This I Believe: Life Lessons

ISBN 10: 1611745594 ISBN 13: 9781611745597

Publisher: Highbridge Co, 2011

Synopsis

Draws on the popular This I Believe radio program to explore the guiding principles by which Americans live today, sharing inspiring advice by everyday people from all walks of life on such virtues as kindness, courage and compassion. Simultaneous.

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"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 " 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. Murrowintroduced 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. Murrow " 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 colleagueof Edward R. Murrow

From the Back Cover

The moving and powerful first–person essays in this book explore the core beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live. Filled with valuable insights distilled from a wide range of personal experiences, This I Believe: Life Lessons is a perfect gift for others or for yourself.

"The turning points in my life have not been the times I succeeded at something, but the times I′ve whispered, ′I′m lost,′ or ′Help me,′ or ′I need a friend.′ I believe sometimes our vulnerability is our strength." Colin Bates, student and resident service assistant for people with mental disabilities

"I believe you need to listen, carefully, to hear your inner voice. And then you have to do what it says." Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

"I believe that saying no to some of life′s shimmering pleasures buys me a moment of peace and a small sovereign patch where I can pause and ask what it is my heart truly desires. No is not deprivation, it′s deliberation. No is not loss, it′s freedom." Jessica Paris, educator

"I have seen time and time again that when people find their commonalities, they are more likely to come together and become friends, even under the most stressful conditions. This I believe." Sgt. Maj. Larry Chaston (Ret.), Vietnam and Afghanistan veteran, and engineer

Edition details

• Publisher: Highbridge Co
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611745594
• ISBN 13: 9781611745597
• Binding: Audio CD
• Editor: Gediman Dan