This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

from mzonderm

I really wish I had listened to this in smaller chunks. It's a lot to take in. Some of the essays were not exceptional, but others were absolutely wonderful. Topics ranged from the rule of law, love, and freedom to barbecue and jazz. And listening to this collection, rather than reading it, reall...

from karieh

Because I can't really comment on the usual things one does in a book review....plot, characterization, writing style, thematic elements... I will simply summarize the quotes from this amazing book that touched me the most. Novelist Isabel Allende: "Give, give, give - what is the point of having ...

from jrbeach

My five star rating is for the audio edition I listened to on my mp3 player. I don't know if I would give it the fifth star if I read the book - I love listening to an author read his/her own words. It especially was interesting hearing the voices of current writers, like John Updike, and famous ...

from anniecase

What a great read! It is filled with insightful, thought-provoking essays, some very surprising, such as thoughts on barbecue, jazz, cultivating one's talents, feeding monkeys, being cool to the pizza dude and leaving flowers on graves. I listened to this book and found that some of the older ess...

from realbigcat

This book is based on the popular National Public Radio program that bears the same name. There are famous people and ordinary people that give their personal essays on what they believe in. The essays date back to the 1950's thru today. I found the essays of the not so famous people more interes...