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The Reagan Persuasion

Charm, Inspire, and Deliver a Winning Message

by James Humes ...

Persuade, mentor, and motivate like the Great CommunicatorMore than just an influential speaker, Ronald Reagan was a master of all types of communication and employed his personal warmth and charm to rally Americans around his vision. Now, former Reagan speechwriter James C. Humes shows how you can replicate Reagan's ability to influence others and utilize his communication tools when interacting ... Read more

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Persuade, mentor, and motivate like the Great CommunicatorMore than just an influential speaker, Ronald Reagan was a master of all types of communication and employed his personal warmth and charm to rally Americans around his vision. Now, former Reagan speechwriter James C. Humes shows how you can replicate Reagan's ability to influence others and utilize his communication tools when interacting
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Target Churchill

by Warren Adler, James C. Humes ...

Series series Churchill's Shadow
From the bestselling author of War of the Roses, now a major motion picture: The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch."...Adler & Humes have managed to make a crucial moment in modern history come alive..." —Thriller Books JournalAs Great Britain and the United States celebrate a victorious end to WWII, Joseph Stalin's relentless Soviet Union is creeping across Eastern Europe, ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of War of the Roses, now a major motion picture: The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch."...Adler & Humes have managed to make a crucial moment in modern history come alive..." —Thriller Books JournalAs Great Britain and the United States celebrate a victorious end to WWII, Joseph Stalin's relentless Soviet Union is creeping across Eastern Europe,
... Read more
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Churchill

The Prophetic Statesman

by James C. Humes ...

Narrated by Matthew Brenher ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman reveals the astonishingly accurate predictions of Britain’s most famous prime minister and how his critics’ perceptions of them shaped his political career. Who could have foreseen the start of World War I twenty-five years before the assassination of a Serbian archduke plunged Europe into war? Who could have predicted the rise of al-Qaeda nearly eight decades ... Read more

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Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman reveals the astonishingly accurate predictions of Britain’s most famous prime minister and how his critics’ perceptions of them shaped his political career. Who could have foreseen the start of World War I twenty-five years before the assassination of a Serbian archduke plunged Europe into war? Who could have predicted the rise of al-Qaeda nearly eight decades
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Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln

21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers

by James C. Humes ...

Turn any presentation into a landmark occasion“I love this book. I’ve followed Humes's lessons for years, and he combines them all into one compact, hard-hitting resource. Get this book on your desk now.”—Chris Matthews, HardballEver wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command ... Read more

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Turn any presentation into a landmark occasion“I love this book. I’ve followed Humes's lessons for years, and he combines them all into one compact, hard-hitting resource. Get this book on your desk now.”—Chris Matthews, HardballEver wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command
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Churchill

The Prophetic Statesman

by James C. Humes ...

"Perhaps it is a cliche that a politician thinks of the next election and a statesman of the next generation, yet my grandfather found merit in the maxim. He had known leaders he esteemed as the greatest of statesmen…Churchill, however, was the leader he admired above all…In hundreds of studies of Churchill, no one else, remarkably enough, has focused on Churchill's predictions and prophecies. ... Read more

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"Perhaps it is a cliche that a politician thinks of the next election and a statesman of the next generation, yet my grandfather found merit in the maxim. He had known leaders he esteemed as the greatest of statesmen…Churchill, however, was the leader he admired above all…In hundreds of studies of Churchill, no one else, remarkably enough, has focused on Churchill's predictions and prophecies.
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The Wit & Wisdom of FDR

by James C. Humes ...

In Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the premier collection of noted sayings, Mark Twain is the only American with more citations under his name than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR was the greatest raconteur to occupy the White House between the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. A superb mimic with a professional comic's sense of timing, he had an ear for a ringing phrase and could ... Read more

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In Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the premier collection of noted sayings, Mark Twain is the only American with more citations under his name than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR was the greatest raconteur to occupy the White House between the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. A superb mimic with a professional comic's sense of timing, he had an ear for a ringing phrase and could
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Fame-Dropping

Five Decades of Encounters with the Eminent

by James C. Humes ...

Fame-Dropping is a bit like name-dropping, but when your guide is historian James C. Humes, you can expect something more than just trivial details about celebrities. A former White House speechwriter and Pennsylvania state legislator, the author commands powers of persuasion that have opened doors into the lives of the world’s most influential men and women.Fame-Dropping zooms in for a close-up ... Read more

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Fame-Dropping is a bit like name-dropping, but when your guide is historian James C. Humes, you can expect something more than just trivial details about celebrities. A former White House speechwriter and Pennsylvania state legislator, the author commands powers of persuasion that have opened doors into the lives of the world’s most influential men and women.Fame-Dropping zooms in for a close-up
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Eisenhower and Churchill

The Partnership That Saved the World

by James C. Humes ...

