{"title":"Dan Gediman","description":"Jay Allison is one of public radio's most honored producers. He has produced hundreds of nationally broadcast documentaries and features for radio and television. His work has earned him the duPont-Columbia and five Peabody Awards, and he was the 1996 recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio, the industry's highest honor. He was the curator and producer of This I Believe on NPR and he produces The Moth Radio Hour. Before his career in broadcasting, Jay was a theater director in Washington, D.C. He is also the founder of the public radio stations for Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cape Cod where he lives. Dan Gediman is the executive producer of This I Believe. His work has been heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Marketplace, Jazz Profiles, and This American Life. He has won many of public broadcasting's most prestigious awards, including the duPont-Columbia Award.","products":[{"product_id":"this-i-believe-ii-more-personal-philosophies-of-remarkable-men-and-women-paperback","title":"This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new paperback in the bestselling series of inspiring personal philosophies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of \u003ci\u003eThis I Believe\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThis I Believe II\u003c\/i\u003e, like the first \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling collection, showcases moving and irresistible essays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere 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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377644306655,"sku":"9780805090895","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uIgW4ew-oI9780805090895.webp?v=1789236273"},{"product_id":"this-i-believe-paperback","title":"This I Believe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspiring life wisdom from people of all ages--based on the \u003ci\u003eThis I Believe\u003c\/i\u003e radio program\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe popular \u003ci\u003eThis I Believe\u003c\/i\u003e series, which has aired on NPR and on Bob Edwards' shows on Sirius XM Satellite and public radio, explores the personal beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live today. 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Filled with valuable insights distilled from a wide range of personal experiences, \u003ci\u003eThis I Believe: Life Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect gift--for others or for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe turning points in my life have not been the times I succeeded at something, but the times I've whispered, 'I'm lost, ' or 'Help me, ' or 'I need a friend.' I believe sometimes our vulnerability is our strength.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Colin Bates, student and resident service assistant for people with mental disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI believe you need to listen, carefully, to hear your inner voice. 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Larry Chaston (Ret.), Vietnam and Afghanistan veteran, and engineer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moving and powerful first-person essays in this book explore the core beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live. Filled with valuable insights distilled from a wide range of personal experiences, \u003ci\u003eThis I Believe: Life Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect gift--for others or for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The turning points in my life have not been the times I succeeded at something, but the times I've whispered, 'I'm lost, ' or 'Help me, ' or 'I need a friend.' I believe sometimes our vulnerability is our strength.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eColin Bates, student and resident service assistant for people with mental disabilities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I believe you need to listen, carefully, to hear your inner voice. 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