Speaker's Lifetime Library

by Leonard Spinrad, Anistatia R. Miller, Thelma Spinrad

Loaded with definitions, quotations, anecdotes, interesting facts, and memorable dates, this book has something for everyone. Stop wracking your brain for the right words and cross-checking every encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus you can find. With the Library you get four books in Speaker's Reference Guide - definitions, quotations, anonymous aphorisms, anecdotes, and facts on 150 different subjects from Accounting to Youth; Apt Comparisons - metaphors, symbols, synonyms, and antonyms for over 1,000 words; Day and Date Book - a day-by-day catalog of important holidays, birthdays, historical happenings, and more, complete with over 1,500 related openers; Special Occasion Book - short model speeches for 57 special occasions, from accepting an award or making an introduction to giving a eulogy or toasting a wedding.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

903 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1987

Reviews

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Today I am handling the 800's and 900's (literature and history). I found yet another expensive tome that is not being used. It is the Revised and Expanded Speaker's Lifetime Library by Leonard & Thelma Spinrad. In its handy "Day and Date Book" section I thumbed to today's date: October 19th. Three events were listed. 1) Sir Thomas Browne was born, 1605. 2) Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, VA, 1781. 3) Journalist H.R. Ekins completed an around the world flight in 18.5 days, 1936. Tomorrow, October 20th, marks the day General Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leytem, in the Philippines, 1944. The day after tomorrow, October 21st, marks the day Thomas A. Edison demonstrated the incandescent electric lamp, 1879. My, what a week to celebrate! Almost makes one wish for one's own bedside copy of the book.

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an absolute necessary resource for public speakers. Templates, outlines and topical suggestions are included in this book. This is more than a 'how-to-..." book. I cannot say that I have read it cover-to-cover but I have read large portions and chapters in it. This is a valuable reference for anyone who speaks in public.