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This I Believe II : More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805087680
ISBN-139780805087680
eBay Product ID (ePID)65792297
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Book TitleThis I Believe II : more Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRich & Famous, Epistemology, General, Essays
Publication Year2008
GenrePhilosophy, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
AuthorJay Allison, Dan Gediman
Book SeriesThis I Believe Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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LCCN2008-010110
ReviewsThis I Believe II features 75 pithy essays by authors young and old, famous and unknown, and engaged in every walk of life. In 'The Right to Be Fully American,' Pakistani-American Muslim attorney Yasir Billoo describes the anguish of being made to feel like a foreigner in your homeland, while virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma expounds the benefits of cross-fertilizing cultures, both in life and in music. In 'The Faith That Brings Me Peace,' Betsy Chalmers describes how the implicit belief in marital faithfulness has enabled her to remain committed to her 30-year marriage to a convicted criminal; in 'God is God Because He Remembers,' Elie Wiesel puts the value of shared history into stark perspective. In the foreword, co-producer Jay Allison describes This I Believe as 'a snapshot of the convictions of our age.' Even a preliminary reading of the book will reveal that these varied convictions arise from a diverse range and depth of experiences., "In the second collection derived from the extraordinarily popular and influential National Public Radio program This I Believe, pithy, personal, and stealthily affecting essays grapple with life's big questions from myriad perspectives and with refreshingly positive energy....Infused with gratitude and hope, these declarations are at once grounding and uplifting." -Booklist, By turns moving, thoughtful, cheering and heartbreaking, in an age of irony these essays offer a little something to believe in, "In the second collection derived from the extraordinarily popular and influential National Public Radio program This I Believe, pithy, personal, and stealthily affecting essays grapple with life's big questions from myriad perspectives and with refreshingly positive energy....Infused with gratitude and hope, these declarations are at once grounding and uplifting."- Booklist "By turns moving, thoughtful, cheering and heartbreaking, in an age of irony these essays offer a little something to believe in"- St. Petersburg Times "This book opens with a formidable challenge: 'What would you say in five hundred words to capture a core principle that guides your life?' Before you try to answer that question, you might want to read some of the 75 essays collected in This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women . Many will leave you breathless. And those that don't astonish may simply humble you . . . Many of these speakers articulate beliefs 'forged in hardship'sometimes horrific experiences of tragedy, illness, or loss. Yet over and again they affirm the good to be gleanedby those willing to recognize itfrom the largest and the smallest lessons of human experience . . . The book's purpose, says Allison, is to 'counter . . . divisiveness' and 'raise a flag for thoughtfulness.' These essays do that but they also do something more: They speak to the best in all of us and leave us in awe of the unheralded virtue that surrounds us every day."-Marjorie Kehe, The Christian Science Monitor " This I Believe II features 75 pithy essays by authors young and old, famous and unknown, and engaged in every walk of life. In 'The Right to Be Fully American,' Pakistani-American Muslim attorney Yasir Billoo describes the anguish of being made to feel like a foreigner in your homeland, while virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma expounds the benefits of cross-fertilizing cultures, both in life and in music. In 'The Faith That Brings Me Peace,' Betsy Chalmers describes how the implicit belief in marital faithfulness has enabled her to remain committed to her 30-year marriage to a convicted criminal; in 'God is God Because He Remembers,' Elie Wiesel puts the value of shared history into stark perspective. In the foreword, co-producer Jay Allison describes This I Believe as 'a snapshot of the convictions of our age.' Even a preliminary reading of the book will reveal that these varied convictions arise from a diverse range and depth of experiences."-Aisha Motlani, Shepherd Express (Milwaukee), "In the second collection derived from the extraordinarily popular and influential National Public Radio program This I Believe, pithy, personal, and stealthily affecting essays grapple with life's big questions from myriad perspectives and with refreshingly positive energy....Infused with gratitude and hope, these declarations are at once grounding and uplifting." -- Booklist "By turns moving, thoughtful, cheering and heartbreaking, in an age of irony these essays offer a little something to believe in" -- St. Petersburg Times "This book opens with a formidable challenge: 'What would you say in five hundred words to capture a core principle that guides your life?' Before you try to answer that question, you might want to read some of the 75 essays collected in This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women . Many will leave you breathless. And those that don't astonish may simply humble you . . . Many of these speakers articulate beliefs 'forged in hardship'-sometimes horrific experiences of tragedy, illness, or loss. Yet over and again they affirm the good to be gleaned-by those willing to recognize it-from the largest and the smallest lessons of human experience . . . The book's purpose, says Allison, is to 'counter . . . divisiveness' and 'raise a flag for thoughtfulness.' These essays do that but they also do something more: They speak to the best in all of us and leave us in awe of the unheralded virtue that surrounds us every day." -- Marjorie Kehe, The Christian Science Monitor " This I Believe II features 75 pithy essays by authors young and old, famous and unknown, and engaged in every walk of life. In 'The Right to Be Fully American,' Pakistani-American Muslim attorney Yasir Billoo describes the anguish of being made to feel like a foreigner in your homeland, while virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma expounds the benefits of cross-fertilizing cultures, both in life and in music. In 'The Faith That Brings Me Peace,' Betsy Chalmers describes how the implicit belief in marital faithfulness has enabled her to remain committed to her 30-year marriage