Although born and raised more than an ocean apart, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill—the two titans of the greatest generation—led remarkably parallel lives whose paths would intersect during history's most harrowing days. Through their youth, education, and military training, both men experienced similar triumphs and failures that shaped their lives, though they met only for the first time ... Read more

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Although born and raised more than an ocean apart, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill—the two titans of the greatest generation—led remarkably parallel lives whose paths would intersect during history's most harrowing days. Through their youth, education, and military training, both men experienced similar triumphs and failures that shaped their lives, though they met only for the first time
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50 Christian Books: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction

Enriched edition. Exploring Christian Literature: A Journey Through Faith and Philosophy

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Martin Luther, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Henry Van Dyke, David Hume, James Allen, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, John Bunyan, Grace Livingston Hill, Thomas Paine0, Voltaire1, Lew Wallace2, John Milton3, Charles M. Sheldon4, Ludwig Feuerbach5, G. K. Chesterton6, Friedrich Nietzsche7, Thomas à Kempis8, Leo Tolstoy9, Fyodor Dostoevsky0, Charles Spurgeon1, Prentice Mulford2, St. Teresa of Ávila3, Saint Augustine4, Florence Scovel Shinn5, Dante6, H. Emilie Cady7, Gregory of Nyssa8, Pope Gregory I9, Athanasius of Alexandria0, Basil the Great1, John of Damascus2, Saint Thomas Aquinas3, Brother Lawrence4, Arthur Pink5, Aurelia Ravenshaw3 ...

Translated by Thomas Carlyle7, George Eliot8, Constance Garnett9, William Benham0, Alexander Roberts1, Thomas Common2, Jeremiah Curtin3, Helen Zimmern4, Alexander Walker5, James Donaldson6, Philip Schaff7, John Wycliffe8, Andrew Rutherfurd9, R. S. Grignon0, Benedict Zimmerman1 ...

The collection '50 Christian Books: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction' offers a sweeping exploration of the Christian intellectual and spiritual heritage, bridging millennia of theological reflection, historical narrative, spiritual meditation, and the art of fiction. Drawing from an exceptional array of literary styles'—from the philosophical dialogues of David Hume to the ... Read more

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The collection '50 Christian Books: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction' offers a sweeping exploration of the Christian intellectual and spiritual heritage, bridging millennia of theological reflection, historical narrative, spiritual meditation, and the art of fiction. Drawing from an exceptional array of literary styles'—from the philosophical dialogues of David Hume to the
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Presidents and Their Pens

The Story of White House Speechwriters

by James C. Humes ...

Presidents and Their Pens: The Story of White House Speechwriters explores 23 presidencies through the detailed analysis of speeches including Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Teddy Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” speech, Eisenhower’s farewell to the nation, and Bill Clinton’s compassionate words in the wake of tragedy. Confidant and wordsmith to five Republican presidents (Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, ... Read more

$28.39 USD

Presidents and Their Pens: The Story of White House Speechwriters explores 23 presidencies through the detailed analysis of speeches including Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Teddy Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” speech, Eisenhower’s farewell to the nation, and Bill Clinton’s compassionate words in the wake of tragedy. Confidant and wordsmith to five Republican presidents (Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan,
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The Wit & Wisdom of Winston Churchill

A Treasury of More Than 1,000 Quotations and Anecdotes

by James C. Humes ...

"Courageous, bellicose and humorous. . . . To anyone who wishes to have a generous source of quotations, this is the one. Churchill address audiences for seven decades. To those who follow World War II, this is an inspiring book to read and keep on your shelves." — Indianapolis StarA treasury of more than 1,000 quotations by and anecdotes about one of the most erudite, clever, and eloquent ... Read more

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"Courageous, bellicose and humorous. . . . To anyone who wishes to have a generous source of quotations, this is the one. Churchill address audiences for seven decades. To those who follow World War II, this is an inspiring book to read and keep on your shelves." — Indianapolis StarA treasury of more than 1,000 quotations by and anecdotes about one of the most erudite, clever, and eloquent
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'Only Nixon'

His Trip to China Revisited and Restudied

by James C. Humes, Jarvis D. Ryals ...

In 1998, Professor Humes and Doctor Ryals traveled with Edward Nixon, the brother of the President, to the People's Republic of China. While retracing Nixon's steps, they interviewed those Chinese Foreign Service experts who had planned the president's meetings with Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai. These protégés of Chou En-lai ended their diplomatic careers as envoys in Anglophone nations such as ... Read more

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In 1998, Professor Humes and Doctor Ryals traveled with Edward Nixon, the brother of the President, to the People's Republic of China. While retracing Nixon's steps, they interviewed those Chinese Foreign Service experts who had planned the president's meetings with Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai. These protégés of Chou En-lai ended their diplomatic careers as envoys in Anglophone nations such as
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