book SynopsisFrom Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, discover the most significant speeches of the modern era!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.Trade ReviewIt 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 *Table of ContentsFeaturing 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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Book Synopsis''Even if everyone else succumbs to slavery, we must still fight for our freedom.''Admired by many in the ancient world as the greatest of the classic Athenian orators, Demosthenes was intimately involved in the political events of his day. As well as showing a master orator at work, his speeches are a prime source for the history of the period, when Athens was engaged in a doomed struggle against the rising power of Macedon under the brilliant father and son, Philip and Alexander. Demosthenes wrote for the courts, both for political trials in which he was involved and for other cases in which he acted as ghost-writer for plaintiff or defendant, and his lawcourt speeches give an unrivalled glimpse of the daily life of ancient Athens. He also played a central role in education in Greece and Rome from the Hellenistic period onward, and was imitated by the greatest of Roman orators, Cicero.This selection includes the fullest range of Demosthenes'' speeches, for trials both public and privTrade Review[Demosthenes' speeches] impress with their emotional intensity, brilliance and variety of argument (dishonest or not), irony, forceful imagery, wit and general sense of mastery of the spoken word, in Robin Waterfields fine new translations. * Peter Jones, Classics for All *Table of ContentsDELIBERATIVE SPEECHES; TRIALS IN PUBLIC CASES; PRIVATE AND GHOST-WRITTEN SPEECHES

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Book SynopsisSome of the finest speeches ever made have been spoken in Ireland. This book highlights 45 eminent and influential speeches, from Robert Emmet''s defiant speech from the dock on the eve of his execution, to Panti Bliss''s passionate 21st century oratory in support of gay marriage in Ireland. With a short biography of each speaker and highlights of their selected speech, this book features some of Ireland''s most inspiring and evocative speakers, from politics to the arts.

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Book SynopsisThroughout history, great speeches have produced great change. From inciting violence and asserting control to restoring peace and securing freedom, nothing has the raw emotional power of a speech delivered at the right moment, in the right place, with the right content, and the right delivery. 50 Speeches That Made The Modern World is a celebration of the most influential and thought-provoking speeches that have shaped the world we live in. With comprehensive, chronological coverage of speeches from the 20th and 21st centuries, taken from all corners of the globe, it covers Emmeline Pankhurst''s patiently reasoned condemnation of men''s failure to improve ordinary women''s lives in 1908 through speeches by Vladimir Lenin, Mahatma Gandhi, David Ben-Gurion, Albert Einstein, Fidel Castro, Nikita Khrushchev, Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Benazir Bhutto, Osama Bin Laden and Aung San Suu Kyi, right up to the most compelling orato

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Book SynopsisIntroduced by presidential historian Ted Widmer, this work offers both the original texts and insightful essays by leading historians on each of the presidential inaugural addresses--from George Washington to Joseph Biden.Every four years, the incoming president of the United States delivers an inaugural address in a tradition that dates back to 1789, with the first inauguration of George Washington. The address tells Americans--and peoples around the world--what the country has been and what it has the potential to become. In a speech freighted with importance, they express their fears, their hopes, and their most personal aspirations for the nation and for democracy.This work brings together all of the inaugural addresses--from George Washington''s first in 1789 through Joseph Biden''s in 2021. What distinguishes it from other compilations of inaugural addresses are brief, original essays by leading scholars, speechwriters, historians, biographers, and editors of presidential papers

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson is, quite simply, one of the best and most respected writers alive. He’s taken sf to places it’s never been (Snow Crash, Anathem). He’s reinvented the historical novel (The Baroque Cycle), the international thriller (Reamde), and both at the same time (Cryptonomicon).Now he treats his legion of fans to Some Remarks, an enthralling collection of essays—Stephenson’s first nonfiction work since his long essay on technology, In the Beginning…Was the Command Line, more than a decade ago—as well as new and previously published short writings both fiction and non.Some Remarks is a magnificent showcase of a brilliantly inventive mind and talent, as he discourses on everything from Sir Isaac Newton to Star Wars.

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson is, quite simply, one of the best and most respected writers alive. He’s taken sf to places it’s never been (Snow Crash, Anathem). He’s reinvented the historical novel (The Baroque Cycle), the international thriller (Reamde), and both at the same time (Cryptonomicon).Now he treats his legion of fans to Some Remarks, an enthralling collection of essays—Stephenson’s first nonfiction work since his long essay on technology, In the Beginning…Was the Command Line, more than a decade ago—as well as new and previously published short writings both fiction and non.Some Remarks is a magnificent showcase of a brilliantly inventive mind and talent, as he discourses on everything from Sir Isaac Newton to Star Wars.

