Annotated Bibliography
"Aristotle's Rhetoric." ISU Public Homepage Server. http://www2.iastate.edu/%7Ehoneyl/Rhetoric/index.html (accessed July 30, 2010). A compilation by Lee Honeycutt; Translated by W. Rhys Roberts.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius. " Cicero's De Inventione, tr. C. D. Yonge." http://fxylib.znufe.edu.cn/wgfljd/%B9%C5%B5%E4%D0%DE%B4%C7%D1%A7/pw/c icero/dnvindex.htm (accessed August 4, 2010). A handbook for orators.
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies (Casebook) (Casebook Edition Text Notes and Criticism). Casebook Ed ed. Chicago: Perigee Trade, 1987. Provides insightful essays and reviews, plus an interview with the author.
Heinrichs, Jay. Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion. new york: Three Rivers Press, 2007. A humorous and thorough explanation of rhetorical tools and how to use them
effectively.
Jr., Ronald C. White. Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002. White considers the historical, cultural and literary influences upon the speech.
Lakoff, George. Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate—
The Essential Guide for Progressives. White River Junction: Chelsea Green, 2004. How to apply frames in political debate.
Ratey, John J.. A User's Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain. New York: Vintage, 2002. An engaging study of how our brains work and shape who we are, and how we can improve our lives.
"Thinking Points Cognitive Policy Works." Cognitive Policy Works. http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/learning-center/resources/thinking-points/ (accessed July 30, 2010). Teaches how frames and conceptual metaphors are applied politically, and how they shape our ways of perceiving.
White, Fred. The Daily Reader: 366 Selections of Great Prose and Poetry to Stimulate Great Writing. New York: Writers Digest Books, 2009. A source book for finding thematically related texts of great writers.
Wills, Garry. Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library). New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. A compelling examination of the Gettysburg Address and the events and cultural circumstances that influenced Lincoln.
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