This I Believe Ii

Author : Jay Allison
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1429933836
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This I Believe II written by Jay Allison and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection of inspiring personal philosophies from another noteworthy group of people This second collection of This I Believe essays gathers seventyfive essayists—ranging from famous to previously unknown—completing the thought that begins the book's title. With contributors who run the gamut from cellist Yo-Yo Ma to ordinary folks like a diner waitress, an Iraq War veteran, a farmer, a new husband, and many others, This I Believe II, like the first New York Times bestselling collection, showcases moving and irresistible essays. Included are Sister Helen Prejean writing about learning what she truly believes through watching her own actions, singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore writing about a hard-won wisdom based on being generous to others, and Robert Fulghum writing about dancing all the dances for as long as he can. Readers will also find wonderful and surprising essays about forgiveness, personal integrity, and honoring life and change. Here is a welcome, stirring, and provocative communion with the minds and hearts of a diverse, new group of people—whose beliefs and the remarkably varied ways in which they choose to express them reveal the American spirit at its best.

Author : Jay Allison
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1429918454
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This I Believe written by Jay Allison and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring collection of the personal philosophies of a group of remarkable men and women Based on the National Public Radio series of the same name, This I Believe features eighty essayists—from the famous to the unknown—completing the thought that begins the book's title. Each piece compels readers to rethink not only how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs but also the extent to which they share them with others. Featuring a well-known list of contributors—including Isabel Allende, Colin Powell, Gloria Steinem, William F. Buckley Jr., Penn Jillette, Bill Gates, and John Updike—the collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer; a part-time hospital clerk from Rehoboth, Massachusetts; a woman who sells Yellow Pages advertising in Fort Worth, Texas; and a man who serves on the state of Rhode Island's parole board. The result is a stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of people whose beliefs—and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them—reveal the American spirit at its best.

Author : Lawrence Welk
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 9780425049457
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This I Believe written by Lawrence Welk and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1981 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dan Gediman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118481992
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This I Believe written by Dan Gediman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring life wisdom from people of all ages—based on the This I Believe radio program The popular This I Believe series, which has aired on NPR and on Bob Edwards' shows on Sirius XM Satellite and public radio, explores the personal beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live today. This book brings together treasured life lessons of people from all walks of life. Whether it's learning the power of saying hello or how courage comes with practice, their intimate reflections will inspire, move, and encourage you. Filled with the valuable insights distilled from a wide range of personal experiences, This I Believe: Life Lessons is a perfect gift—for others or for yourself. Includes extraordinary essays written by "ordinary" people who share the story of an important lesson they have learned about life Shares a wide range of beliefs and experiences from a diverse group of contributors, including a physician, a roller derby queen, a corporate executive, and a homeless person Based on the popular This I Believe radio series and thisibelieve.org website No matter what your age or circumstances, this book will give you valuable food for thought and important new insights on how others have learned from life's challenges.

Author : Dan Gediman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470900784
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This I Believe written by Dan Gediman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring essays on love shared by men, women, and young people from all walks of life In the 1950's, Edward R. Murrow's radio program, This I Believe, gave voice to the feelings and treasured beliefs of Americans around the country. Fifty years later, the popular update of the series, which now continues on Bob Edwards Weekend on public radio, explores the beliefs that people hold dear today. This book brings together essays on love from ordinary people far and wide whose sentiments and stories will surprise, inspire, and move you. Includes extraordinary essays written by "ordinary" Americans on love in its many manifestations-from romantic love and love of family to love of place and love of animals Paints a compelling portrait of the diverse range of beliefs and experiences related to what is perhaps the most powerful and complex of human emotions-love Based on the popular This I Believe radio series and thisibelieve.org Web site By turns funny and profound, yet always engaging, This I Believe: On Love is a perfect gift to give or to keep.

Author : Dan Gediman
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781419680403
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe written by Dan Gediman and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The proceeds of this book go directly to This I Believe, Inc., a non-profit organization that is dedicated to furthering the mission of Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe."-- P. [4] of cover.