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Book SynopsisAn enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics—from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories—observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s probing, amusing, and distinctive style.An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from the Cheap Seats brings together for the first time ever more than sixty pieces of his outstanding nonfiction. Analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessible, this cornucopia explores a broad range of interests and topics, including (but not limited to): authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts the author’s experiences at the 2010 Academy Awa

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“The Gimmicks is a gorgeous epic that astounds with its scope and beauty. With empathy and humor, McCormick unravels the ties between brotherhood and betrayal, love and abandonment, and the fictions we create to live with the pain of the past. This novel will blow you away.” — Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The Mothers. “Chris McCormick's The Gimmicks knocked me back and then knocked me over. A fascinating and bold debut novel that more than answers the promise of his terrific first collection of stories, Desert Boys. A wide-ranging, globe — Peter Orner, author of Maggie Brown & Others “Chris McCormick is a novelist of uncommon vision, empathy, and purpose. The Gimmicks crosses continents and decades to tell a remarkable story of historical trauma, friendship, and the moral combat of professional wrestling. Though haunted by ghosts, The Gimmicks is brilliantly, boisterously alive." — Anthony Marra, author of NBCC John Leonard Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling A Constellation of Vital Phenomena “[The Gimmicks’s] subcultures, emphasized in the book’s eye-catching cover design and promotional copy, are not what fuel it. It’s really about history — personal and collective — and it’s rooted in horrors from more than a century ago that are still making news today… At a time when plot and contrivance in literary fiction are not the most fashionable things, McCormick, in his early 30s, proves adept at old-fashioned skills that one hopes will never go entirely unpracticed.” — New York Times “This brilliant, kooky book touches on everything from the Armenian genocide and the arcane rules of backgammon to the spandexed underworld of semiprofessional wrestling in 1980s Los Angeles…Hardly a page will go by that you won’t marvel at McCormick’s tender, surreally comic study of two brothers…It’s all stranger than fiction, and too fantastic not to wish it were true.” — Entertainment Weekly "McCormick explores the plight of Armenian refugees who arrive in America with their bodies as their only commodity and how a national trauma shapes Armenian identity. Masterfully structured and stupendously ambitious, this sweeping historical epic bears comparison to Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (2000). Always moving, brilliantly realized, and full of wondrous humor, this is a debut of rare depth and brilliance." — Booklist (starred review) "A fluid, beautifully written story about professional wrestling, intergenerational trauma, genocide, and history, jumping through Armenia to America and from one generation to another." — The Millions

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewI just adore this human—Naomi Klein

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Book SynopsisThe high point in Cicero''s life (according to his own assessment), his reaching the consulship at the earliest opportunity in 63 BCE and his successful confrontation of the Catilinarian Conspiracy during that year, was soon followed by a backlash, which made Cicero withdraw from Rome in 58 to 57 BCE. Upon return to Rome from this absence (traditionally called ''exile'' by a term Cicero himself never uses in this context), Cicero delivered two speeches, in the Senate and before the People respectively, to express his gratitude for his recall and to establish himself again as a respected senior statesmen. This volume offers the first-full scale commentary in English, including a revised Latin text and a fresh English translation, on these speeches, which have suffered from neglect in scholarship and doubts about their authenticity. This book outlines their particular nature, the characteristics of their specific oratorical genre and their importance as documents of Cicero''s techniques as an orator and of the strategies of presenting himself. In addition, the book includes the spurious speech, Pridie quam in exilium iret, that Cicero supposedly gave on the eve of his departure. Thus, offering the first proper study of this speech, this volume presents all oratorical material related to Cicero''s departure from and return to Rome in a single volume and enables direct comparison between speeches now confirmed to be genuine and a later spurious speech, which also gives insights into the reception history of Cicero''s works. This book will therefore be an essential tool especially for Classicists and Ancient Historians interested in Cicero, in exile literature and in the history of the Roman Republic and Roman oratory.Trade Review... achievement in making these speeches more accessible than ever before to anglophone readers. * Andrew R. Dyck, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *... achievement in making these speeches more accessible than ever before to anglophone readers. * Andrew R. Dyck, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Table of Contents1: INTRODUCTION 1.1: Previous scholarship and this commentary 1.2: The historical background 1.3: Cicero's Post reditum speeches 1.4: The spurious Oratio pridie quam in exilium iret 1.5: Text and translation 2: LATIN TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION 2.1: Testimonia 2.2: M. Tulli Ciceronis post reditum in senatu oratio 2.3: M. Tulli Ciceronis post reditum ad Quirites oratio 2.4: [M. Tulli Ciceronis] Oratio pridie quam in exilium iret 3: COMMENTARY 3.1: Testimonia 3.2: M. Tulli Ciceronis post reditum in senatu oratio 3.3: M. Tulli Ciceronis post reditum ad Quirites oratio 3.4: [M. Tulli Ciceronis] Oratio pridie quam in exilium iret References and Abbreviatoins

