Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People: 101 Stories about Overcoming the Economic Crisis and Other Challenges

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark

Tough times won’t last, but tough people will. Many people have lost money and many are losing their jobs, homes, or at least making cutbacks. Many others have faced life-changing natural disasters, such as hurricanes and fires, as well as health and family difficulties Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People is all about overcoming adversity, pulling together, making do with less, facing challenges, and finding new joys in a simpler life.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Inspirational, Short Stories

414 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Jack 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.

Reviews

[Ramy · Rating 2 out of 5]

الكتاب الاخير من شوربة دجاج للروح
قد قراته كان
شوربة دجاج لحياة لا تعرف اليأس
و اعطيته 3/5
و ذلك لا يخفى احباطى حينما تم تضليلى فى محتواه ظننت انه عن رجال الاعمال عصاميين او العائدين من الديون و الصفر للنهوض من جديد
الا انه اتضح انه عن اصحاب الارواح القوية وا لعزيمة من المعاقين و المرضى الميئوس من شفاءهم و مصابى الحرب
بل و حتى الاطفال المعاقين او القطط وا لكلاب المحروقة او المصابة

و ظننت ان ضالتى " رجال الاعمال عصاميين او العائدين من الديون و الصفر" فى الكتاب اللى بين يدينا الان
شوربة دجاج للروح: أوقات صعبة و أشخاص أقوياء
ليخيب ظنى مرة اخرى
الكتاب ايضا عن اوقات محن اغلبها مشاكل عائلية او امراض مستعصية
اغلب صاحبات القصص سيدات لمزيد من التعاطف
الاكيد ان الراجل ايضا تحدث لهم مصايب و بلاوى لكن تحدث لهم البلاوى و تظل او تنتهى بينما لا يحكون و ان انتهت لا يحبون تذكرها و لاا حكيها
على عكس السيدات
الذين يحكوا عن مصابهم خلال المصيبة و بعدها و للابد
اغلب حكايات الكتاب عن العنف الاسرى -الامراض المستعصية - حكايات عن فقر ثم ثراء ثم فقر ثم تحسن -
فقط كانت القصص
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هم الاجمل و الاروع ضمن ال 110 قصة بالكتاب
انصح بقرائتهم منفردين و كفى

الكتاب التالى : How to Get Rich
هو محاولة لاعادة استكماله بعد توقف

[MuuLee · Rating 5 out of 5]

quite a long book, the book tell about tough situations that happen to people and how they deal with it.

The part I really like is "Do it Yourself or Do it without", that chapter tells me that we can learn a lot of things especially upon dealing with small problems before they become disasters. I also like when they mention that coping is not the same as thriving.

[Lenore Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

But what do we do in tough times? How do we hold on? What motivates us to get up again. Too keep trying for one more step, day, event?
I think it is part in knowing we are not here alone. We have God beside us, often carrying us through. Our family and friends are often in the very same boat with us. Mostly helping us row with that one oar that is left. People have done this before us...and came through stronger. We can grow and have patience and strength by hearing their stories. In Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People there are many of these such stories. And an abundance of hope, faith, love and trust within the same pages. Stories that lift us up. Stories that teach us lessons. Most often stories that touch our own souls.

[Liz Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the Chicken Soup series of books and found the stories in this particular one quite inspiring -- feel free to read the rest of my review on This Full House Gone Shoppin' or follow the following link to take you there:

http://tinyurl.com/kj6yrz

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for folks going through tough times of any sort. The stories tell how others got through tough times and give you ideas of how to handle them yourself.

[Pat Hurtado]

Life is full of resilient people. Challenging times bring out the inner strength that we may not have realized we are capable of possessing.

[NuNu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I noticed this book sharing a space with many "To Be Read" books. Although the book was published following the Recession it appeared to be relevant to the current crisis occurring around the world. I found some of the stories very interesting and some left me thinking it could have been worse.
The closing of libraries has encouraged me to read several books that have been patiently waiting for someone to open them and enjoy.

[Tara Adler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had for a long time and while older couldn't be more perfect

This was written for the great recession. But I think there is a lot about this that is perfect for 2020. Because this year has been really bad and I needed to see stories of faith and things getting better and people making it through difficult times. I'm going to keep praying that I can make it through these difficult times.

