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Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul 2 : More Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Mothers
A poignant collection of stories for and about the mothers in our lives features chapters on Love, Becoming a Mother, Mothers and Daughters, Miracles, Special Moments, Letting Go, and much more. Simultaneous. 750,000 first printing.
383 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2000
About the author
Jack Canfield
1,309 books1,768 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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October 1, 2018
This book was perfect for the brief moments I have while working or sitting in the van waiting for a kid. It was the perfect palate cleanser after finishing a disturbing book because it was light and not intense.
As a personal preference, the chapter about "miracles" was a little much for me but I'm not going to knock the stories in them.
As a personal preference, the chapter about "miracles" was a little much for me but I'm not going to knock the stories in them.
April 7, 2008
You can't go wrong reading a chicken soup book... Every story in them is heartwarmin and soul lifting... When your having a hard ay with your kids lock yourself in your room for 10 minutes let them rampage and read a short story. you'll walk our with more patience than you can imagine.
November 27, 2012
I like to expand my maternal horizons.
February 1, 2018
There are some great, heartwarming stories but there are also stories which are heavy on God and religion so if that isn't your jam (like me), there are some to skip over.
April 30, 2021
If anyone reads these reviews, they might think I'm lying. How did I finish this book a day after Rainbow Valley? Truth is, this book has sat on my bedside table for some time. I'd read a few stories before bed (except the two about dying I skipped) and go to sleep feeling touched and sometimes amazed. I highly recommend the readers of the review doing the same. PS The beginning date is totally a mystery.
April 24, 2026
I gave this book to my mom 24 years ago; 9 years before she passed away. I hope she read it and knew that to me, she was every mother in every one of these stories.
It has taken me 13 years to finally read it myself and reflect on "motherhood", from being the child of a mother, to being a mother, to be a grandmother. I miss her every day, but reading these stories helped me feel her presence near; ever so close to my heart. Happy Mother's Day mom!
It has taken me 13 years to finally read it myself and reflect on "motherhood", from being the child of a mother, to being a mother, to be a grandmother. I miss her every day, but reading these stories helped me feel her presence near; ever so close to my heart. Happy Mother's Day mom!
February 13, 2018
I always enjoy these books, have read over a dozen; inspirational and thought provoking.
August 19, 2019
Makes you smile
June 20, 2020
Not a mother, but this one speaks volumes to me.
October 5, 2021
Many touching stories of how mother's effect their children's lives. Some very happy stories and some tearjerkers.
May 17, 2023
Such short stories with so much meaning!
July 25, 2024
Loved it so much. ☺️
January 22, 2008
Like others Chicken Soup, this book inspire me. It scared me as well, when I found that being mother was not as easy as what people say. My mum always says that it was easy to be a good mother as long as you have love (I Corinthians 13: 4-8). But, I know through this book, my mum didn't lie at all, but she forgot to tell me how hard it is to keep the love within.
February 8, 2008
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July 21, 2008
I had never any version of Chicken Soup for the ... The stories were definitely tear jerking at times, but worth buying the extra Kleenex.
February 17, 2009
Love it!
June 22, 2010
Full of inspirational and moving stories about the unique bond between a mother and her son.
November 7, 2010
How do I add it
January 10, 2011
My Story "A Doll for Alice" is in this edition.
Alice Ferguson Martin
Alice Ferguson Martin
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July 28, 2011My mom contributed a story to this book (about a doll she had made for my grandmother one xmas), can't remember what page it's on.
January 2, 2016
Cried buckets n tubs, but found inspiration n comradery which made the tears absolutely worthwhile!
July 27, 2011
Loved it.
August 19, 2011
Good to read, but nto all at the same time.
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November 3, 2017A book with multiple authors
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