Presents a course in Western visual art that serves as both a mind-broadening survey and an essential introduction. It is designed to give anyone interested in Western art a firm familiarity with its basics, including major artists and styles in various media and providing a broad foundation for deeper exploration.

A collection of speeches and writings by African Americans, with commentary about the time period in which each person lived, information about the speaker/writer, and public response to the words.

Speak Up! is a joyful celebration of 45 speeches by children and teenagers who have stood up for causes they passionately believe in and challenged adults in power to take note. This collection is testament to the hopefulness and spirit of the next generation, and the positive belief that we can, and should, act to protect the things we love. From ground-breaking scientific inventions to pleas for the environment, anti-war speeches to incredible testimony...

A collection of Native American speeches that were made over the past 500 years including the words of Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, and Tecumseh.

One contemporary scholar and authority on Spurgeon says of this work: "Next to Mr. Spurgeon's great literary work, The Treasury of David, we consider (these) Lectures to My Students his greatest single contribution to the Christian world. There is more practical wisdom, common sense and sage advice packed within these pages than with any other book of similar size or content." This complete and unabridged edition of Spurgeon's great work will make...

Analyzes all aspects of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural speech, discussing how he articulated the nation's struggle and the suffering of all at the end of the Civil War.

A selection of Lincoln's speeches and writings.

Incorporating a remarkable audio CD of Kennedy's most famous speeches, debates and press conference, the authors bring to life the soaring oratory, marvelous wit ant intense drama of Kennedy's words and the events they evoke.

Speaking Out Loud is a collection of lectures offered by Carlos Fuentes at different times of his life about cultural themes. They are divided into three parts: teachers, friends, and vocation. In them, he speaks intensely about his relationship with literature nationally and universally, about his own works, his friends, and about those he considered his teachers. A viva voz recopila una serie de conferencias culturales, divididas en tres partes,...