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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 4.46 — 41,000 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 — 29,105 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 — 343,786 ratings — published 2012
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Make Good Art Make Good Art (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 9,866 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 9,840 ratings — published 2013
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I Talk Like a River I Talk Like a River (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 4,311 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 15,442 ratings — published 2016
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The Art of Public Speaking The Art of Public Speaking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 6,221 ratings — published 1915
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The Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.52 — 7,769 ratings — published 1863
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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 — 18,702 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 — 22,783 ratings — published
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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 — 622 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 7,574 ratings — published 2007
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,203,005 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 3.97 — 79,771 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 3.75 — 116 ratings — published 1996
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Hooway for Wodney Wat Hooway for Wodney Wat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 5,434 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 3.67 — 5,769 ratings — published
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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 — 4,853 ratings — published 2023
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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 — 7,680 ratings — published 2013
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The Art of Public Speaking The Art of Public Speaking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.48 — 1,216 ratings — published 2008
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If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young (MP3 CD)
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avg rating 3.87 — 11,040 ratings — published 2013
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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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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 3.68 — 2,014 ratings — published 1995
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.53 — 42,970 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 3.84 — 28,387 ratings — published 2019
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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 4.26 — 22,084 ratings — published 2018
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 52,487 ratings — published 1999
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Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 5,640 ratings — published 2010
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Women & Power: A Manifesto Women & Power: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 40,894 ratings — published 2017
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Make Trouble Make Trouble (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,668 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 4.70 — 1,054 ratings — published 1852
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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 4.21 — 118 ratings — published 1990
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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 — 663 ratings — published 1998
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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 — 64,421 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 — 2,714 ratings — published 2000
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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 4.38 — 1,296 ratings — published 1775
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.26 — 369,997 ratings — published 2008
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The Mind's Eye The Mind's Eye (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 14,115 ratings — published 2010
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,039,803 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 — 88,105 ratings — published 2002
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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 4.00 — 3,276 ratings — published 2024
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 231,307 ratings — published 2016
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Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 11,125 ratings — published 2014
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The Princess Saves Herself in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #1) The Princess Saves Herself in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #1)
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avg rating 3.82 — 164,388 ratings — published 2016
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Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 70 ratings — published 1992
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The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 1993 The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 1993 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.53 — 518 ratings — published
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The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 11,045 ratings — published 1962
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The Art of Rhetoric The Art of Rhetoric (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 7,265 ratings — published -322
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People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power...”
― Bill Clinton

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“I don't pretend to know everything; I just only speak on matters I know I'll win.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

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