{"product_id":"howard-the-art-of-persuasion-selected-speeches-1995-2016-9781925501872","title":"Howard: The Art of Persuasion : Selected Speeches 1995-2016","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Furse-Roberts\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The essence of a good speech is that the speaker should have something to say which he is resolved to convey to his listeners in the simplest, most intelligible, and most persuasive language.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Sir Robert Menzies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you want to govern a free people successfully for four terms, here's how.'\u003cbr\u003e -- John O'Sullivan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Howard could convey more in a single speech than lesser politicians articulate in a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough tragedy, discord and triumph, he addressed the mood of the nation with uncommon good sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection is a reminder of the values and conviction that made our second longest serving prime minister such a persuasive orator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor David Furse-Roberts is Research Fellow at the Menzies Research Centre. He holds a PhD in history from the University of New South Wales and is the editor of Menzies: The Forgotten Speeches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45413567234199,"sku":"9781925501872","price":3930.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781925501872.webp?v=1767106591","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/howard-the-art-of-persuasion-selected-speeches-1995-2016-9781925501872","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}