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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 while offering you a front-row seat for viewing...

James C. Humes reveals Winston Churchill'sastonishingly accurate predictions, from foreseeing the start of World War I twenty-five years in advance to predicting the rise of al-Qaeda decades before Osama bin Laden.

James C. Humes reveals Winston Churchill'sastonishingly accurate predictions, from foreseeing the start of World War I twenty-five years in advance to predicting the rise of al-Qaeda decades before Osama bin Laden.

One of the most charismatic and fascinating figures of the 20th century, Winston Churchill was a prolific writer, masterful orator, and consummate wit. In The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill, James Humes captures the essence of this larger-than-life personality with more than 1, 000 quotations and anecdotes by and about Churchill.

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 laugh at himself, relishing the opportunity ...

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, and George H.W. Bush), professor of language and n...

James C. Humes reveals shocking predictions made by Britain's most famous prime minister. Churchill didn't need a crystal ball to tell the future. Using his skills as a historian, he studied patterns of the past to make his eerily accurate forecasts, including the rise of European fascism, the fall of the Iron Curtain, and the exact day of his own death as he entered his final years.

Ever wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation? Author, historian, and world-renowned speaker James C. Humes shows how great leaders through the ages, from Churchill to Lincoln, have used simple tricks to persuade their audiences---and how you can make their methods work for you.

Ever wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation? Author, historian, and world-renowned speaker James C. Humes shows how great leaders through the ages, from Churchill to Lincoln, have used simple tricks to persuade their audiences---and how you can make their methods work for you.

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Interweaving vignettes that capture Nixon's skills as a strategist and negotiator of foreign policy, a former White House speech writer illuminates the essential rules that brought Nixon success and shows how they can be applied by leaders in every field.

An accessible book about the extraordinary partnership of two men whose lives would intersect during the century's most harrowing days. Readers will discover the similar events that shaped Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill, and how an initial mutual dislike evolved into a powerful friendship of two lions of the 20th century. Photos.

Turn Any Presentation into a Landmark OccasionEver 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 attention by looming larger than life before your audience, much like Abraham Lincoln when, standing erect and wearing a top hat, he towered over seven feet? Now, you can master presentation skills, wow your audience, and shoot up the cor...

Citizen Shakespeare is a biography of Shakespeare that reveals the influence and interplay of English history on Shakespeare's plays.

Humes brings together the best observations and opinions of the Great Communicator. Spanning one-liners, anecdotes, zingers, and little-known stories, this collection also includes commentary about Reagan from friends and foes as well as an analysis of his best speeches.

This book shares the observations made in 1998 by Chinese Foreign Service experts, who had planned meetings of President Nixon with Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai, during interviews by the authors and Edward Nixon, the President's brother.