Mary Jo Gediman, John Gregory

This I Believe (eBook, ePUB)

On Love
Redaktion: Gediman, Dan

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Inspiring essays on love shared by men, women, and young people from all walks of life In the 1950's, Edward R. Murrow's radio program, This I Believe, gave voice to the feelings and treasured beliefs of Americans around the country. Fifty years later, the popular update of the series, which now continues on Bob Edwards Weekend on public radio, explores the beliefs that people hold dear today. This book brings together essays on love from ordinary people far and wide whose sentiments and stories will surprise, inspire, and move you. * Includes extraordinary essays written by "ordinary" Americans on love in its many manifestations-from romantic love and love of family to love of place and love of animals * Paints a compelling portrait of the diverse range of beliefs and experiences related to what is perhaps the most powerful and complex of human emotions-love * Based on the popular This I Believe radio series and thisibelieve.org Web site By turns funny and profound, yet always engaging, This I Believe: On Love is a perfect gift to give or to keep.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470900789
• Artikelnr.: 38215614

Autorenporträt

DAN GEDIMAN is executive director of This I Believe, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that engages people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. These short statements of belief have been featured on public radio since 2005. Gediman is the coeditor of the New York Times bestseller This I Believe and This I Believe II. JOHN GREGORY is editorial director and MARY JO GEDIMAN is outreach director of This I Believe, Inc.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
The Love I Choose 5
Jessica Mercer Zerr
They Built a Family 8
Laura J. K. Chamberlain
A New Kind of Love 11
Rachel Wegner
In My Father's Tears 14
Lawrence Kessenich
The Beauty of Aging 17
Debi Knight Kennedy
The Gift of Being 20
Lorraine Kelly
Gray Hairs and Wrinkles 23
Fabiola Piña
Love is Stronger Than Death 26
Opal Ruth Prater
Come to My Table 29
Shannon Lee Denney
My Best Friend 32
Raymond Allinger
Leave the Light On 35
Marianne Rogowski
How We Love Our Enemies 38
David Waln
What We Tried to Do 41
Louise V. Gray
The Most Powerful Medicine 44
Ross Hays
The Value of Your Life 47
Jenna Greer
Hand-Knit Socks 50
Debra Bronow
Deciding to Love Her 53
Amy Simmons Farber
Love on Four Feet 56
Sarah Culp Searles
A Walk in the Woods Together 59
Cindy Lollar
Sam's Valentine 62
Kathy Heffernan
To Dwell in Possibility 65
Patricia W. Bennett
Duck Blind Lessons 69
James Johnson
First Friend 72
Susan Senator
Amazing Grace 75
Korinthia Klein
Love Lives through Them All 78
Tanuj Bansal
Brotherly Love 81
Katie Weiner
Old Love 84
Jane R. Martin
Pink Moments 87
Connie Spittler
Love Like a Child 90
Mary Lineberger
A Death He Freely Accepted 93
Greg Gatjanis
The Blessings of Step 96
Janet Jayne
Here's to You, Merrie 99
Jordyn Maeda
God Knows about Sacrifice 102
Lynne Scott
Love is a Verb 105
Sarah Stadler
The Friend Who Makes Me Complete 108
Penny Hagin
A Magical Impact 111
Jeremy Green
Put on Your Heavy Coat 115
Ellen Graf
God is in Her Hand 118
John Samuel Tieman
A Gift of Unique Beauty 121
Cynthia Chauhan
Four Sisters in Life and Death 124
Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow
My Family Tree 127
Brenda Huff
Staying Close 130
Ginny Taylor
Love on Aisle Three 133
David Wuescher
Swing-Shift Kisses 136
Scott Saalman
The Courage to Let Go 139
Gale A. Workman
All the Mothering You Do 142
Patrice Vecchione
Life is a Battle 145
Elliana Grace
I Believe in You 148
Julie Chinitz
Show and Tell 151
Ann Erik
A Tender Lullaby 154
Lee Reeves
The Yellow House 157
Julie M. Sellers
A Powerful Act of Love 160
Susan Hall
Pennies from Heaven 163
Reg Stark
Who We Really Are Inside 166
Matthew Schmidt
Creation is the Creator 169
Vicki Watson
The Power of Friendship 172
Nadia Ann Henderson
To Love the Person in Front of Me 175
Karla Gergen
Love from Head to Toe 178
Lorena Templeton Querns
Made by Hand 181
Mary Mrugalski
A Dog's Life 184
Fred Flaxman
Appendix: How to Write Your Own 187
This I Believe Essay
Acknowledgments 189

Rezensionen

In these 60 short essays, men and women of all ages and backgrounds write about love: of a teacher, house, step family, the poor or needy, mountains, and even growing old. While "Love on Aisle Three" is about a small group that gathers round an adorable baby in a cart, several essays explore love not of a person or thing, but an activity like cooking or knitting. In "God Is In Her Hand," John Samuel Tieman writes, "Love is in the hand that crafts, sculpts, sews, caresses, soothes." The most moving pieces examine love tied to a difficult situation. In "The Courage to Let Go," Gale Workman's father, after taking care of her mother for months, finally allows himself to say goodbye. Originally started on Edward R. Murrow's 1950s radio show, this effort to get ordinary citizens to discuss their core values has produced essays that vary greatly in quality and suffer in this form from the absence of a human voice. Still, this anthology beautifully captures our need, and the sacrifices we make, for love. (Dec.) (Publishers Weekly, November 8, 2010)