Useful for generals, politicians, teachers, parents, and anyone who has to get a lot of people moving in a hurry, this collection of famous and obscure motivational speeches includes the vow by Elizabeth I to die with her soldiers if necessary as they stared down the Spanish Armada, Napoleon's remarks on conquering Egypt, and Vyacheslav Molotov's giving Russia the word about Germany in 1941. Israel, a member of the US House of Representatives for New York provides commentary for dozens of speakers ranging from Moses, Pericles, Henry V (according to Shakepeare), Frederick Douglass, Clemenceau and, of course, a good selection of speeches by Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. Some are poignant, such as Kennedy's inaugural and Mandela's charge to fight on, and some are a bit too wordy for today's short attention spans, but all are rousing. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)