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Book SynopsisVolume VII of The Oxford Edition of the Sermons of John Donne gathers sermons preached by Donne at different venues for the related liturgical occasions of marriages, christenings, and the churching of women after childbirth. The volume contains ten sermons, seven of them undated and, in the case of the christening sermons, also for parties unknown; one of the two churching sermons survives only in an authorially revised state as two separate -- but obviously coeval -- sermons.Longfellow and McCullough establish that these sermons were preached across almost the whole of Donne''s preaching career, from among his earliest (ca. 1615-16) to 1627, four years before his death. In each case an authoritative text has been established by freshly collating multiple copies of the seventeenth-century print editions, as well as multiple manuscript copies which predate the print witnesses. For the first time, these sermons appear with full critical apparatus. The Introduction provides the first dedicated account of the place of sermons in the social, liturgical, and theological contexts of these occasions in post-Reformation England. A headnote to each sermon describes its textual state and supplies local historical, social, and intellectual context, and suggestions for further reading. Extensive commentaries document Donne''s use of sources (both acknowledged and unacknowledged), translate passages in foreign languages, and gloss important and unfamiliar words. Although largely neglected by previous scholarship, these sermons emerge here as unique (the only known sermons for churchings), challenging (for views on women and marriage more conservative than many of Donne''s contemporaries''), and as evidence of Donne''s Calvinist sacramental theology and his anti-Catholicism. They are also fine examples of Donne''s skill in crafting emotionally compelling sermons suited to the unique demands of both occasion and auditory.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review'Radiates a familiar humorous charm and robust sensuality' -- Irish TimesThis volume should fit nicely inside a Christmas stocking, perhaps belonging to a young writer -- The IndependentI'm Not Here... proves the Colombian to be as poetic and polemical in speaking as he was in writing -- ArtReviewOne of this century's most evocative writers -- Anne TylerMarquez writes in this lyrical, magical language that no-one else can do -- Salman RushdieAn exquisite writer, wise, compassionate and extremely funny * Sunday Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewI just adore this human—Naomi Klein

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Book SynopsisDoes the thought of delivering a presentation make your heart skip a beat? Do your pitches fall flat no matter how much preparation you put in? Are you often comparing yourself to more eloquent speakers and wondering how they capture the room?At some point in our careers we will need to speak in front of an audience; whether to present our ideas to a group of five in a meeting, pitch for investment in front of a panel or deliver a keynote speech to one thousand delegates. Yet glossophobia, or the fear of public speaking, is incredibly common and can inhibit our chances of career progression by up to 15%. In Speaking with Confidence, Expert and managing director of Speakers'' Corner Nick Gold, shows how anyone can learn to be a confident public speaker and use their surroundings to give them the support and structure they need to achieve maximum impact and success from their speech. His decades of experience coaching and producing some of the best speake

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Book SynopsisIn twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.No One is Too Small to Make a Difference collects Greta Thunberg''s history-making speeches, from addresses at climate rallies around the world audiences at the UN, the World Economic Forum, and the British Parliament.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.Trade ReviewI just adore this human—Naomi Klein

