A perfect gift, this 2-disc CD set collects selected essays from the book This I Believe: Life Lessons. You will find inspiring first-person essays from men and women of all walks of life who share the stories of important lessons they have learned over the course of their lives.
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In this 2-disc audio collection, you will find inspiring first-person essays from men and women of all walks of life who share the stories of important lessons they have learned over the course of their lives. You’ll find personal accounts and profound insights from those with many decades of life experience and others from teenagers. You’ll hear ponderings on life’s big questions and on the importance of saying hello. And there are reflections on the resiliency of people who have lived through illness, depression, or an accident—and survived with their spirits intact.
Revealing much about what it means to be human, this collection offers wisdom, guidance, and inspiration for all.
Contents:
Introduction by Dan Gediman
Howard White: “The Power of Hello”
Catherine McDowall: “Everyone Is Included”
Jim Haynes: “Inviting the World to Dinner”
Alicia M. Conill: “Listening Is Powerful Medicine”
William Wissemann: “Accomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces”
Dani Weathers: “Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace”
Eve Birch: “The Art of Being a Neighbor”
Felipe Morales: “A Priceless Lesson in Humility”
Christine Little: “A Kind and Generous Heart”
Karin Round: “Opening the Door of Mercy”
Troy Chapman: “Caring Makes Us Human”
Stephanie Disney: “Seeing with the Heart”
Lex Urban: “Finding Out What’s Under Second Base”
Andrew Flewelling: “A Grace of Silence”
Laura Durham: “Grace Is a Gift”
Colin Bates: “Our Vulnerability Is Our Strength”
Juliet Frerking: “A Drive to Achieve the Extraordinary”
Geoffrey Canada: “A Taste of Success”
Nancy Pieters Mayfield: “Satisfaction With a Job Well Done”
Andrew Paradis: “Semper Fidelis”
Paul Thorn: “Walking in the Light”
Madhukar Rao: “An Invitation to Dialogue”
Christine Todd Whitman: “To Hear Your Inner Voice”
Mark Olmsted: “The Courage to Change the Things I Can”
Brighton Earley: “Finding the Flexibility to Survive”
Joan Skiba: “Patriotic Ponderings”
Robin Mize: “Finding Our Common Ground”
Jeff Nixa: “A Good Neighborhood”
Carla Saulter: “Bus Chick’s Manifesto”
Sudie Bond Noland: “The True Value of Life”
Review from Audiofile, 2011
“This third audiobook release of essays from NPR’s radio program “This I Believe” focuses on the lessons that have proved central to people from various walks of life. The authors of these brief essays–everyday people, young and old, rich and poor–read their works aloud in their own voices, providing the listener with a more meaningful and touching listening experience. The concept of having people read the philosophies by which they live was first developed by Edward R. Murrow. The featured narrators recount pivotal moments in their lives that taught them valuable lessons, which, in turn, have provided guiding principles for how they conduct their lives. Listeners can integrate the wisdom of others’ experiences into their own lives.” S.E.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2011