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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A new collection of inspiring personal philosophies from another noteworthy group of people This second collection of This I Believe essays gathers seventyfive essayistsranging from famous to previously unknowncompleting the thought that begins the books 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 peoplewhose beliefs and the remarkably varied ways in which they choose to express them reveal the American spirit at its best. Jay Allison, the host and curator of This I Believe, is an independent broadcast journalist. His work appears often on NPR and has earned him five Peabody Awards. He is the founder of the public radio stations that serve Marthas 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 broadcastings most prestigious awards, including the duPont-Columbia Award. This second collection of This I Believe essays gathers seventy-five essayistsincluding writers known and unknownwho complete the thought that begins in the books title. Among the contributors are musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Bela Fleck, Nobel Prize Winner Elie Wiesel, the founder of the online community Craigslist.org and an anthropology student at the University of Chicago. Sister Helen Prejean writes about learning what she truly believes through watching her own actions, singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore writes about a hard-won wisdom based on being generous to others, and Robert Fulghum writes about dancing all the dances for as long as he can. A diner waitress, an Iraq War veteran, and a new husband also add their voices to the collection of concise essays about music, skateboarding, success and failure, memory and identity. Each piece, whether poignant or humorous, compels the reader to think about how they have formed their own personal beliefs and about the extent to which they express them to others. This edition also contains and appendix on how to write a This I Believe essay. This I Believe II is also available on CD as an unabridged audiobook. Each essay is read by its author. Please email academic@macmillan.com for more information. "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 "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 his introduction to This I Believe II, Jay Allison writes, 'In an age of irony, an earnest statement is a target.' Yet the long-running NPR series from which this collection of essays is drawn, and for which Allison is the host and curator, is exactly that: the earnest statements of people of every age, gender, race, religion and station of life about what is most significant to them. Almost every one of the 500-word essays is surprising in some way. If you're expecting tired platitudes about religion or family or patriotism, try this one: 'I believe in semi-permanent hair dye.' That's Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus, who wrote her funny but insightful essay as a high school student. Or how about 'I believe in strange blessings,' the opening line of the essay by Robin Baudier, a young woman who found her life turned upside down by Hurricane Katrinaand found the good side of living in a FEMA trailer . . . By turns moving, thoughtful, cheering and heartbreaking, in an age of irony these essays offer a little something to believe in."Colette Bancroft, 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 dont 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 books 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 "With times as bad as they are, perhaps a bit of inspiration is needed. If so, This I Believe II, More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women fits the bill. The This I Believe project invites people to write 500-word essays on their personal philosophies. The result has been thousands of essays, which can be read on ThisIBelieve.org., where philosophies are continually added . . . Edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, with John Gregory and Viki Merrick, in association with National Public Radio (NPR), this little volume will make you stop and thinkand perhaps pick up a pen."Chris Stuckenschneider, Review:"Allison and Gediman's newest omnibus highlights 75 more essays from the archives of the successful NPR program, a contemporary version of Edward Murrow's classic radio show. Culled from writers both legendary and previously unfamiliar, each essayist presents what he or she believes in 500 words. From Robin Baudier's tract on 'Strange Blessings,' detailing her experience living in her parents' FEMA trailer after the devastation of Katrina, to Michelle Gardner-Quinn's credo for 'upholding reverence for all life' (Quinn was tragically murdered after completing this essay) to Kim Phuc's essay on 'Forgiveness,' borne of her experience as that 'girl in the picture' running naked, napalm-burnt on a road near Saigon, each micro-essay stuns with its singular beauty, lucidity and humility. Icons like Helen Prejean, Studs Terkel and Elie Wiesel find estimable company in heretofore unknown writers who distill their individual truths with affecting sincerity and admirable aptitude." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:Featuring contributions from 80 Americans--from the famous to the unknown--this series of insightful observations completes the thought that the book's 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. Synopsis:A collection of inspiring personal philosophies from a noteworthy group of seventy-five essayists Synopsis:A new collection of inspiring personal philosophies from another noteworthy group of people This second collection of This I Believe essays gathers seventyfive essayistsranging from famous to previously unknowncompleting the thought that begins the books 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 peoplewhose beliefs and the remarkably varied ways in which they choose to express them reveal the American spirit at its best. Synopsis:A new collection of inspiring personal philosophies from another noteworthy group of people This second collection of This I Believe essays gathers seventy-five essayists—ranging from famous to previously unknown—completing the thought that begins the books 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. Listeners 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. About the AuthorJay Allison, the host and curator of This I Believe, is an independent broadcast journalist. His work appears often on NPR and has earned him five Peabody Awards. He is the founder of the public radio stations that serve Marthas 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 broadcastings most prestigious awards, including the duPont-Columbia Award. Table of ContentsContents Introduction JAY 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 Whats Natural AMELIA BAXTER-STOLTZFUS The Right to Be Fully American YASIR BILLOO The Person Im Supposed to Be ANDY BLOWERS Making It Up as I Go Along ALICE BROCK Sticking My Nose in the Worlds 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 Thats 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 OBANNON 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 the World DAN TANI Community in Action STUDS TERKEL Music Makes Me Come Alive JOAN TOWER God Is God Because He Remembers ELIE WIESEL The Guts to Keep Going AMY LYLES WILSON Freeing Myself Through Forgiveness YOLANDA YOUNG A Potential for Brutality YINONG YOUNG-XU A Duty to Family, Heritage, and Country YING YING YU Were All Different in Our Own Ways JOSHUA YUCHASZ Afterword DAN GEDIMAN APPENDIX A: How to Write Your Own This I Believe Essay APPENDIX B: How to Use This I Believe in Your Community Acknowledgments Reading Group Guide What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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