This I Believe 2

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jay、Dan、Emily Botein 编
• 出版社 Holt Paperbacks
• 出版时间 2009-07
• ISBN 9780805090895
• 定价 136.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 266页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThenewpaperbackinthebestsellingseriesofinspiringpersonalphilosophiesThiscollectionof"ThisIBelieve"essaysgathersseventy-fiveessayists--rangingfromfamoustopreviouslyunknown--completingthethoughtthatbeginsthebook'stitle.WithcontributorswhorunthegamutfromcellistYo-YoMa,toprofessionalskateboarderTonyHawk,toordinaryfolkslikeadinerwaitress,anIraqWarveteran,afarmer,anewhusband,andmanyothers,"ThisIBelieveII,"likethefirst"NewYorkTimes"bestsellingcollection,showcasesmovingandirresistibleessays.IncludedareSisterHelenPrejeanwritingaboutlearningwhatshetrulybelievesthroughwatchingherownactions,singerJimmieDaleGilmorewritingaboutahard-wonwisdombasedonbeinggeneroustoothers,andRobertFulghumwritingaboutdancingallthedancesforaslongashecan.Readerswillalsofindwonderfulandsurprisingessaysaboutforgiveness,personalintegrity,andhonoringlifeandchange.Hereisawelcome,stirring,andprovocativecommunionwiththemindsandheartsofadiverse,newgroupofpeople--whosebeliefsandtheremarkablyvariedwaysinwhichtheychoosetoexpressthemrevealtheAmericanspiritatitsbest.JayAllison,thehostandcuratorof"ThisIBelieve,"isanindependentbroadcastjournalist.HisworkappearsoftenonNPRandhasearnedhimfivePeabodyAwards.HeisthefounderofthepublicradiostationsthatserveMartha'sVineyard,Nantucket,andCapeCod,wherehelives.DanGedimanistheexecutiveproducerof"ThisIBelieve."Hisworkhasbeenheardon"AllThingsConsidered,""MorningEdition,""FreshAir,""Marketplace,""JazzProfiles,"and"ThisAmericanLife."Hehaswonmanyofpublicbroadcasting'smostprestigiousawards,includingtheduPont-ColumbiaAward.Thissecondcollectionof"ThisIBelieve"essaysgathersseventy-fiveessayists--includingwritersknownandunknown--whocompletethethoughtthatbeginsinthebook'stitle.AmongthecontributorsaremusiciansYo-YoMaandBelaFleck,NobelPrizeWinnerElieWiesel,thefounderoftheonlinecommunityCraigslist.organdananthropologystudentattheUniversityofChicago.SisterHelenPrejeanwritesaboutlearningwhatshetrulybelievesthroughwatchingherownactions,singerJimmieDaleGilmorewritesaboutahard-wonwisdombasedonbeinggeneroustoothers,andRobertFulghumwritesaboutdancingallthedancesforaslongashecan.Adinerwaitress,anIraqWarveteran,andanewhusbandalsoaddtheirvoicestothecollectionofconciseessaysaboutmusic,skateboarding,successandfailure,memoryandidentity.Eachpiece,whetherpoignantorhumorous,compelsthereadertothinkabouthowtheyhaveformedtheirownpersonalbeliefsandabouttheextenttowhichtheyexpressthemtoothers.Thiseditionalsocontainsanappendixonhowtowritea"ThisIBelieve"essay."ThisIBelieveII"isalsoavailableonCDasanunabridgedaudiobook.Eachessayisreadbyitsauthor.Pleaseemailacademic@macmillan.comformoreinformation."InthesecondcollectionderivedfromtheextraordinarilypopularandinfluentialNationalPublicRadioprogramThisIBelieve,pithy,personal,andstealthilyaffectingessaysgrapplewithlife'sbigquestionsfrommyriadperspectivesandwithrefreshinglypositiveenergy...Infusedwithgratitudeandhope,thesedeclarationsareatoncegroundinganduplifting."--"Booklist"""ThisIBelieveII"features75pithyessaysbyauthorsyoungandold,famousandunknown,andengagedineverywalkoflife.In'TheRighttoBeFullyAmerican,'Pakistani-AmericanMuslimattorneyYasirBilloodescribestheanguishofbeingmadetofeellikeaforeignerinyourhomeland,whilevirtuosocellistYo-YoMaexpoundsthebenefitsofcross-fertilizingcultures,bothinlifeandinmusic.In'TheFaithThatBringsMePeace,'BetsyChalmersdescribeshowtheimplicitbeliefinmaritalfaithfulnesshasenabledhertoremaincommittedtoher30-yearmarriagetoaconvictedcriminal;in'GodisGodBecauseHeRemembers,'ElieWieselputsthevalueofsharedhistoryintostarkperspective.Intheforeword,co-producerJayAllisondescribes"ThisIBelieve"as'asnapshotoftheconvictionsofourage.'Evenapreliminaryreadingofthebookwillrevealthatthesevariedconvictionsarisefromadiverserangeanddepthofexperiences."--AishaMotlani,"ShepherdExpress"(Milwaukee)"Inhisintroductionto"ThisIBelieveII,"JayAllisonwrites,'Inanageofirony,anearneststatementisatarget.'Yetthelong-runningNPRseriesfromwhichthiscollectionofessaysisdrawn,andforwhichAllisonisthehostandcurator,isexactlythat:theearneststatementsofpeopleofeveryage,gender,race,religionandstationoflifeaboutwhatismostsignificanttothem.Almosteveryoneofthe500-wordessaysissurprisinginsomeway.Ifyou'reexpectingtiredplatitudesaboutreligionorfamilyorpatriotism,trythisone:'Ibelieveinsemi-permanenthairdye.'That'sAmeliaBaxter-Stoltzfus,whowroteherfunnybutinsightfulessayasahighschoolstudent.Orhowabout'Ibelieveinstrangeblessings,'theopeninglineoftheessaybyRobinBaudier,ayoungwomanwhofoundherlifeturnedupsidedownbyHurricaneKatrina--andfoundthegoodsideoflivinginaFEMAtrailer...Byturnsmoving,thoughtful,cheeringandheartbreaking,inanageofironytheseessaysofferalittlesomethingtobelievein."--ColetteBancroft,"St.Petersburg""Times""Thisbookopenswithaformidablechallenge:'Whatwouldyousayinfivehundredwordstocaptureacoreprinciplethatguidesyourlife?'Beforeyoutrytoanswerthatquestion,youmightwanttoreadsomeofthe75essayscollectedin"ThisIBelieveII:MorePersonalPhilosophiesofRemarkableMenandWomen."Manywillleaveyoubreathless.Andthosethatdon'tastonishmaysimplyhumbleyou...Manyofth

【作者简介】

JayAllisonisoneofpublicradio'smosthonoredproducers.Hehasproducedhundredsofnationallybroadcastdocumentariesandfeaturesforradioandtelevision.HisworkhasearnedhimtheduPont-ColumbiaandfivePeabodyAwards,andhewasthe1996recipientoftheCorporationforPublicBroadcasting'sEdwardR.MurrowAwardforoutstandingcontributionstopublicradio,theindustry'shighesthonor.HewasthecuratorandproducerofThisIBelieveonNPRandheproducesTheMothRadioHour.Beforehiscareerinbroadcasting,JaywasatheaterdirectorinWashington,D.C.HeisalsothefounderofthepublicradiostationsforMartha'sVineyard,Nantucket,andCapeCodwherehelives.