Publisher Description
An inspiring collection of the personal philosophies and core values of a fascinating group of Americans with a focus on motherhood. The perfect Mother's Day gift. Based on the NPR series of the same name, this new 1-CD collection of This I Believe essays will again gather a diverse group of essayists—ranging from famous to previously unknown—completing the thought that begins the book's title with respect to mothers and motherhood. The result will be another stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of people whose beliefs—and the remarkably varied way in which they choose to express them—reveal the American spirit at its best. Essays, compiled from the first two This I Believe audiobooks, include: * In Giving I Connect With Others by Isabel Allende * There Is No Job More Important Than Parenting by Benjamin Carson * The People Who Love You When No One Else Will by Cecile Gilmer * When Children Are Wanted by Margaret Sanger * The Person I Want To Bring Into This World by Laura Shipler Chico * There Is No Blame; There Is Only Love by Ann Karasinski This collection makes the perfect Mother's Day gift.
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I flagged so many quotes from these stories…A Mother's Gift could be enjoyed by anyone.
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5 Minutes for Books
About Dan Gediman
Dan Gediman is executive director of This I Believe, a nonprofit organization that collects and presents the core personal philosophies of Americans, ranging from the famous to the previously unknown. These short statements of belief have been featured on public radio since 2005. A twenty-five-year public radio veteran, Gediman’s work has won many of public broadcasting’s most prestigious awards, including the duPont-Columbia Award.
About Various
Fred Sanders, an actor and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has received critics’ praise for his audio narrations that range from nonfiction, memoir, and fiction to mystery and suspense. He been seen on Broadway in The Buddy Holly Story, in national tours for Driving Miss Daisy and Big River, and on such television shows as Seinfeld, The West Wing, Will and Grace, Numb3rs,Titus, and Malcolm in the Middle. His films include Sea of Love, The Shadow, and the Oscar-nominated short Culture. He is a native New Yorker and Yale graduate.