Speech Science

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) was a British statesman, soldier and writer who served as Prime Minister of the UK from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. An economic liberal and imperialist, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the US. These recordings capture 51 of Churchill’s speeches over 1934-45.

Here in his own words are the revolutionary ideas that made Malcolm X one of the most charismatic and influential African-American leaders of the 1960s. These speeches document Malcolm's progression from Black nationalism to internationalism, and are key to both understanding his extraordinary life and illuminating his angry yet uplifting cause.

What if everything you were taught about evolution was a lie? For years, you’ve been told that you’re an accident. That nothing exploded into everything, that fish turned into philosophers, and that death is just part of the process. But what if the evidence actually points to design, purpose, and a Creator? Because God, Duh! isn’t a soft devotional. It’s a blunt-force truth grenade that dismantles evolution using science, logic, and the unapologetic clarity of Dr. Kent Hovind’s best debates and illustrations. Former hardcore atheist Casey Ocupe walks you through the very evidence...

Does your child seem to understand much more than he can say? Does he struggle to say words that other kids his age say effortlessly? If so, he may have childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), a neurological, motor-based speech disorder which is characterized by difficulty planning and organizing the...

Foreword by Steven Pinker Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a fascinating, illuminating, and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveals about ourselves and our...

The landmark history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History “A riveting book.” —Frank Rich, New York Times In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the...

Speech therapy is a practice that assists people with speech and language disorders, or who have trouble swallowing. This audiobook takes you through the role of a speech therapist; the anatomical structures and physiological functions of speech and hearing; phonetics; language development and speech disorders; the structure of language; and career paths in this field.

Deportationsfantasien, Untersuchungshaft wegen Terrorverdacht, Gelder aus Russland und China-Spionage – ganz Deutschland rätselt: Wie gefährlich ist die AfD? Muss die Partei verboten werden, bevor sie an die Macht kommt? Die Autoren Michael Kraske und Dirk Laabs, die seit Jahren im extremistischen Milieu recherchieren, liefern harte Fakten. Sie berichten aus ostdeutschen AfD-Brennpunkten, von AfD-Veranstaltungen, aus geheimen Chatprotokollen und Gesprächen mit Aussteigern.

In Can I Say That?, Dr. Chloe Carmichael, USA Today best-selling author of Nervous Energy, explains why and how to escape this cycle of anxiety and avoidance and start embracing our diversity of viewpoints. She unpacks the science behind open dialogue and why it’s essential to the cognitive and emotional processes that create wellness.

From assaults on merit-based hiring to the policing of language and replacing well-established, disciplinary scholarship by ideological mantras, current science and scholarship is under threat throughout western institutions. Many who have spoken up against this threat have lost their positions, and a climate of fear has arisen that strikes at the heart of modern education and research.

Now you can enjoy more than 100 speeches from the esteemed Congressman Ron Paul, gathered together, organized, and with cleaned-up audio!

Heresy Press’s first non-fiction offering addresses free speech and creative freedom—central to the Press’s mission—through a systematic debunking of the most common pro-censorship arguments. Co-authored by Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail constitutes a bulwark against the persistent censorial efforts from both the political left and right.

HATE dispels misunderstandings plaguing our perennial debates about "hate speech vs. free speech", showing that the First Amendment approach promotes free speech and democracy, equality, and societal harmony. We hear too many incorrect assertions that "hate speech" - which has no generally accepted definition - is either absolutely unprotected or absolutely protected from censorship. Rather, US law allows government to punish hateful or discriminatory speech in specific contexts when it directly causes imminent serious harm.

Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to...

Think drugs are harmless? Think again. Drugs Are for Dummies: The Real Effects of Drugs rips the mask off the lies you’ve been fed and shows you the brutal truth — backed by real science, real statistics, and real lives shattered. Inside, you’ll discover exactly how drugs hijack your brain, destroy your body, wreck your future, and leave you trapped in a cycle of shame, crime, and death. No sugarcoating. No safe spaces. Just the cold reality that politicians, media, and pop culture desperately don’t want you to hear. The shocking side effects and brain damage caused by "harmless" ...

Every liberal democracy has laws or codes against hate speech - except the United States. For constitutionalists, regulation of hate speech violates the First Amendment and damages a free society. Against this absolutist view, Jeremy Waldron argues powerfully that hate speech should be regulated as part of our commitment to human dignity and to inclusion and respect for members of vulnerable minorities.

Aphantasia is described as a benign variation in human consciousness. How do we know? What if the absence of mental imagery means more than the inability to visualize voluntarily? Why was effortless imagery—the mental representation that appears automatically—never included in the definition? Drawing on scientific research, historical sources, and decades of lived observation, this book explores aphantasia, anauralia, and anendophasia through rarely asked questions: What exactly is absent? How can a deficit be just a curiosity? Why did neuroscience surround these definitions with ...

You told him what you loved. And he destroyed it. It is the sabotage of declared preference—the central mechanism of narcissistic control. When you said "this matters to me," you revealed that you have a will of your own. To a being who requires you to be an extension of his will, that is a malfunction. The preference is not the target. The declaration is. You know you are broken. You know recovery is a must. But why doesn't healing start, even when you do everything therapy counsels? Because psychoanalysis is using tools you no longer have. Ever heard of aphantasia, anauralia, and ...

An eye-opening reckoning with the most mythologized free-speech case in American history—a legend that has shaped politics for half a century. In 1977, neo-Nazis announced plans to demonstrate in Skokie, Illinois—a Chicago suburb home to hundreds of Holocaust survivors. The American Civil...

Here, for the first time, is a collection of short speeches by the charismatic doctor and social activist Paul Farmer. One of the most passionate and influential voices for global health equity and social justice, Farmer encourages young people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times. Engaging, often humorous, and always inspiring, these speeches bring to light the brilliance and force of Farmer's vision in a single, accessible volume.