| Synopsis: |
Speeches of Note is a celebration of oratory old and new. From Shaun Usher, the author of the international bestseller, LETTERS OF NOTE, comes an obsessively curated, richly illustrated, and sumptuously produced collection of speeches from throughout the ages. Some are surprising, inspiring, hilarious; others are moving, comforting, enlightening. Some of these speeches changed the course of history; others are all but unknown, even unspoken, such as the chilling public announcement to be made by President Nixon should Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become stranded on the Moon. All are extraordinary.In it you'll find-A timeless and eloquent speech given by Barbra Streisand in 1992, in which she calls for sexual equality across societyA rousing 1930 toast given to Albert Einstein by George Bernard ShawAn inspiring acceptance speech given by Maurice Sendak in 1964 in which he speaks of his influencesThe heartwarming and hilarious eulogy given by John Cleese after the death of friend and fellow-Python Graham ChapmanOther speakers will include- John Steinbeck, Tilda Swinton, Eric Idle, Bertrand Russell, Susan Sontag, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harvey Milk, Barack Obama, Roald Dahl, Steven Spielberg, Emmeline Pankhurst, George VI, Maya Angelou, Groucho Marx, Nelson Mandela, Dylan Thomas, and Nick Cave. |