Book Review: This I Believe

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

From book jacket: Based on the National Public Radio series of the same name, This I Believe features eighty essayists – from the famous to the unknown – completing the thought that begins the books title. Each piece compels readers to rethink not only how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs but also the extent to which they share them with others.

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The essays in this book were from both the 1950s version of the This I Believe radio show and the current day version of the show. Both famous and everyday people are included and they run the gamut from liberal, conservative, spiritual and secular. The best part – the essays are only three pages long, not long to suffer if you don't agree with the writer's views. My favorite essays were from a woman who wrote one for the 1950s show when she was 16 years old. The producers of the current show asked her, now a woman in her 50s, to write another one. It was interesting to see how a person's views change over that length of time.
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