From calls to arms to demands for peace‎,‎ and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration‎,‎ this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politicians‎,‎ rebels and tyrants‎,‎ soldiers and statesman‎,‎ placing them in historical context‎.‎ With over a million copies already sold‎,‎ this revised and updated edition includes speeches that have shaped the modern world‎:‎ from Aung San Suu Kyi on freedom to Al Gore on the environment and from Malala Yousafzai on the education of women to Pope Francis on peace‎.‎ A biography of each speechmaker reveals how they came to stand at the crossroads of history‎,‎ and each speech is accompanied by an introduction explaining its historical context and how it influenced the momentous events of the day ‎- as well as those that followed‎.‎ New speeches include Malala Yousafzai‎'‎s speech to the UN Youth Assembly on access to education ‎(‎2013‎)‎‎,‎ Vladimir Putin‎'‎s address regarding the annexation of Crimea ‎(‎2014‎)‎‎,‎ Xi Jinping‎'‎s Communist Party General Secretary‎'‎s speech in Beijing ‎(‎2012‎)‎‎,‎ Pope Francis‎'‎s First Easter ‎'‎Urbi et Orbi‎'‎ Message ‎(‎2013‎)‎ and Al Gore‎'‎s address to the UN Bali Climate Change Conference ‎(‎2007‎)‎‎.‎ Moving and thought‎-provoking‎,‎ this new edition will continue to inspire and enlighten readers‎,‎ offering them a fascinating perspective on historical milestones through the power of the spoken word‎.‎ Contents include‎:‎ Nelson Mandela‎,‎ Barack Obama‎,‎ Martin Luther King‎,‎ Elizabeth I‎,‎ Oliver Cromwell‎,‎ George Washington‎,‎ Napoleon Bonaparte‎,‎ Abraham Lincoln‎,‎ Emmeline Pankhurst‎,‎ Mahatma Gandhi‎,‎ Adolf Hitler‎,‎ Joseph Stalin‎,‎ Franklin D‎.‎ Roosevelt‎,‎ Charles de Gaulle‎,‎ General George S‎.‎ Patton‎,‎ Mao Zedong‎,‎ Malcolm X‎,‎ Vaclav Havel‎,‎ Mikhail Gorbachev‎,‎ Indira Gandhi and Winston Churchill to name a few‎.‎ Accompanied by a unique one‎-hour documentary containing 16 great speeches‎.‎