| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 268 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes Reading Group Guide |
| Summary |
Featuring 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. |
| Contents |
Finding the strength to fight our fears / Terry Ahwal -- I will take my voice back / Quique Aviles -- Silent night that brought healing / Steve Banko -- Living with integrity / Bob Barret -- Strange blessing that brought me home / Robin Baudier -- Returning to what's natural / Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus -- Right to be fully American / Yasir Billoo -- 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 -- Learning curve of gratitude / Mary Chapin Carpenter -- Failure is a good thing / Jon Carroll -- Faith that brings me peace / Betsy Chalmers -- Person I want to bring into this world / Laura Shipler Chico -- Deeper well of memory / Christine Cleary -- Marriage that's good enough / Corinne Colbert -- Creating our own happiness / Wayne Coyne -- Way to honor life / Cortney Davis -- We never go away / Dennis Downey -- 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 -- Reverence for all life / Michelle Gardner-Quinn -- 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 -- Tense middle / Roald Hoffmann -- Living in the here and now / Jeffrey Hollender -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Long road to forgiveness / Kim Phuc -- Practice of slowing down / Phil Powers -- Living my prayer / Sister Helen Prejean -- 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 -- Designated celebrator / Melinda Shoaf -- Baking by senses and memories / Emily Smith -- Learning to trust my intuition / Cynthia Sommer -- 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 -- Guts to keep going / Amy Lyles Wilson -- Freeing myself through forgiveness / Yolanda Young -- Potential for brutality / Yinong Young-Xu -- Duty to family, heritage, and country / Ying Ying Yu -- We're all different in our own ways / Joshua Yuchasz. |
| Subject |
Belief and doubt.
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Conduct of life.
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Life.
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Celebrities.
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| Added Author |
Allison, Jay.
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Gediman, Dan.
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| Added Title |
This I believe 2 |
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This I believe two |
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This I believe (Radio program)
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| ISBN |
9780805087680 |
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0805087680 |
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