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Informationen zum Autor Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, eds. Klappentext The new paperback in the bestselling series of inspiring personal philosophies This collection of This I Believe essays gathers seventy-five essayists-ranging from famous to previously unknown-completing the thought that begins the book's title. With contributors who run the gamut from cellist Yo-Yo Ma, to professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, 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 people-whose beliefs and the remarkably varied ways in which they choose to express them reveal the American spirit at its best. Zusammenfassung A collection of inspiring personal philosophies from a noteworthy group of seventy-five essayists Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 We're 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 ...
