Explore the private longings and passions of the greatest men in history and the women they loved. Find yourself in the middle of torrid love affairs, undying devotion, and scandalous betrayal as you uncover long-lost correspondences between lovers.
From great Kings to War Heroes to Philosophers, spanning a period of five centuries, this collection illustrates that the human desires of sex and love were as powerful then as they are now.
A thoughtful compilation of orations from revered figures with whom most readers are already familiar: Mother Theresa, Thomas Paine, Galileo, Bill Gates, Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr., Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Chief Seattle, and Barack Obama, to name a few.
Words That Changed a Nation is a concise collection of the eleven most significant speeches of Barack Obama--the words that defined his campaign, the words that made history, the words that inspired a nation:
The Audacity of Hope (DNC Keynote)
Take Back America
Announcement for Candidacy
Yes We Can (South Carolina Victory Speech)
A More Perfect Union (famous speech on race)
Final Primary Night: Presumptive Nominee Speech
A World That Stands as One (famous speech in Berlin)
The American Promise (DNC acceptance speech)
Election Night Victory Speech
The Inaugural Address
2009 Economic Address
Also included is a brief selection of public declarations on the death of Rosa Parks, the loss of Habeas Corpus, his Father's Day address, and his official 2002 Senate floor statement against the invasion of Iraq.