Madeleine Marie Slavick's book of prose and photography presents insects and high rises, dentists and trees, laughter and abstractions, and the poetry, poverty, and generosity of Hong Kong.Madeleine M
Drawing upon nearly two hundred years of recorded African American oratory, The Will of a People: A Critical Anthology of Great African American Speeches, edited by Richard W. Leeman and Bernard K. Du
A collection of poetry?by poet laureate of the China Treaty Ports Shamus A'Rabbit?and cartoons by Sapajou, this compilation offers a fresh perspective on the foreign experience in Old China. From A'Ra
Boldly breaking the mold of previous anthologies, Words of a Century: The Top 100 American Speeches, 1900-1999 contains the complete--and authentic--texts of the best American speeches of the twentiet
Boldly breaking the mold of previous anthologies, Words of a Century: The Top 100 American Speeches, 1900-1999 contains the complete--and authentic--texts of the best American speeches of the twentie
Let Us Talk of Many Things, first published in 2000, brings together Buckley’s finest speeches from throughout his career. Always deliciously provocative, they cover a vast range of topics: the end of
From civil rights to the right to vote, women have spoken out — with great power and eloquence — throughout the annals of American history. Here are 21 legendary speeches from the country's most inspi
An affordable text-only edition of a century of public speeches by the nation's greatest African Americanorators."I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know ton
Originally published in 1976 and reissued in 2006 after many years out of print, Mark Twain Speaking assembles Twain's lectures, after-dinner speeches, and interviews from 1864 to 1909. Explanatory no
This anthology comprises speeches by influential figures in the history of African-American culture and politics. Contents include the famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech by Sojourner Truth, Frederick Do
"BE FREE, AND DANCE THROUGH LIFE." -- YOKO ONO"MAKE THE WORLD BEFORE YOU A BETTER ONE BY GOING INTO IT WITH ALL BOLDNESS." -- SEAMUS HEANEY"REMEMBER ALWAYS TO SIT UP STRAIGHT." -- MADELEINE K. ALBRIG
The turbulent history of the United States has provided a fertile ground for conspiracies, both real and imagined. From the American Revolution to the present day, conspiracy discourse—linguistic and
Covers the oratory patterns of a substantial and interesting group of major American social, political, economic and cultural figures, including politicians, policymakers, ideologues, civil rights le
Years before the publication of Catch-22 ("A monumental artifact of contemporary literature" -- The New York Times; "An apocalyptic masterpiece" -- Chicago Sun-Times; "One of the most bitterly funny w
Emmett has a wife and two children, a cat, and a duck, and he wants to know what life is about. Every day he gets up before dawn, makes a cup of coffee in the dark, lights a fire with one wooden match
Until recently, scholars assumed that women "stopped speaking" after they won the vote in 1920 and did not reenter political life until the second wave of feminism began in the 1960s. Nothing could b
Tests of Time brings us fourteen witty and elegant essays by novelist and literary critic William H. Gass, "the finest prose stylist in America" (Steven Moore, Washington Post). Whether he's exploring
Nan Johnson demonstrates that after the Civil War, nonacademic or “parlor” traditions of rhetorical performance helped to sustain the icon of the white middle class woman as queen of her
The history of the United States has been characterized by fervent idealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for every critical, defining moment in American history, there were those whose i