Writing A Good Best Man Speech - April 2024

Their Eyes Were Watching God

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie SmithOne of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston. Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hur... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0061120065
• ASIN: 0061120065
• ISBN: 0061120065
• Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley

• ASIN: 0345350685
• ASIN: 0345350685
• ISBN: 0345350685
• Brand: Ballantine Books
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The popular FOX News star of Tucker Carlson Tonight offers his signature fearless and funny political commentary on how America’s ruling class has failed everyday Americans.“You look on in horror, helpless and desperate. You have nowhere to go. You’re trapped on a ship of fools.” —From the Introduction In Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, Tucker Carlson tells the truth about the new American elites, a group whose power and wealth has grown beyond imagination even as the rest of the country has withe... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501183664
• ASIN: 1501183664
• ISBN: 1501183664
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Free Press

Best of Mad Libs

Over the last 50 years, Price Stern Sloan has published hundreds and hundreds of Mad Libs stories. Come fill out over 125 of the funniest ones in this deluxe oversize edition. This book also includes a history of the game as told by the creator Leonard Stern (complete with pictures) and stories filled out by today’s hottest stars! It’s the super-silly way to say _________ [adjective] 50th Anniversary, Mad Libs!

• ASIN: 0843126981
• ASIN: 0843126981
• ISBN: 0843126981
• Brand: Brand: Price Stern Sloan
• Manufacturer: Mad Libs

The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors

Created and compiled by Charles Krauthammer before his death, The Point of It All is a powerful collection of the influential columnist's most important works. Spanning the personal, the political and the philosophical, it includes never-before-published speeches and a major new essay about the effect of today's populist movements on the future of global democracy. Edited and with an introduction by the columnist's son, Daniel Krauthammer, it is the most intimate and profound book yet by the legendary writer and thinker. In his decades of work as America's preeminent political commentator, Ch... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1984825488
• ASIN: 1984825488
• ISBN: 1984825488
• Manufacturer: Crown Forum

The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way

• ASIN: B00T3DR56C
• ASIN: B00T3DR56C
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Native Son (Perennial Classics)

Now an HBO Film!“If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr.Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic.Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflect... [Read More]

• ASIN: 006083756X
• ASIN: 006083756X
• ISBN: 006083756X
• Brand: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

We Should All Be Feminists

The highly acclaimed, provocative New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Americanah, “one of the world’s great contemporary writers” (Barack Obama). In this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 110191176X
• ASIN: 110191176X
• ISBN: 110191176X
• Brand: Anchor Books
• Manufacturer: Anchor Books

A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

"We've got some difficult days ahead," civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. "But it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop. . . . And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land."These prophetic words, uttered the day before his assassination, challenged those he left behind to see that his "promised land" of racial equality became a reality; a reality to which King devoted the last twelve ye... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060646918
• ASIN: 0060646918
• ISBN: 0060646918
• Brand: HarperOne
• Manufacturer: HarperOne

Dog Ate My Mad Libs

A Mad Libs perfect for dog lovers! Our 48-page book features original 21 original stories inspired by man's best friend. This book is an incredible bargain that even Fido won't want to pass up!

• ASIN: 0843182938
• ASIN: 0843182938
• ISBN: 9780843182934
• Brand: Price Stern Sloan (COR)
• Size: One Size
• Manufacturer: Mad Libs

Zip It: The Keep It Shut 40-Day Challenge

Zip It empowers readers to put into action the advice and commands of Scripture concerning the tongue. The New York Times bestselling book Keep It Shut covered many topics, including anger, truth-telling, people-pleasing, our digital tongues online, and gossip. Because there are more than 3,500 verses in the Bible that relate to our words and our silence, Keep It Shut only scratched the surface of these issues. Karen Ehman now takes a deeper look and offers practical how-to’s that will inspire you use your words to build, to bless, to encourage, and to praise.Each of the forty interactive en... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HAKH27G
• ASIN: B01HAKH27G
• Manufacturer: Zondervan

Me Talk Pretty One Day

A recent transplant to Paris, humorist David Sedaris, bestselling author of "Naked", presents a collection of his strongest work yet, including the title story about his hilarious attempt to learn French. A number one national bestseller now in paperback.