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Book SynopsisThe most complete record ever assembled of the landmark Lincoln-Douglas debates, published on their 150th anniversaryTrade Review"Though based on the same basic transcripts that Lincoln and most subsequent scholars have used, Davis and Wilson have corrected the irregular paragraphing, arbitrary punctuation, and occasionally garbled transcriptions in the originals. The result is a definitive new edition that is far more readable and almost certainly more reliable."--The New York Review of Books"[Davis and Wilson] bring to light a multitude of linguistic, rhetorical, and contextual factors that influenced the formation of an authoritative printed text."--Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association“Davis and Wilson have crafted a clear, unadulterated presentation on the debates by offering them in their entirety. . . . Recommended.”--Choice"One of the highlight Lincoln publications. . . . The first critical edition, parsing what the candidates actually said, regardless of the source, and clarifying and extending the speakers' words by correcting the originals' irregular paragraphing, arbitrary punctuation, and occasionally confused transcriptions."--American Heritage“This edition of the Abraham Lincoln—Stephen Douglas debates surpasses all previous editions and establishes the standard text for the foreseeable future. . . . Davis and Wilson’s edition is accessible and user-friendly.”--The Journal of American History"The words spoken over the course of these debates deserve every ounce of the critical attention that Davis and Wilson have lavished on them. . . . The most reliable text of the debates now available."--The Journal of Southern History"Davis and Wilson have given us an enduring work of scholarship, allowing these political speeches from a time long passed to be read as a work of literature or history."--Journal of Illinois History"The editors deserve high praise for producing an edition of the debates that is not only interesting but useful."--Fides et historia "This is an outstanding achievement of meticulous scholarship, one of supreme importance. This edition will serve as the standard reference work on the debates as well as the most accessible text for students and others encountering the debates for the first time."--David Zarefsky, author of Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate "This edition of the Lincoln-Douglas debates must certainly become the urtext of those great debates. Along with the useful introductions offered for each of the seven debates, Davis and Wilson have created a fuller version of the debaters' words--even down to the heckling of the crowds--than has ever been available before. No Lincoln library can afford to be without it; no one with even a passing interest in the history of American politics can afford not to read it."--Allen C. Guelzo, author of Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America

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Book SynopsisDuring William L Dwyer's fifteen-year tenure as a US District Court judge, he presided over many complex and groundbreaking cases. This volume contains fifteen of his speeches that cover a span from 1978 to 2002 and reveal the breadth and scope of Dwyer's legal wisdom.Trade Review"A short but instructive collection." * Seattle Post-Intelligencer *"Ipse Dixit: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge by William L. Dwyer should be required reading for every new lawyer..Inspiring, thoughtful and beautiful, this collection of essays is a gem." * Seattle Times *Table of ContentsForeword by Meade Emory Introduction by Stimson Bullitt Preface by William Dwyer Remarks at the Federal Bar Association / Banquet Honoring Judge George H. Boldt New Dimensions / University of Washington Law School Judges and Librarians The Declaration of the Rights of Man - 200 Years Later / Seattle-Nantes Sister City Association Optimism for Lawyers / Annual Banquet, The Order of the Coif, University of Washington School of Law The Practical Value of Ethics / The Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington Finding the Center / Alumni Recognition Banquet, University of Washington School of Law Remarks on Semi-Retiring / Federal Bary Association Banquet Lincoln Then and Now / Lincoln Day Banquet, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Centennial Expectations / School of Law Commencement, University of Washington Stimson Bullitt / Seattle-King County First Citizen Award Remembering Chuck Goldmark / Goldmark Award Luncheon, Legal Foundation of Washington Emmett Watson Memorial The Future of Litigation / First Annual Judicial Appreciation Dinner, Seattle-King County Bar Association; East King County Bar Association; South King County Bar Association Rumpole Was Right: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge, and How the American Legal System Will Be Saved / The Monday Club Pro Bono's Triple Win / Speech Presented for Judge Dwyer by Joanna Dwyer / Goldmark Award Luncheon, Legal Foundation of Seattle Appendix: Published Material by and about William L. Dwyer compiled by Meade Emory Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisTwenty-five years of writings by the religious thinker and activist Pauli MurrayTrade Review“This is a compelling compendium of Murray’s theological insights and spiritual yearnings. True food for thought and for the soul and a call to each of us to live lives of justice and hope.”—Emilie M. Townes, Vanderbilt University Divinity School“Pauli Murray’s life was remarkable by any stretch of the imagination, and it was lived at the crossroads of the 20th century’s struggle with civil rights, equal rights, women’s rights, and labor movements. In this necessary, original, and accessible collection, Anthony Pinn helps us embrace Pauli Murray with head, heart, and humanity.”—Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Vanderbilt University Divinity School“Though she stepped into the pulpit late in life, Pauli Murray was a prophetic preacher throughout the 20th century, confronting the principalities of sexism and racism with her typewriter and her direct action. She confronted both the white supremacists who defended segregation and the Black men who thought they knew better, always with a certitude that made clear she drew from deep wells. In this collection of Murray’s sermons and lectures, we get to see how her trailblazing life of proclamation was rooted in both the Scriptures and a powerful understanding of God’s love for all creation. Drink deep from the wisdom that sustained this giant of the Movement.”—William J. Barber, II, author of We Are Called To Be a Movement“In this indispensable collection, Anthony Pinn gives substantial attention to Pauli Murray’s sermons and lectures in tracking her religious development and growing theological perspectives. Unlike most scholarship on Murray’s religious turn, this collection offers a full-throated account of her activism, later in life, as an evolving expression of her religious growth.”—Keri Day, Princeton Theological Seminary

