Write Makes Might: Today's Leaders Help Tomorrow's Leaders Discover the Power of Communication - Softcover

Stone, Forrest

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1882664310 ISBN 13: 9781882664313

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

Think of how it would be if you were going to attend a meeting with the people in this book! At this meeting you'll find a former president of the United States, movie star, a great musician, a top businessperson, a sports star, and several terrific writers including prize-winning novelists, screenwriters, comics, and journalists. This meeting is being held inside the pages of this book for you!

This book is a collection of high-interest interviews with successful world leaders, authors, movie stars, comedians, and musicians who give advice to your students about how they can bring people together and make a positive change in the world using the power of written and spoken communication. This book is a powerful guide for young writers and speakers wanting to make a difference.

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About the Author

Forrest Stone, writer, editor, and edcuator, is currently executive editor of Weekly Reader, the largest newspaper for kids in the world. He also leads Weekly Reader's initiatives online and into radio and television. Forrest serves on the faculty of Yale Summer and Special Programs, where he teaches playwriting and screenwriting. An alumnus of Robert Redford's Sundance Institute, the H.B. Playwrights Foundation in New York, Harvard College, Keele University in England, and the Yale School of Drama, Forrest lives in Madison, CT with his wife and two sons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1882664310
• ISBN 13: 9781882664313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 118