{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-modern-speeches-paperback","title":"The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian MacArthur\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis definitive collection gathers the most significant speeches of the modern era, from Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. to Ronald Reagan and Michelle Obama\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDefined by waves of idealism and doubt, progress and destruction, the twentieth century and the first decades of the twenty-first have seen the best and worst of humanity in measures previously unimaginable. Underpinning the rise of radio, television, and the internet, the spoken word has proven ever more crucial in stirring the hearts and minds of millions around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these pages, Emmeline Pankhurst agitates for the right to vote; Adolf Hitler rises to power; Fidel Castro sparks a revolution; John F. Kennedy calls Americans to action; Betty Friedan rallies for equality; and Barack Obama contemplates the meaning of America. The speeches contained in \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Modern Speeches\u003c\/i\u003e, some of the most extraordinary and memorable of the modern age, have established and shaped how we understand ourselves and our place in the world around us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian MacArthur\u003c\/b\u003e (1940-2019) was founding editor of \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of the \u003ci\u003eWestern Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e, deputy editor of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and executive editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e. MacArthur was the author of \u003ci\u003eSurviving the Sword: Prisoners of the Japanese 1942-1945\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Historic Speeches\u003c\/i\u003e. He lived in Norfolk and London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754070704416,"sku":"9780241982303","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b1f35b3f4455ec6e4a79d6f93d392ccb.webp?v=1780032762","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-modern-speeches-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}