to a convicted criminal; in 'God is God Because He Remembers,' Elie Wiesel puts the value of shared history into stark perspective. In the foreword, co-producer Jay Allison describes This I Believe as 'a snapshot of the convictions of our age.' Even a preliminary reading of the book will reveal that these varied convictions arise from a diverse range and depth of experiences." -- Aisha Motlani, Shepherd Express (Milwaukee), This book opens with a formidable challenge: 'What would you say in five hundred words to capture a core principle that guides your life?' Before you try to answer that question, you might want to read some of the 75 essays collected in This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women . Many will leave you breathless. And those that don't astonish may simply humble you . . . Many of these speakers articulate beliefs 'forged in hardship'-sometimes horrific experiences of tragedy, illness, or loss. Yet over and again they affirm the good to be gleaned-by those willing to recognize it-from the largest and the smallest lessons of human experience . . . The book's purpose, says Allison, is to 'counter . . . divisiveness' and 'raise a flag for thoughtfulness.' These essays do that but they also do something more: They speak to the best in all of us and leave us in awe of the unheralded virtue that surrounds us every day., "In the second collection derived from the extraordinarily popular and influential National Public Radio program This I Believe, pithy, personal, and stealthily affecting essays grapple with life's big questions from myriad perspectives and with refreshingly positive energy....Infused with gratitude and hope, these declarations are at once grounding and uplifting."-Booklist "By turns moving, thoughtful, cheering and heartbreaking, in an age of irony these essays offer a little something to believe in"-St. Petersburg Times "This book opens with a formidable challenge: 'What would you say in five hundred words to capture a core principle that guides your life?' Before you try to answer that question, you might want to read some of the 75 essays collected inThis I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. Many will leave you breathless. And those that don't astonish may simply humble you . . . Many of these speakers articulate beliefs 'forged in hardship'' sometimes horrific experiences of tragedy, illness, or loss. Yet over and again they affirm the good to be gleaned-by those willing to recognize it-from the largest and the smallest lessons of human experience . . . The book's purpose, says Allison, is to 'counter . . . divisiveness' and 'raise a flag for thoughtfulness.' These essays do that but they also do something more: They speak to the best in all of us and leave us in awe of the unheralded virtue that surrounds us every day."-Marjorie Kehe,The Christian Science Monitor "This I Believe IIfeatures 75 pithy essays by authors young and old, famous and unknown, and engaged in every walk of life. In 'The Right to Be Fully American,' Pakistani-American Muslim attorney Yasir Billoo describes the anguish of being made to feel like a foreigner in your homeland, while virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma expounds the benefits of cross-fertilizing cultures, both in life and in music. In 'The Faith That Brings Me Peace,' Betsy Chalmers describes how the implicit belief in marital faithfulness has enabled her to remain committed to her 30-year marriage to a convicted criminal; in 'God is God Because He Remembers,' Elie Wiesel puts the value of shared history into stark perspective. In the foreword, co-producer Jay Allison describesThis I Believeas 'a snapshot of the convictions of our age.' Even a preliminary reading of the book will reveal that these varied convictions arise from a diverse range and depth of experiences."-Aisha Motlani, Shepherd Express(Milwaukee), "In the second collection derived from the extraordinarily popular and influential National Public Radio program This I Believe, pithy, personal, and stealthily affecting essays grapple with life's big questions from myriad perspectives and with refreshingly positive energy....Infused with gratitude and hope, these declarations are at once grounding and uplifting."- Booklist "By turns moving, thoughtful, cheering and heartbreaking, in an age of irony these essays offer a little something to believe in"- St. Petersburg Times "This book opens with a formidable challenge: 'What would you say in five hundred words to capture a core principle that guides your life?' Before you try to answer that question, you might want to read some of the 75 essays collected in This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women . Many will leave you breathless. And those that don't astonish may simply humble you . . . Many of these speakers articulate beliefs 'forged in hardship'sometimes horrific experiences of tragedy, illness, or loss. Yet over and again they affirm the good to be gleanedby those willing to recognize itfrom the largest and the smallest lessons of human experience . . . The book's purpose, says Allison, is to 'counter . . . divisiveness' and 'raise a flag for thoughtfulness.' These essays do that but they also do something more: They speak to the best in all of us and leave us in awe of the unheralded virtue that surrounds us every day."-Marjorie Kehe, The Christian Science Monitor " This I Believe II features 75 pithy essays by authors young and old, famous and unknown, and engaged in every walk of life. In 'The Right to Be Fully American,' Pakistani-American Muslim attorney Yasir Billoo describes the anguish of being made to feel like a foreigner in your homeland, while virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma expounds the benefits of cross-fertilizing cultures, both in life and in music. In 'The Faith That Brings Me Peace,' Betsy Chalmers describes how the implicit belief in marital faithfulness has enabled her to remain committed to her 30-year marriage to a convicted criminal; in 'God is God Because He Remembers,' Elie Wiesel puts the value of shared history into stark perspective. In the foreword, co-producer Jay Allison describes This I Believe as 'a snapshot of the convictions of our age.' Even a preliminary reading of the book will reveal that these varied convictions arise from a diverse range and depth of experiences."-Aisha Motlani, Shepherd Express (Milwaukee) , In the second collection derived from the extraordinarily popular and influential National Public Radio program This I Believe, pithy, personal, and stealthily affecting essays grapple with life's big questions from myriad perspectives and with refreshingly positive energy....Infused with gratitude and hope, these declarations are at once grounding and uplifting.
