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A Taste of Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul
Selected favorite stories from the full sized books of Chicken Soup for a Soul.
- GenresNonfictionCats
92 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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Jack Canfield
1,294 books1,755 followersJack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
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August 30, 2020
I have never heard of any A Taste of Chicken Soup books until I received this particular one and I have to say I appreciate this style. The book format isn't the bigger and slightly mobile awkward book that the originals are known for. As a result there are definitely a lot less stories than the originals but I think this bite-size book makes up for that trade-off.
In this particle book the contributors and authors share heartwarming stories of their kitties whether they have quirks such as befriending toys, being heroes to their human or other cats and the numerous ways that they inspired them whether it was by saving their job, reappearing after vanishing or even just teaching them how to savor life when things just seem so offset. As a result the first two stories had me crying while I was able to press through the other ones without as much emotional turmoil.
The writing is like the originals where it is easy to read and to understand. Many cat guardians will be able to recognize these special cat quirks and personalities, which are so endearing to to cat lovers all around the world. Although so far the opportunity perhaps may be lacking or just life in general doesn't have my own cat showing anything that would be worthy to put in a Chicken Soup book seemingly at this moment doesn't mean she isn't worthy for her own bit in the sun.
In the end these stories are only about four to six pages long so for the reader who likes to take the reading slow this would be the perfect book to take in bitesize pieces. Otherwise fans of the series, those wo need inspiring and/or are lovers of cats will most definitely find this to be quite a treasured submersive read.
In this particle book the contributors and authors share heartwarming stories of their kitties whether they have quirks such as befriending toys, being heroes to their human or other cats and the numerous ways that they inspired them whether it was by saving their job, reappearing after vanishing or even just teaching them how to savor life when things just seem so offset. As a result the first two stories had me crying while I was able to press through the other ones without as much emotional turmoil.
The writing is like the originals where it is easy to read and to understand. Many cat guardians will be able to recognize these special cat quirks and personalities, which are so endearing to to cat lovers all around the world. Although so far the opportunity perhaps may be lacking or just life in general doesn't have my own cat showing anything that would be worthy to put in a Chicken Soup book seemingly at this moment doesn't mean she isn't worthy for her own bit in the sun.
In the end these stories are only about four to six pages long so for the reader who likes to take the reading slow this would be the perfect book to take in bitesize pieces. Otherwise fans of the series, those wo need inspiring and/or are lovers of cats will most definitely find this to be quite a treasured submersive read.
July 18, 2021
Such a wonderful book. Each stories has its own messages and I love it so much. There is a joy inside it. And there is also a sadness inside it. All the feelings are mingling in my mind right now… totally worth it. xoxo!!! From Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia
December 31, 2020
A *mostly* uplifting collection of stories about heroic cats and their heroic owners/caretakers. I say *mostly* because there were a few disturbing bits about cat attacks or abuse that I could have done without. Unfortunately, those are the parts that have stuck with me, even though the end results of those scenes were hopeful ones.
January 31, 2021
Typical of this series’s type of stories. I thoroughly enjoyed the stories, even the ones that made me teary, I just restricted my rating to 3 stars as it’s not in a “great literature” category, not because there’s anything wrong with the book.
January 4, 2026
a friend of mine insisted this book helped actress Michelle Williams' mother get out of her own funk, as Michelle herself slowly realized she needed to study her mother's life in order to appreciate historical feminist traditions....
December 3, 2018
This was pretty cute. A little too short for my liking but still filled with heartwarming stories.
February 29, 2020
It’s a great short story that will make laugh and cry. I enjoyed it very.
June 19, 2021
It was great first Chicken Soup Book I read.
Stories were so short & such a quick read loved all of them
Stories were so short & such a quick read loved all of them
December 31, 2024
tears were in fact shed 🥲. cats truly are quiet, loving animals.
December 25, 2013
I had gotten this book about 7am this morning from Santa. ;) and started reading it about 9am it took me a true two hours to read in full. It's was unbelievably happy but also made me cry. I love cats and kittens no matter size but it was nice for them to have main coons since I have two amazing boys and can relate.
September 9, 2016
Some of the stories are what I expected (cute adoption stories, cat heroics, etc.) but there are also stories about cats dying. I don't want to read about how someone's cat dying taught them life lessons or whatever. I've gone through that in real life; I don't need it spelled out for me. It's not heartwarming. It just rips me up inside.
June 3, 2014
a cute taste of the actual book!
August 6, 2016
This book was adorable! The contributors truly captured the 'cattitudes' of their subjects. Enjoyable, heartwarming, and sweet.
September 17, 2016
Wonderful stories I can relate to with my cats
January 11, 2014
Heartwarming! ♥
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