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Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul: 102 Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Life's Challenges

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Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are joined by Heather McNamara, senior editor of the series, in this unforgettable collection of inspiring and uplifting stories. Sure to become a favorite of readers who love Chicken Soup for its stories of overcoming life's obstacles, challenges, heartbreaks and pain, this book emphasizes triumph in the face of overwhelming odds. A timeless testament to the indomitable human spirit, this collection is sure to encourage, support, comfort and, most of all, inspire all readers for years to come.

350 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

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Jack Canfield

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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.

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1,381 reviews3,653 followers
October 20, 2023

I simply love reading Jack Canfield's Chicken soup series. The real-life experiences written by people will help you to lift your spirits when you are having a tough time. This is one of my favorite books in this series.

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116 reviews30 followers
December 31, 2016
اسم الكتاب: شوربة دجاج للروح التي لاتعرف الهزيمة
عنوان جانبي: 101 قصة ملهمة حول التغلب على تحديات الحياة
تأليف:
جاك كانفيلد
مارك فيكتور هانسن
هيثر ماكنمارا
الطبعة الأولى 2013
الناشر : مكتبة جرير
التقييم : خمس نجوم


احببت كل قصة وشعر ومقال فيه
ما اجمل ان ترى
صبر الإنسان
صمود الإنسان
كفاح الإنسان
ارواح أبت الإنكسار للضغوط والقهر العجز والحزن
اناس جعلوا قلوبهم وعقولهم شعلا من النشاط وروح المبادرة والعزم والإنجاز الأخاذ
لأنفسهم وعوائلهم واحبتهم وكل البشرية
بعضهم غير متعلمين على الإطلاق
بعضهم مرضى بأمراض صعبة
بعضهم اطفال ابرياء
ولكنهم أرادوا التغير
وحققوه
انصح بقراءته بشدة
فهو مليئ بالقصص الملهمة
إنه ببساطة رائع
جدا


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1,412 reviews837 followers
October 25, 2016
خلال ما يربو من الشهر قرات قصص الكتاب واحدة تلو الاخرى

للوهلة الاولى خدعنى الاسم
Chicken Soup Unsinkable Soul
اعتقد انه عن مكافحين و عصاميين او رجال اعمال تعرضوا ل صدمات مالية و تجارية لينهضوا من جديد
او حتى ابطال او محاربين
و لكنه كان عن غير ذلك تماما
و لقد صحح لى ذلك مفاهيم كثيرة و رمم كسور و قصور فى وجدانى

ليست بالضرورة ان تكون الكارثة او الازمة مالية....فاحيانا حتى وجود المال و بوفرة لن يحل مشكلتك او مشكلة من تحب..نعم
تخيل مثلا اصابتك ب الايدز او سرطان او ان يكون احد اطفالك مصاب ب مرض فى المخ او توحد او تأخر ف القدرات العقلية
هى امور حتى وجود المال لن يحلها
و لن يسعد احد

ليس بالضرورة كل بطل صاحب روح لا تعرف الهزيمة ان يكون رجل طويل عريض سوبر هيرو
ذو نظرة واثقة ثاقبة
و عضلات فولاذية
او رجل اعمال ببدلة و نظرة صقر و ذقن حادة الملامح توحى بالتصميم
و عقل خارق
لا..لا..لا ابدا

الروح التى لا تعرف الهزيمة ..قد تكون لدى رجل ناضج و لكنه ...معاق...مبتور احد الاطراف...ذو قدرات محدودة...بذراع واحد...او حتى بدون اطراف خالص..او اعمى ...او اميّ .... او او او
او لدى امراة ... انسة ..قزمة...او قبيحة ..او عمياء او حتى زوجة معيلة ل اطفال بدون زوج او بدون منزل او بدون دخل ثابت او معاقة او مصابة او مقاتلة ضد مرض خبيث
او حتى لدى طفل ولد او بنت .... منبوذ...فقير...معاق...اعمى ..مشلول...متأخر القدرات ....
او حتى حيوان ضعيف ك طائر مكسور الجناح او قط محترق او عجل وليد بعين واحدة مشوه او او او

لا تخجل من تعلم الدرس فى الصمود من طفل او حتى حيوان مصاب او رجل او امراة اقل منك فى المستوى الاجتماعية و المهارات و القدرات
فقد يكون لديه ما هو ليس لديك ببساطة روح لا تعرف الهزيمة او اليأس