• ASIN: 0316776963
• ASIN: 0316776963
• ISBN: 9780316776967
• Brand: Hyperion EA
• Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World, Special 75th Anniversary Edition (Martin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929)

"HIS LIFE INFORMED US, HIS DREAMS SUSTAIN US"-from the Citation of the posthumous award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., July 4,1977Martin Luther King's twenty most memorable writings and s

• ASIN: 0062505521
• ASIN: 0062505521
• ISBN: 0062505521
• Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
• Manufacturer: HarperOne

Bob Monkhouse's Complete Speaker's Handbook

Discover Bob Monkhouse's secrets accumulated from a lifetime's experience in scriptwriting and speechmaking. With his own golden rules, advice and examples from fellow experts and famous friends, and a wealth of humorous material that worked for him, this light-hearted yet thoroughly practical handbook ensures that you will always be ready to say a few words.

• ASIN: B00667L5SC
• ASIN: B00667L5SC
• Manufacturer: Virgin Digital

De Gaulle

Winner of the Duff Cooper PrizeWinner of the Elizabeth Longford PrizeA FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR, SUNDAY TIMES, and TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR“In crafting the finest one-volume life of de Gaulle in English, Julian Jackson has come closer than anyone before him to demystifying this conservative at war with the status quo, for whom national interests were inseparable from personal honor.”―Richard Norton Smith, Wall Street Journal“Masterly…makes for awesome reading…an outstanding biography.”―Max Hastings, Sunday TimesIn the early summer of 1940, when France was overrun by German ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0674987217
• ASIN: 0674987217
• ISBN: 0674987217
• Manufacturer: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

Writing Road to Reading 6th REV Ed. : The Spalding Method for Teaching Speech, Spelling, Writing, and Reading

Originally published in 1957, this introduction to the Spalding Method has been received more and more enthusiastically in recent years as it has been shown to work--swiftly, inexpensively and

• UPC: 16938936
• Rating: 5.0

The Good Humor Man

This American classic is reissued for a new generation of readers, and introduces them to an American icon. The Good Humor Man brings friends together and helps to find a lost puppy, all while serving

• UPC: 50986900

Writing Great Speeches : Professional Techniques You Can Use (Part of the Essence of Public Speaking Series)

A guide to writing an outstanding speech offers tips on communicating effectively, including how to build credibility, organize a speech, use rhythm and style, and create a powerful

• UPC: 500190

Amy the Red Panda Is Writing the Best Story in the World

Amy the Red Panda is trying to tell a story to her best friend, Mervin the Sloth, but the enthusiastic contributions of other animals threaten to spoil

• UPC: 56090635
• Rating: 4.0

Common Sense, a Summary View of the Rights of British America, Thoughts on Government and the Speeches of Washington : Important Early American Political Writing, Including the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution

The American Revolution stands as a major turning point in world history. Most prominently, it resulted in the creation of the United States of America, a nation that has played a dominate role in world

• UPC: 398841385
• Rating: 4.0

Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing (Hardcover)

The story of Sequoyah and his successful effort to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians is rendered into a poem celebrating literacy and the accomplishments of the Cherokee

• UPC: 2675439
• Rating: 4.389

Be the Best, Best Man & Make a Stunning Speech! - eBook

The focus of this book is on that brief but terrifying prospect: the Best Man's speech. The book includes techniques for using stories, jokes and quotations that will lift your speech well above the bare

• UPC: 841495827

Good Man Greatest Quotes - Quick, Short, Medium Or Long Quotes. Find The Perfect Good Man Quotations For All Occasions - Spicing Up Letters, Speeches, And Everyday Conversations. - eBook

This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across,

• UPC: 730805184

Art Panels, Bam! Speech Bubbles, Pow! : Writing Your Own Graphic Novel

Ready to build a graphic novel? First, youll need the right tools. Open this title in the Writers Toolbox series and discover plenty of tips and tools to get you started. Soon youll be filling

• UPC: 14095253

How To Make a Brilliant Best Man's Speech

"First published in Great Britain in 2002 by How to Books Ltd...as Be the Best, Best Man, and Make a Stunning Speech"--Title page

• UPC: 55480077