[Stella · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to admit, the first couple chapters of this book weren't my cup of tea. I guess I wasn't expecting this book to be mainly focused on the recession. After the first couple chapters though, some other stories did come up and I enjoyed those. I will also be reading the second part of this book, count your blessings, since I unknowingly, had it in my collection already.

[Oindrila Majumder · Rating 5 out of 5]

So inspiring❤

[Hm · Rating 3 out of 5]

جيدة جداً

[Olivia Bentton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good. I love it.

[Sofy · Rating 3 out of 5]

- يحوي الكثير من القصص التي مر بها أناس قد تكالبت عليهم الدنيا وضاقت عليهم الأرض بما رحبت ، فتهون عليك ما تمر به تارة وتواسيك تارةً أخرى.

- ضايقني كثيراً استخدامهم للالف المقصورة بدل الياء.

[Haryo Nurtiar]

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[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t know about you but for me, times just seem a little tougher than they’ve used to be. It’s nice to be able to pick up a book like Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People and get a bit of inspiration throughout my day. Real stories from peoples everyday lives like our own can be one the greatest up lifters in this day and age next to the Bible.

This book is filled with 101 stories about overcoming the economic crisis and other daily challenges. It’s very easy to browse through, you can read it straight or like me, pick through the various categories to whatever suits your mood/situation.

This book is wonderful coffee table, bedside, or bathroom reader, in my opinion. It would make the a great gift for anybody that you know!

[Mcboyz51 · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a reader from third world country, i think some of the stories are not inspiring at all. Eg : because of the depression you cant travel anywhere. becoz of some minor injuries or a few problems made you feel depressed and thinking you are great because you are able to overcome it sounded a bit exaggerated to me. Maybe these stories inspired other people but not the people from 3rd world country im sure. Granted there are a few other stories in this book which are reaaly inspiring. So, for me it was worth it reading all the crappy stories just to get to the good ones. Some good stories are just worth it.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

In Jan after my husband lost his job, I saw this title on my book list and thought now might be just the right time to read this.

Stories of loss, both material and physical are in here. I did skip over quite a few of the stories involving illness. I've been through a lot of that myself and didn't feel the need to go back to those times.

What I did enjoy as reading about people who seemed to have a really good life, only to have the recession send them one step back in life. The consensus is really that old saying, "It's not what happens to you, it's how you deal with the problem", which was a nice reminder when your going through tough times.

[Karah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would say over ninety percent of the contributors were female. This edition could easily have been titled Tough Times, Tough Women. Earnestly, few men wrote pieces. This book definitely provided fuel for my upcoming semester. I am no stranger to the Chicken Soup series. ( I remember the craze surrounding Chicken Soup in the 90s.) True to the title.

[Dodoworld · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book while Im in the car or waiting rooms in hospital or anywhere. It tells many short stories about tough times and how we shall be tough enough to overcome any matter. I can say I liked it a little bit

[Nishalini Rajasekar · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book but probably it did not really have an impact on me since I have not gone through similar circumstances. However definitely a should-read book for those who have been sacked etc as a result of the crisis.

[San Dwi · Rating 3 out of 5]

banyak kontributor di buku ini yang mengutip ayat dari Alkitab

mungkinkah kl saya buat chicken soup for the soul untuk muslim ?

air zam zam untuk batin anda ?
kurma ajwa untuk jiwa anda ?
bismillah untuk ruhiyah anda ?

hahaha

[Crystal]

Well, I thought I'd read this for the uplifting stories, but they all made me kind of sad, really. :)

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book has become sort of my bible, i only read in when im in confused or troubled times...

[Milissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the Best Chicken Soup book I've read...but I still enjoyed the book.

[Pixismiler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good book with mostly stories of how people survived the economic downturn.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a very interesting book. I understood that everyone has tough times. I love this book. I enjoyed this book.

[Martin Goldberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great content. Listened to the Audible audio version, which was excruciating to due terrible narration. Buy the book.

[Islam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always love Chicken Soup for the Soul and the stories in it very much

[Mie Xui]

Tough moment must have frequently happened to me because I wasn't emotionally carried by the stories in this book.

[Bayan Al-ghadeer · Rating 4 out of 5]

"ثمة أمور لا نرغب في حدوثها، لكن علينا أن نتقبلها، و أمور لا نرغب في معرفتها، لكن علينا أن نعرفها، و أناس لا يمكننا العيش بدونهم، لكن علينا أن نفقدهم."
"حسناً، هذة طبيعية الحياة"