title : Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul : 101 Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Life's Challenges
author : Canfield, Jack
publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
isbn10 | asin :
print isbn13 : 9781558746992
ebook isbn13 : 9780585104942
language : English
subject Conduct of life, Spiritual life.
publication date : 1999
lcc : BJ1597.C45 1999eb
ddc : 158.1/28
subject : Conduct of life, Spiritual life.
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What People are Saying about Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul . . .
"This is a very smart book. It understands that no obstacle in life is hardy enough to resist a strong character, a valiant heart and a ready sense of humor."
Eunice Shriver
founder, Special Olympics,
executive vice president, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
"It is known that nothing is more important than persistence and perseverance. Unsinkable Soul is a moving read."
James Redfield
author, The Celestine Prophecy
"Too many of us stuff our bodies and starve our souls. Now straight out of God's kitchen comes Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul. I heartily recommend it for those who've learned that we cannot live by bread alone."
Jack Anderson
news correspondent
"The search for inspiring, uplifting and challenging illustrations for the Sunday sermon has been made extremely easy through the wonderful stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul. The congregation always wants to know the source of the stories. These true-life stories are great encouragement to hungry souls."
Dennis G. Wood
president, Purpose Ministries
"My dreams were dashed at age eighteen; I was completely paralyzed by polio. I eventually achieved my dreams because of encouragement from people like the ones in Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul."
Dan Miller
motivational speaker and author,
Living, Laughing and Loving Life!
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"Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul is a wonderful selection of inspirational stories. They tell how you can achieve a meaningful life with belief in yourself, in the greatness of people and the goodness of God."
Ruth Stafford Peale
chairman, Guideposts, Inc.
"Each story in Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul will be read with zest, pondered quietly, and used widelya truly life-affirming accomplishment."
Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, DHC, D.D.
author, Living When a Loved One Has Died
"Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul is a collection of short stories that are inspirational, heartwarming and profoundly meaningful. These anecdotes provide examples of the indomitable human spirit. Open your heart with this book and your life will be forever enriched."
Dr. Nilufer P. Medora
professor, child development and family studies
"Thank you for Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul! Everybody goes through tough times sooner or later. This book shows how others made it and how you can too."
Harold H. LeCrone Jr., Ph.D.
psychologist and author, Striking Out at Stress
"The stories in Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul are incredible! People need a well-balanced dietthis extraordinary Chicken Soup book meets that requirement resoundingly."
Ronnie Marroquin
president, Rutherford Publishing, Inc.
"Here is a book that can give hope to those in search of courage to those who need courage, and fresh insight into how to live every day to its fullest."
Venita VanCaspel Harris
author, Money Dynamics for the 1990s
founder, VanCaspel & Company, Inc.
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Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul
101 Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Life's Challenges
Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Heather McNamara
Health Communications, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
www.bci-online.com
www.chickensoup.com
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We would like to acknowledge the following publishers and individuals for permission to reprint the following material. (Note: The stories that were penned anonymously, that are in the public domain, or that were written by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen or Heather McNamara are not included in this listing.)
ISBN 1-55874-698-6 (trade paper) ISBN 1-55874-699-4 (hardcover)
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