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The Art of Public Speaking, 10th Edition

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Author: Stephen E. Lucas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 10th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480

ISBN: 0073385158
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.51
EAN: 9780073385150
ASIN: 0073385158

Publication Date: October 31, 2008

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Product Description
By far the leading speech textbook of our time, iThe Art of Public Speaking/i has defined the art of being the best for more than 10 million students and instructors. Whether a novice or an experienced speaker, every student will learn how to be a better public speaker through Lucas' clear explanations of classical and contemporary theory and thorough coverage of practical applications. The new edition offers an innovative new digital experience--iConnect Lucas/i. Bridging the printed page with the spoken word, this revolutionary Web site will allow students and instructors to access a complete media and research library, study and speech preparation tools, and a completely integrated media-rich textbook in a dynamic online environment (www.connectlucas.com)

Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Great Book December 15, 2008
Most of the complaints come from the author allegedly using left wing examples. This is not necessarily true. If you are giving an important speech in front of a large audience you must be politically correct. You don't won't to end up like Trent Lott do you? An example is given like this: You're giving a speech on Veterans Day about the sacrifices of service members. You start off by saying you would like to thank all the spouses for supporting the veterans during war time. That would be inclusive language. Today it would be better to thank all the spouses AND partners for coming out to the ceremony(covering the gay community and bf's/gf's). I do agree that the book could have been condensed from 18 chapters to about 10. The language is simplistic because it is usually taken within the first semester or two of college.

3 out of 5 stars

Grossly overpriced, soon outdated, but thorough December 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I resent having to buy yet another super-expensive college textbook with basic information, expanded to four times what it needs to be, and packaged with useless CD's ($100 plus). While the written material is thorough, it could be condensed to 100-150 pages. Does public speaking really change so much that an "updated" edition is warranted within two years?br /br /To me, it's another distasteful example of college textbook publishers gouging students, and the colleges going along with it. Thanks.

2 out of 5 stars

Review on my purchase of a public speaking text book. October 13, 2008
The product itself arrived in great condition as promised. However, I am extremely dissapointed with the way it was shipped to me. I chose to pay extra money to get the book to me the next day, a Friday, because I needed it for class. Unfortunatly, Amazon.com couldn't be bothered to get the package to me until Monday, which made my life very difficult. I wouldn't have even gotten the book on time for class on Monday if I hadn't called UPS and told them I was supposed to have gotten the book several days ago. I will not trust Amazon.com to get books to me with next day shipping ever again. If I need a book in a short amount of time I will be taking my business elsewhere.

5 out of 5 stars

Purchase October 9, 2008
I was very satisfied with this purchase. The shipping was so quick!! I didn't even expect it to be that fast. The item itself was good.

1 out of 5 stars

I still don't have my book October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I ordered this book on the 3rd of September, and it was shipped on the 5th, and I was told that it would take 3-15 days before the book came. Well, it's October 5th now, and I STILL do not have my book. I am not happy and I want my money back.

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