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Book SynopsisTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Based on her inspiring, viral 2018 commencement speech to Barnard College''s graduates in New York City, New York Times bestselling author, two-time Olympic gold medallist and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach delivers her empowering rally cry for women to unleash their individual power, unite with their pack, and emerge victorious together.Abby Wambach became a champion because of her incredible talent as a football player. She became an icon because of her remarkable wisdom as a leader. As the co-captain of the 2015 Women''s World Cup Champion Team, she created a culture not just of excellence, but of honour, commitment, resilience, and sisterhood. She helped transform a group of individual women into one of the most successful, powerful and united Wolfpacks of all time.In her retirement, Abby''s ready to do the same for her new team: All Women Everywhere.She insists that women must let goTrade ReviewWOLFPACK is a must-read for all of us determined to teach our kids there are no limits. It's a manifesto for everyone trying to lead--whether it's a team, a company, a family, or a meaningful life. For those of us who strive to do it all and know there must be a better way, WOLFPACK's New Rules are the answerAbby is a relatable revolutionary -- with WOLFPACK, she inspires the confidence, leadership and sisterhood we all so desperately need right now - Amy SchumerI would follow Abby Wambach into any battlefield. I would follow her not because she is a bold leader (although she is one), but because she leads from BESIDE women, not from AHEAD of us. On every page of this stirring and inspiring book, I got the sensation of Abby running tirelessly at our side, calling all women to glory, roaring at us to never quit, reminding us of what we can accomplish when we join forces as a pack, and never letting us forget that she is not just our hero--she's our sister. Abby Wambach is what the next level of women's revolution will look like, and I'm DOWN - Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Big Magic and Eat Pray Love

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year""That Tyrant, Persuasion. . . breaks new ground by tracing the influence of rhetoric on public life. . . . drawing on vast erudition, Lendon writes beautifully. He deserves to be widely read."---Brian Vickers, Times Literary Supplement"A delightful and stimulating book. . . . A crisp and propulsive read."---Catherine Steel, Sehepunkte"Witty and frank."---Christopher Farnese, New England Classical Review"A scholarly, balanced, and stimulating study."---R. T. Ingoglia, Choice