الكتاب اكئبنى فى بعض القصص
و رفع معنوياتى فى السماء فى قصص اخرى
الاكيد انه :"من شاف بلاوى الناس تهون عليه بلوته"
و من يرى اناس فى موقف اضعف منه بمراحل يقفو موقف الابطال امام مرض او فقر او نكبة
يجب ان يشكر الله عز و جل على نعمته عليه
و يحترم نفسه و يقف برجولة و بدون نحيب امام مواقف هى بالتأكيد اقل بكثير مما فى قصص تلك المجموعة المؤثرة

سؤال و لما هى قصص مؤثرة و عاطفية و حلوة اوى كدا طب ليه ال 3/5
اولا لبعض القصص دون المستوى
ثانيا لبعض الفصول اللى عبارة عن قصائد و طبعا كانت الاصلية ب الانجليزية مسجوعة rhyme
لكن عند ترجمتها لما يماثلها ف العربية اصبحت غير مسجوعة
ف قفزت كل الفصول ذات القصائد لانها غير مهمة بالنسبة لى

الكتاب التالى : Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People: 101 Stories about Overcoming the Economic Crisis and Other Challenges
و اتمنى يكون عن الكوارث وا لنكبات المالية و كيف يعود رجال الاعمال الطموحين للوقوف من جديد هو المماثل للكتاب محل الريفيو و لكن من الناحية المالية و الاقتصادية
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587 reviews27 followers
March 26, 2025
A group of co-workers gave me this book when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. This book makes me feel inspire and gave me the support I need. When I feel down, I go back and read a few pages again.
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30 reviews64 followers
September 30, 2009
قصص من الواقع لأناس لم يعرفوا معنى اليأس
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2,058 reviews34 followers
August 20, 2024
These books are always uplifting and motivating to me, and this book delivered. The tale of Smokey the cat who was badly burned but survived brought tears to my eyes. I loved the story about giving our children roots and wings - we want them to have a strong family foundation, but we want them to have wings to fly away towards their dreams when they are old enough. That thought brings tears to my eyes. Another story talked about putting a loved pet to sleep and that made me cry too. Another story talked about how the number on a scale can affect our mood - so true! The last story talked about using special things in our lives - if we never use those things we deem special, we never get to enjoy them!
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25 reviews30 followers
March 11, 2021

I originally bought this book in a second hand bookstore and chose it because the title of the book sounded familiar, and it´s the second time that I have read this amazing book, and I am truly happy to have it in my recent months.

Everyone of the 99 stories had something to inspire me to keep going or simply to enjoy the short but powerfull stories.

I hope to lend it to people that also enjoy it, because when they tell me about a certain story I remember how it make me feel at the moment.

It really is Chicken soup for the soul and heart.
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433 reviews12 followers
June 11, 2021
"Jangan takut terinjak kaki, jika kau belajar dansa." - Lewis Freedman⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Heather McNamara (1999)⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Diterbitkan oleh : @bukugpu ⁣⁣⁣, cetakan kesebelas: Agustus 2010⁣
Genre : Self-help⁣
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Buku ini adalah kumpulan cerita yang merupakan pengalaman sejati mereka-mereka yang telah berhasil berjuang mengatasi tantangan hidup. Setiap cerita menekankan pada keberhasilan mereka dalam menghadapi semua rintangan hidup dan menunjukkan bahwa bagaimanapun sulitnya situasi, setiap orang dapat melaluinya dan muncul sesuatu kekuatan untuk lebih menghargai kehidupan ini. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Setengah sudah buku ini aku baca, dan penuh post-it di sana sini. 😅Sejauh ini aku paling terharu yang baru aku baca tadi malam, Wind Beneath My Wings. Kisah seorang ibu yang putrinya bunuh diri pada usia 18 tahun. Pamit pergi ke rumah teman, tak tahunya dia pergi ke tempat sepi, dan memasukkan moncong senapan ke mulutnya. 😖😖😖⁣. Si ibu ditinggal dengan sejuta pertanyaan: Mengapa??? ⁣
Usut punya usut, si anak menderita bipolar disorder atau manik depresif. ⁣⁣
Pertarungan-pertarungan yang sangat melelahkan dan menguras emosi ini memberi inspirasi bagi kita sekaligus menjadi pengingat bahwa kita adalah jiwa-jiwa yang mampu menghadapi tantangan hidup seberat apa pun. Karena itu, bertahanlah.⁣⁣
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Jadi ingat ayat Alkitab, 2 Timotius 4:7 "Aku telah mengakhiri pertandingan yang baik, aku telah mencapai garis akhir dan aku telah memelihara iman."⁣⁣
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Have fait my friend! ⁣⁣
Aku lanjut baca dulu lagi ya...⁣⁣⁣ 😊⁣
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#chickensoup #chickensoupfortheunsinkablesoul
#selfhelp⁣
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Profile Image for Sara Alhooti.
503 reviews117 followers
February 22, 2010
قرأته منذ أربعة أعوام تقريبا
الكتاب رائع .. ومؤثر
فيه الكثير من الدروس التي يمكن التعلم منها
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70 reviews47 followers
April 18, 2011
قرأته منذ سنتين، واعود له كلما ضجرت من الحياة ويأس، فعلا كتاب ذكي وملهم.
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1 review
November 22, 2016
Strength to keep moving forward can be obtained from anywhere, and it includes this book. :)
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33 reviews63 followers
October 15, 2017
3.5
It's good .
inspirational .

