false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171605461m/109498.jpg 109498 9 <div><div><div><b>An inspiring collection of the personal philosophies of a group of remarkable men and women</b><br><i> </i><br>Based on the National Public Radio series of the same name, <i>This I Believe</i> features eighty essayists&#8212;from the famous to the unknown&#8212;completing the thought that begins the book&#8217;s title. 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.<br> <br>Featuring a well-known list of contributors&#8212;including Isabel Allende, Colin Powell, Gloria Steinem, William F. Buckley Jr., Penn Jillette, Bill Gates, and John Updike&#8212;the collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer; a part-time hospital clerk from Rehoboth, Massachusetts; a woman who sells Yellow Pages advertising in Fort Worth, Texas; and a man who serves on the state of Rhode Island&#8217;s parole board.<br> <br>The result is a stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of people whose beliefs&#8212;and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them&#8212;reveal the American spirit at its best.</div></div></div> 105520 3 10 2006 This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women total:1085|5:294|4:435|3:273|2:74|1:9| 1085 4186 2020 312 1 6 false false Sat Jan 05 02:13:21 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 17:42:11 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 01:42:22 -0800 2008
But the result is - despite being a bestseller - a dreadful book. If I...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 03:08:08 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 13:28:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 13:10:18 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 22:22:50 -0800 2007 www.thisibelieve.org) on multiple occasions to read these "personal philosophies of remarkable men and women." This book brings a lot of the better essays together in a single volume.

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I liked this book a lot and thought that the students would enjoy reading all the short essays on what people beleive. My favorite one was from the 16 year ol...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 08 22:36:48 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 09 07:55:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 03:44:04 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 01:00:36 -0700 2008 This I Believe program, which was aired in the 1950s and began again around 2003. It features brief statements of personal beliefs submitted by famous and little-known individuals who are trying to do some good in the world. In...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Apr 17 10:59:52 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 11:03:27 -0700 2008
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