Title: This I Believe Pdf The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women
Author: Jay Allison
Published Date: 2007-08-21
Page: 320
“To hold this range of beliefs in the palm of your hand is as fine, as grounding, as it was hearing them first on the radio. Heartfelt, deeply cherished beliefs, doctrines for living (yet none of them doctrinaire). Ideas and ideals that nourish. You can see it in their faces, in the photos in this book. And read it in their words. I'm so proud that NPR helped carry this Edward R. Murrow tradition into a new century. And so glad to have it in print, to encounter again and again.” ―Susan Stamberg, special correspondent, National Public Radio“My father, Edward R. Murrow, said that "fresh ideas" from others helped him confront his own challenges. This superb collection of thought-provoking This I Believe essays, both from the new program heard on NPR and from the original 1950s series, provides fresh ideas for all of us!” ―Casey Murrow, Elementary education publisher“Reading this gives me a feeling about this country I rarely get: a very visceral sense of all the different kinds of people who are living together here, with crazily different backgrounds and experiences and dreams. Like a Norman Rockwell painting where all the people happen to be real people, and all the stories are true. It makes me feel hopeful about America, reading this. Hopeful in a way that's in short supply lately.” ―Ira Glass, Producer and Host of This American Life“Now, as then, when Edward R. Murrow introduced the idea of This I Believe, this forward-thinking compilation serves as a wonderful antidote to the cynicism of the age.” ―Daniel Schorr, Senior News Analyst, NPR, and former colleague of Edward R. MurrowJay Allison is one of public radio's most honored producers. He has produced hundreds of nationally broadcast documentaries and features for radio and television. His work has earned him the duPont-Columbia and five Peabody Awards, and he was the 1996 recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio, the industry's highest honor. He was the curator and producer of This I Believe on NPR and he produces The Moth Radio Hour. Before his career in broadcasting, Jay was a theater director in Washington, D.C. He is also the founder of the public radio stations for Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cape Cod where he lives.Dan Gediman is the executive producer of This I Believe. His work has been heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Marketplace, Jazz Profiles, and This American Life. He has won many of public broadcasting's most prestigious awards, including the duPont-Columbia Award.
"A welcome change from the sloganeering, political mudslinging and products of spin doctors."―The Philadelphia Inquirer
Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features eighty Americans―from the famous to the unknown―completing the thought that the book's title begins. 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 many renowned 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 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; a woman who sells yellow pages advertising in Fort Worth, Texas; and a man who serves on 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.
Short bits of insightfulness I enjoyed this book. A quick read of a compilation of essays. Much like today''s Brief but Spectacular Moment on PBS now.These thoughtful essays are great examples for 500-word College Application Essays, too! It is so difficult to see through the eyes of others, and to have empathy with their differing perspectives. These essays are so very thought-provoking, and it's interesting to see which ones will resonate with people I am closest to. The results are always surprising. This year, we have college application essays due--what a wonderful resource for examples of meaningful, 500-word personal statements!Great Essays, but I wouldn't buy it if I were you. I absolutely love This I Believe. It is one of my favorite radio program, and I think everyone needs to listen to it from time to time. When I saw that my university had chosen this for their "Freshman Connections" book, I was psyched. It really is a magnificent book. Two thumbs way, way up. But don't waste your money on it. Go to thisibelieve.org and listen to the podcasts for free. They're so much more moving that way.
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