Author : Carlos Fuentes
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307432793
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This I Believe written by Carlos Fuentes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this masterly, deeply personal, and provocative book, the internationally renowned Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, whose work has been called “a combination of Poe, Baudelaire, and Isak Dinesen” (Newsweek), steps back to survey the wellsprings of art and ideology, the events that have shaped our time, and his extraordinary life and fiercest passions. Arranged alphabetically from “Amore” to “Zurich,” This I Believe takes us on a marvelous inner journey with a great writer. Fuentes ranges wide, from contradictions inherent in Latin American culture and politics to his long friendship with director Luis Buñuel. Along the way, we find reflection on the mixed curse and blessing of globalization; memories of a sexual initiation in Zurich; a fond tracing of a family tree heavy with poets, dreamers, and diplomats; evocations of the streets, cafés, and bedrooms of Washington, Paris, Santiago de Chile, Cambridge, Oaxaca, and New York; and a celebration of literary heroes including Balzac, Cervantes, Faulkner, Kafka, and Shakespeare. Throughout, Fuentes captivates with the power of his intellect and his prose. Here, too, are vivid, often heartbreaking glimpses into his personal life. “Silvia” is a powerful love letter to his beloved wife. In “Children,” Fuentes recalls the births of his daughters and the tragic death of his son; in “Cinema” he relives the magic of films such as Citizen Kane and The Wizard of Oz. Further extending his reach, he examines the collision between history and contemporary life in “Civil Society,” “Left,” and “Revolution.” And he poignantly addresses the experiences we all hold in common as he grapples with beauty, death, freedom, God, and sex. By turns provocative and intimate, partisan and universal, this book is a brilliant summation of an international literary career. Revisiting the influences, commitments, readings, and insights of a lifetime, Fuentes has fashioned a magnificently coherent statement of his view of the world, reminding us once again why reading Fuentes is “like standing beneath the dome of the Sistine Chapel. . . . The breadth and enormity of this accomplishment is breathtaking” (The Denver Post).

Author : Ernst Friedrich Schumacher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This I Believe written by Ernst Friedrich Schumacher and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years after his death, the ideas of E.F. Schumacher still resonate through the environmental movement. With deep spiritual vision and rejection of Western materialism and economic exploitation, Schumacher saw the need to give societies, communities and individuals practical tools for change. He is best known for his book Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered, which became an international best-seller. Both activist and philosopher, his concerns included economics, energy, farming, industry and the inner life of human beings. He was for many years Chief Economist to the Coal Board, and latterly Chairman of the Soil Association; he also originated the concept of intermediate technology. His enduring influence has been recognised by the setting up in 1992 of Schumacher College, an international college for ecological and spiritual values, and the Schumacher Society, which was established in 1977.

Author : Tish Rabe
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 1400314763
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The I Believe Bunny written by Tish Rabe and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Mouse is in trouble and Bunny is the only one nearby to help, but he is small and unsure of himself until he starts to pray, realizing that God can help him be strong.

Author : Dan Gediman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118025571
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This I Believe written by Dan Gediman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling stories of fatherhood from the popular NPR radio show From the popular radio series This I Believe comes this touching and thought-provoking compilation of original essays on one of the most fundamental of human relationships-fatherhood. It is a relationship filled with joy and heartbreak, love and anger, lessons learned, and opportunities missed. The stories in this collection are engaging and meaningful. Some are reverential and loving; some are sad and clouded by yearning, loss, and regret: You'll read reflections from expectant and new dads, full of optimism, as well as from longtime parents who, through the distance of time, are able to reflect on their successes and failures as fathers. We also hear from children (some young and some well into adulthood) writing about their fathers. They honestly and openly introduce us to the men who shaped them, sometimes in surprising ways. They talk about the fathers they want to emulate, the mistakes they hope to avoid repeating, and the wisdom they realized they've gained. This I Believe: On Fatherhood offers a compelling portrait of the diverse range of experiences and beliefs related to the father-child relationship. With personal insights and inspiration, this collection makes a wonderful gift for long-time fathers, new fathers, and fathers-to-be.