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Book SynopsisOver 40 empowering speeches celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in their own words through extracts and commissioned illustrations, spanning throughout history up to the modern day.Trade Review“The power of words is in full force in this diverse compilation of speeches from LGBTQ people who have changed the conversation and, indeed, the world. A must-have for your queer bookshelf.” - Attitude Magazine “Hopeful and galvanising, the anthology spans a sprawling 150 years of queer brilliance, and shows us how far we’ve come, and what work there still is to be done.” - Dazed “Tea Uglow has created a visually pleasing and emphatic collection that is as educational as is it easy on the eyes! Whether you leisurely flip through the pages or devour the entire collection in one sitting, [Great Queer Speeches] will be a timeless read.” - The Nerd Daily "this anthology reminds us of the power of words when used to fire the imagination, reassure communities under pressure and drive us forward to create a better world for ourselves and those who come after us. These words dream! Recommended.” - GScene magazine “…a fascinating and beautifully presented collection of inspiring words from some of the most important voices in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as from a number of our allies. These speeches - given by visionaries, civil rights activists, politicians and celebrities from the 1860s to the present day – are heartfelt, often angry but above all brutally honest, and open up a window on the unending fight for our rights, for our identity. It’s a book to dip into again and again, and one that belongs on everyone’s bookshelf, no matter how they identify.” - Darryl W Bullock Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Introduction Karl Heinrich Ulrichs 1867 Robert G. Ingersoll 1892 Anna Rüling 1904 Sally Miller Gearhart 1972 Sylvia Rivera 1973 Franklin Kameny 1974 Audre Lorde 1977 Harvey Milk 1978 Harry Hay 1984 Bayard Rustin 1986 Sue Hyde 1988 Vito Russo 1988 Mary Fisher 1992 Sir Ian McKellen 1988 Essex Hemphill 1990 Simon Nkoli 1990 Urvashi Vaid 1993 Eric Rofes 1997 Elizabeth Toledo 2000 Tammy Baldwin 2000 Justice Michael Kirby 2002 Evan Wolfson 2004 Paul Martin 2005 Ian Hunter 2009 Dan Savage & Terry Miller 2010 Arsham Parsi 2010 Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum 2010 Hillary Rodham Clinton 2011 Anna Grodzka 2013 George Takei 2014 Debi Jackson 2014 J.hanna Sigurđard.ttir 2014 Lee Mokobe 2015 Alison Bechdel 2015 Barak Obama 2015 Sir Elton John 2015 Ban Ki-moon 2015 Loretta E. Lynch 2016 Geraldine Roman 2016 Penny Wong 2017 Cecilia Chung 2018 Hanne Gaby Odiele 2018 Olly Alexander 2019 Munroe Bergdorf 2019 More Voices to Inspire Credits Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisIsaiah Berlin was born in Riga, now capital of Latvia, in 1909. When he was six, his family moved to Russia, and in Petrograd in 1917 Berlin witnessed both Revolutions - Social Democratic and Bolshevik. In 1921 he and his parents emigrated to England, where he was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Apart from his war service in New York, Washington, Moscow and Leningrad, he remained at Oxford thereafter - as a Fellow of All Souls, then of New College, as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, and as founding President of Wolfson College. He also held the Presidency of the British Academy. His published work includes Karl Marx, Russian Thinkers, Concepts and Categories, Against the Current, Personal Impressions, The Sense of Reality, The Proper Study of Mankind, The Roots of Romanticism, The Power of Ideas, Three Critics of the Enlightenment, Freedom and Its Betrayal, Liberty, The Soviet Mind and Political Ideas in Trade ReviewExhilaratingly thought-provoking -- Iain Finlayson * The Times *Isaiah Berlin at the height of his glory -- Michael Foot * Independent on Sunday *In an era where humane intellectual discourse has been deconstructed, intertextualised, phallicised and generally kicked senseless, Berlin's writing shines like a beacon -- Rupert Christiansen * Spectator *A profound, if often tantalising, contribution to an understanding of the West's culture... This is a book that would be as salutary a read for prime ministers and presidents as for those who see themselves as cultural critics -- Peter Mudford * The Times Higher Education Supplement *

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Book SynopsisFrom the 1940s until the 1960s, Elizabeth Bowen wrote essays for radio broadcast, improvised interviews on the air, and gave public lectures. These public appearances were a trial for her because she had a pronounced stammer. She thought her recorded voice sounded alien, like the voice of a stranger. She complained that reading her own work on the air gave her lockjaw. Nevertheless, she was a spellbinding talker, as her many friends commented. Invited to university campuses in the US and the UK, she delivered important speeches on language, the fear of pleasure, character in fiction, the idea of American homes, and other topics. Inveterately curious, Bowen wrote about media as a personal and social force.Without fuss or pretension, she documents her love of cinema in the 1930s and the making of Lawrence of Arabia in the 1960s. Her first efforts for radio were adaptations of her own short stories and dramatizations of literary subjects. She quickly turned to commentary on culture, such as the beginning of the BBC Third Programme and the atmosphere in postwar Czechoslovakia. In this regard, the radio and the speech shape Bowen''s persona as a public intellectual capable of talking on numerous subjects with wit and general insight.During her lifetime, Bowen published a few of her broadcasts in collections of non-fiction. Listening In brings together a substantial number of her ungathered and unknown works for the first time.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction; Plays for the Air: The Confidant; New Judgement: Elizabeth Bowen on Jane Austen; London Revisited: As Seen by Fanny Burney; A Year I Remember - 1918; Broadcasts: Book Talk - New and Recent Fiction; The Next Book; Impressions of Czechoslovakia; Mechanics of Writing; Books that Grow up with One; The Cult of Nostalgia; Coronation; On Not Rising to the Occasion; Writing about Rome; Ireland Today; The Daughters of Erin by Elizabeth Coxhead; An Essay in French; Panorama of the Novel; Speeches: Subject and the Time; The Poetic Element in Fiction; The Idea of Home; Language; The Fear of Pleasure; A Novelist and His Characters; Film and Radio: Things to Come; Why I Go to the Cinema; Third Programme; Lawrence of Arabia; Appreciations: Downe House Scrapbook 1907-1957; Alfred Knopf; Blanche Knopf; Questions: Confessions; The Cost of Letters; Portrait of a Woman Reading; Interviews and Conversations: The Living Image - 1; The Living Image - 2; How I Write: A Discussion with Glyn Jones; A Conversation between Elizabeth Bowen and Jocelyn Brooke; Do Women Think Like Men?; Do Conventions Matter?; Conversation on Traitors; Frankly Speaking: Interview, 1959; Notes; Works Cited;

