The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches

Fourth revised edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

From 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780241982303
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
Edition: Fourth revised edition
DEWEY: 808.8504
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 672
Weight: 464g
Height: 179mm
Width: 132mm
Spine width: 42mm