If you like hearing people speak from the heart about something that matters to them, you’ll love the CD-Audio book of This I Believe: the personal philosophies of remarkable men and women. This I Believe was a daily radio program in the early 1950s hosted by Edward R. Murrow on which well-known and unknown Americans read five-minute essays about their personal philosophies of life. In 2005, NPR resurrected the concept, inviting listeners to write essays about the ‘beliefs that guide their daily lives.’ The book by this same title is a collection of some of the most provocative essays from both the original Murrow program and the NPR program. I found the CD-Audio of This I Believe to be especially powerful because it consists of the original recordings of the authors reading their essays. The essayists share a range of perspectives on a range of topics. Eleanor Roosevelt speaks about the need for each of to think through and decide what we believe for ourselves; a young Hispanic woman who lost her brother through gang warfare explains why everyone, even members of the rival gang, deserves flowers on their grave. Some are serious – Albert Einstein speaks of the ideal of service to mankind. Others are more lighthearted – a restaurant critic tells why he believes in barbecue. Regardless of their social stature, each essayist is given the same amount of time to share their unique perspectives. This book/Cd-Audio affirmed my belief that we all have a contribution to make to the “collective wisdom.”