Speaking With The Enemy: The Story Of The World's Worst Stammerer

At a young age Rick Norsworthy was told by a prominent and respected member of his community that he had "the world's worst stammer". The physical and mental strain it took for him to utter the simplest words made growing up in America in the 1930s a misery. But despite his impediment, Rick went on to become one of the most esteemed journalists of his generation meeting royalty, world leaders and dictators, whilst reporting on the conflicts in Northern Ireland, Cambodia and Viet Nam. Speaking With The Enemy is the remarkable tale of a 'modestly remarkable' man who rose to the top of his profession in its golden age, despite a severe stammer which made performing even the simplest journalistic tasks a nightmare. Rick's journey took him from a deeply racist Deep South, to swinging London in the 1960s, to Northern Ireland in the early 1970s and then to the Far East, where as Editor In Chief of South East Asia for Reuters, he gained very real and bloody first-hand experience of the wars in Cambodia and Vietnam. Laced with Rick's gentle humour and dry wit, Speaking With The Enemy is not only an inspiring read for anyone with a speaking disability, but a fascinating account of one man's rise through the world of journalism., during one of the world's most unsettled, volatile and fast-changing eras.

Author: Rick Norsworthy

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: Dec 06, 2020

Number of Pages: 146 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: NA

ISBN-13: 9798577352738