The bestselling author of How to Win Friends and Influence People shares the essentials for public speaking in this classic self-help guide. Good oral communication skills are critical in life. Whether you're speaking to an audience of one at a party or one hundred at a business conference, you must be able to get your point across effectively. In order to do that, you need a worthwhile topic and the knowledge of what makes a great public speaker. In...

Presents the text of Shakespeare's drama in which King Lear foolishly disinherits his favorite daughter when she speaks out against him and splits his kingdom between his other two daughters who are secretly plotting against him. Includes explanatory footnotes.

A guide to reading and understanding William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" which includes the complete unabridged text, detailed explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters.

Presents the text of Shakespeare's comedy of love and redemption in exile, and includes a biographical sketch of the author, a selection of critical commentaries, and other reference materials.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by "The Knight's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, written around 1594 to 1596. It portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, their interactions with the Duke and Duchess of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta, and with the fairies who inhabit a moonlit forest. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for...