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Book SynopsisThe last decades have seen a resurgence of interest in Charlotte Perkins Gilman, now considered among the most important thinkers in US history. This volume presents a collection of lectures and sermons that she delivered in the first four years of her career.

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Book Synopsis“A time when panics seem far removed is the best time to prepare our financial system to withstand a storm. The most crying need this country has is a proper banking and currency system. The existing one is inadequate, and everyone who has studied the question admits it.”—WilliamTrade Review“A hundred years later, we can only envy a time when we could have a would-be president who could speak, knowingly, on, say, Roman (Civil) Law vs. Anglo-Saxon (Common) Law.”“The collection embodies the most significant among Taft’s scholarly works, all of which were penned between his term as federal circuit court judge in the late nineteenth century and his tenure as the nation’s tenth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. This collection is of value to the student of Taft, political progressivism, and moderate Republicanism.”

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Book SynopsisThe seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held during the Illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important statements in American political history, dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the Civil War: the virtues of a republic and the evils of slavery.Trade Review"These thirteen essays are all products of the annual and acclaimed Lincoln Forum. While the Union president is the central theme, the topics range far afield and offer a tasty hors d'oeuvre for Civil War scholars and students alike." -- -James I. Robertson, Jr. Author of Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend. "A vivid, boisterous picture of politics during our most divisive period ... This fresh, fascinating examination ... deserves a place in all American history collections." - Library Journal "Abraham Lincoln's life and work produced a cornucopia of provocative ideas, analyses and opinions. John Y. Simon and Harold Holzer have made it easier for us to share in that abundance with a volume of carefully selected works from the Lincoln Forum." -- -Mario Cuomo former Governor of New York

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Book SynopsisThis speech from the trial of Caius Verres shows the development of Cicero’s rhetoric. This edition communicates the literary flavour of the original and discusses the historical and political background to the trial, examining noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: 1. The Extortion Court 2. The Career of Verres 3. The Trial 4. The Political Implications of the Trial 5. The Transmission of the TextNotes to the IntroductionAbbreviationsBibliographySiglaCicero: Verrines II, Book 1 Text and Translation CommentaryIndexes

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Book SynopsisCicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available with full translation and notes. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary, not historical. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review‘His edition of the Second Philippic is accurate and the notes informative.’JACTTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: A. Historical Introduction B. Cicero’s Speeches and the Rhetorical Tradition (by A. E. Douglas) C. Features of Cicero’s Style in Philippics II D. Introduction to the Text and Brief BibliographyCicero: Second Philippic Oration Text and Translation Notes AppendixIndex

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Book SynopsisUniversally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown is Demosthenes' vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. This edition presents the Greek text with facing translation, introduction and a full commentary.Trade Review‘Anyone working on the orators will need a copy of this book.’Bryn Mawr Classical Review‘The introduction provides an excellent summary. Usher’s great strength is in his notes on rhetoric and arguments; he surpasses all previous commentators.’ Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceINTRODUCTION Demosthenes' Life Early Life Career to 346 B.C. Ascent and Decline The Last Years Background to the Trial The Case against Ctesiphon Ordo Homericus Demosthenes' StyleBIBLIOGRAPHYON THE CROWN Text and Translation The Text and Apparatus CriticusCOMMENTARYINDEX

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Book SynopsisA fascinating insight into notable political speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path.For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These second speeches provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events.In Undelivered, political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable speeches the public never heard, from Dwight Eisenhower's apology for a D-Day failure to Richard Nixon's refusal to resign the presidency, and even Hillary Clinton's acceptance for a 2016 victorythe latter never seen until now.Examining the content of these speeches and the context of the historic moments that almost came to be, Nussbaum considers not only what they tell us about the past but also what they can inform us about our present.

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