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This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 39,215 ratings — published 2009
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Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 28,899 ratings — published 2015
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 334,563 ratings — published 2012
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Make Good Art Make Good Art (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 9,816 ratings — published 2013
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I Talk Like a River I Talk Like a River (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 4,201 ratings — published 2020
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Congratulations, by the Way: Some Thoughts on Kindness Congratulations, by the Way: Some Thoughts on Kindness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 9,521 ratings — published 2013
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TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.04 — 15,152 ratings — published 2016
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The Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.52 — 7,740 ratings — published 1863
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The Art of Public Speaking The Art of Public Speaking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 6,019 ratings — published 1915
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Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.56 — 7,432 ratings — published 2007
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In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.82 — 18,099 ratings — published 2018
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Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 21,959 ratings — published 2014
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Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 4,283 ratings — published 2023
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It's the Way You Say It: Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken, and Clear It's the Way You Say It: Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken, and Clear (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 601 ratings — published 2010
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On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech With Style, Substance, and Clarity On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech With Style, Substance, and Clarity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 645 ratings — published 1998
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,163,958 ratings — published 1936
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 78,150 ratings — published 1997
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Anatomy & Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing Anatomy & Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 112 ratings — published 1996
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Hooway for Wodney Wat Hooway for Wodney Wat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 5,426 ratings — published 1999
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Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.69 — 4,948 ratings — published
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The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 7,433 ratings — published 2013
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Words That Change Minds: The 14 Patterns for Mastering the Language of Influence Words That Change Minds: The 14 Patterns for Mastering the Language of Influence (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.69 — 1,986 ratings — published 1995
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The Art of Public Speaking The Art of Public Speaking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.48 — 1,210 ratings — published 2008
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 50,224 ratings — published 1999
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Speak with Distinction: The Classic Skinner Method to Speech on the Stage Speak with Distinction: The Classic Skinner Method to Speech on the Stage (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 117 ratings — published 1990
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Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death (ebook)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,284 ratings — published 1775
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Speech and Hearing Science: Anatomy and Physiology Speech and Hearing Science: Anatomy and Physiology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 63 ratings — published 1968
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Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual (Spiral-bound)
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avg rating 4.09 — 70 ratings — published 1992
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Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13,359 ratings — published 2014
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 87,664 ratings — published 1981
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.53 — 41,557 ratings — published 1984
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 27,965 ratings — published 2019
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.26 — 174 ratings — published 1865
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,598 ratings — published 1994
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The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 20,943 ratings — published 2012
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Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.27 — 20,221 ratings — published 2018
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Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 9,879 ratings — published 2009
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Women & Power: A Manifesto Women & Power: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 39,705 ratings — published 2017
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Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6,871 ratings — published 1993
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Make Trouble Make Trouble (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,625 ratings — published 2017
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What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.69 — 921 ratings — published 1852
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Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,318 ratings — published 2015
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The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 62,923 ratings — published 2005
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Where Is the Mango Princess?: A Journey Back from Brain Injury Where Is the Mango Princess?: A Journey Back from Brain Injury (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 2,652 ratings — published 2000
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.26 — 365,438 ratings — published 2008
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The Mind's Eye The Mind's Eye (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 13,876 ratings — published 2010
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,028,895 ratings — published 2007
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 83,307 ratings — published 2002
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Oral-Motor Exercises for Speech Clarity Oral-Motor Exercises for Speech Clarity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1999
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You Don't Have To Have A Dream: Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious You Don't Have To Have A Dream: Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,808 ratings — published
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Hermann Hesse
“Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.”
Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

Patricia Briggs
“My father always said that too many words cheapened the value of a man's speech.”
Patricia Briggs, Raven's Shadow

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