Book description
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.
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.