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Dewey Decimal170/.44
Table Of ContentContents IntroductionJAY ALLISON Finding the Strength to Fight Our Fears TERRY AHWAL I Will Take My Voice Back QUIQUE AVILES A Silent Night That Brought Healing STEVE BANKO Living with Integrity BOB BARRET The Strange Blessing That Brought Me Home ROBIN BAUDIER Returning to What's Natural AMELIA BAXTER-STOLTZFUS The Right to Be Fully American YASIR BILLOO The Person I'm Supposed to Be ANDY BLOWERS Making It Up as I Go Along ALICE BROCK Sticking My Nose in the World's Business BRIGID DAULL BROCKWAY Teaching a Bad Dog New Tricks DAVID BUETOW The Learning Curve of Gratitude MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER Failure Is a Good Thing JON CARROLL The Faith That Brings Me Peace BETSY CHALMERS The Person I Want to Bring into This World LAURA SHIPLER CHICO The Deeper Well of Memory CHRISTINE CLEARY A Marriage That's Good Enough CORINNE COLBERT Creating Our Own Happiness WAYNE COYNE A Way to Honor Life CORTNEY DAVIS We Never Go Away DENNIS DOWNEY The Questions We Must Ask TAMAR DUKE-COHAN Learning True Tolerance JOEL ENGARDIO Doing Things My Own Way BELA FLECK Dancing All the Dances as Long as I Can ROBERT FULGHUM A Reverence for All Life MICHELLE GARDNER-QUINN A Feeling of Wildness DAVID GESSNER All the Joy the World Contains JIMMIE DALE GILMORE As I Grow Old DAVID GREENBERGER Untold Stories of Kindness ERNESTO HAIBI Peace Begins with One Person IVORY HARLOW Do What You Love TONY HAWK Combating the Tyranny of the Positive Attitude BARBARA HELD My Husband Will Call Me Tomorrow BECKY HERZ The Tense Middle ROALD HOFFMANN Living in the Here and Now JEFFREY HOLLENDER Inner Strength from Desperate Times JAKE HOVENDEN Becoming a Parent Is a Gift CHRIS HUNTINGTON Finding Redemption Through Acceptance INTERROGATOR Paying Attention to the Silver Lining ANNALIESE JAKIMIDES There Is No Blame; There Is Only Love ANN KARASINSKI The Universe Is Conspiring to Help Us KEVIN KELLY We All Need Mending SUSAN COOKE KITTREDGE Telling Kids the Whole Truth MARTHA LEATHE Every Person Is Precious ISABEL LEGARDA Navigating Turbulent Waters JIMMY LIAO All Beings Are Interconnected JAMES LONEY A Musician of Many Cultures YO-YO MA Being Content with Myself KAMAAL MAJEED Be Cool CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE That Old Piece of Cloth FRANK MILLER My Home Is New Orleans MIKE MILLER That Golden Rule Thing CRAIG NEWMARK My Personal Leap of Faith BILL NUNAN Admittance to a Better Life MICHAEL OATMAN Living What You Do Every Day YOLANDA O'BANNON The Long Road to Forgiveness KIM PHUC The Practice of Slowing Down PHIL POWERS Living My Prayer SISTER HELEN PREJEAN The Chance to Move Forward MARIA MAYO ROBBINS Utterly Humbled by Mystery FATHER RICHARD ROHR I Always Have a Choice CATHERINE ROYCE I Am Not My Body LISA SANDIN Resilience Is a Gift JOEL SCHMIDT The Designated Celebrator MELINDA SHOAF Baking by Senses and Memories EMILY SMITH Learning to Trust My Intuition CYNTHIA SOMMER An Optimistic View of
SynopsisFeaturing 80 Americans--from the famous to the unknown--this series of insightful observations completes the thought that the books title introduces. Each piece compels readers to rethink not only how they arrive at their own personal beliefs but also how they share them with others., 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., A new collection of inspiring personal philosophies from another noteworthy group of peopleThis 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."
LC Classification NumberBD215.T49 2008
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