{"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\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925501872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.25d","brand":"David Furse-Roberts, John Howard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793021153461,"sku":"9781925501872","price":50.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3a1a4813-cf11-4d2d-bcd7-ba65cf908976.jpg?v=1629203049","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/howard-the-art-of-persuasion-selected-speeches-1995-2016-9781925501872","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}