Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe: Selections from the 1950s Radio Series

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This collection of 100 2-page essays is a treasure of pearls of wisdom of life written by a broad range of folks from different backgrounds and experiences (from a cab driver to a United States President). Virtually every essay contained something useful to me, and I am using and planning to continue to use this book as a nightstand reader for many years to come. It is a book that elicited these questions, "Why was this book with such powerful and meaningful content not required reading for me in high school and/or college? Why is it not required reading today in our public and private schools and colleges?" It is a book that could have a significantly positive impact on lives --- young and old.One D. Move

Although I don't remember the original radio show, I do know of many of the larger than life people who shared their personal beliefs in this collection. It is the best kind of history to hear the words of people like Albert Einstein, Pearl Buck, and Elie Weisel. It's like having a chance to talk to them, pick their brains, and hear their philosophies, even if they are no longer with us. I may have been too young to experience first-hand how these people influenced our history and culture, but, knowing that they did makes these essays that much more powerful.

These selections from Murrow's early radio show give the reader a glimpse into the deepest thoughts and beliefs of some well known and not so well known people of our past. It's obvious that a great deal of thought went into the writing of these essays since the authors knew they were being recorded for posterity. The selections were made with care and are practically guaranteed to make the reader stop and think about their own reactions to the ideas expressed. Recommend for anyone who enjoys thinking about their own deepest beliefs.

... about something I believed in. On NPR there are some newer ones, which are great. Found this book online and thought it would be interesting since all of the essays are from the 50's. Very useful if you have to write an essay about something like this as well. Great book.

I wish our society would improve over time, but with all our advances, it hasn’t.This collection of short essays shows that there is hope.

A collection of essays by well known people describing their beliefs. All are inspiring. If we were to believe and practice some of the beliefs of the authors our world wood be more peaceful and safe.Michael

I read this book after reading Those Angry Days, The Murrow Boys, Citizins of London and Dying For Joe McCarthy so this book filled in the picture of these times and the man who so greatly influenced our country..

This really and truly isnt to missed, in contrast to more recent offerings of a similar nature or imitators each of the essays seems really well thought out, in a single paragraph or more at least is totally quotable, either as general good sense or in relation to whatever is the "point", as each essay does have a particular point or emphasis.The essays are selections from Murrow's radio show, all being about two and a bit pages long (500 words), with a panel at the finish which is a kind of biographical note about the author. There are people featured who are famous, for want of a better word, such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Robert Heinlein, Harry Truman, but some of the greatest essays, or ones which I thought were the greatest, were from completely unknown contributors, one of which was a 16yr old winner of a prize for their submission about searching for meaning and their beliefs.Reading it, I found it an uplifting and thought provoking book, while some of the points would require a bit of elaboration in a more in depth discussion, for instance two people can say they believe in freedom and clearly mean two very different things, it is clear that what they do believe is a consequence of their experience and some profound reflection. I think a lot of the contributors, where it not for their beliefs, would not have survived their life experiences to tell the tale of their beliefs too. It made me think about what I believe myself and conclude that I need to give this some more thought than I have to date and also about the nature of belief too. Recommended.

I really enjoyed this book. The people speaking are so diverse and different and the various ways of thinking is fascinating.