But I have read better chicken soups, which are pageturners, with better selection of the stories ^_^.
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1,022 reviews9 followers
September 7, 2017
I read this book immediately after reading Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book, and it lacked the same emotional punch I felt with that one. Nothing outwardly wrong with 'Unsinkable Soul', but nothing specifically memorable either. It was a nice collection of stories focused on the general theme of perseverance despite the odds, broken up into subsections which narrowed that focus further. I will admit to getting tired of the stories having all the same sub-theme towards the end of each section and feel the book would have been just as good if the stories weren't segregated in this way. Still an enjoyable read, perfect for reading a few stories at a time while working out or waiting in the car for someone/something.
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6 reviews
October 31, 2025
REMINISCING THE OLD TIMES: CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE UNSINKABLE SOUL

It is one of the very first books I read when I was young. My mom bought this book and I happened to peak onto its' pages whenever she was spending her time with it. After that, I found myself silently rummaging through it almost everyday. Through this book, I started to take an interest in learning about life and the beauty of it. One of the most profound story I still remember even until now is the burnt cat. Oh, and because of this book, I also realized that my late mother is truly a kind person; someone I aspire to be when I grow up. I would recommend everyone to at least read this book once in their lifetimes. It is, indeed, a perfect 'chicken soup' for your 'dark and cold days'.

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33 reviews22 followers
October 9, 2023
عند قراءه هذا الكتاب اتبع نصائح الكاتب لك
لا تتعجل في قراءه هذا الكتاب خذ وقتك واستمتع به وتذوق ما به وعش به بكل كيانك
فقد شبه قراءه هذا الكتاب
بجلوسك لتناول وجبه تشمل كل أنواع اللحوم والمشهيات والحلويات والفاكهه وهي وجبه قد تكون غنيه جدا
وجبه بلا خبز ولا خضار ولا سلطات فكلها من الجوهر والسمين لا غث فيها

فلا تكتفي بمجرد القراءه بل خذ وقتك في هضمها وخذ منها خبره لتجارب الحياه

يقول الكتاب فكل القصص التي ذكرت في الكتاب
مكتوبه مم وجهه نظر اصحابها وباسلوبهم ووجهه نظرهم
9 reviews
May 19, 2017
This book was very well carried out. It focuses on many struggles of life. What I also liked about this book is that it uses many casual and ordinary stories. You can skip around and read the stories which you are most interested. This book helped me to regain emotional control over myself, and even though I wasn't going through tough times, this will definitely help in the future. Would recommend to college people in finals week lol.
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10 reviews1 follower
February 7, 2025
Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul is the kind of book that could give us courage to overcome all the obstacles in daily life, such as emotional or financial problems, fighting against illness, ups and downs in trying to achieve life goals, or when we're trying to become a better person.

When we or someone we know is facing a very exhausting "battle", we can give inspiration by reminding that we are the souls who could overcome the life obstacles.

Rating from me: 5/5. ⭐📚
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81 reviews7 followers
October 16, 2017
It's an inspirational book. It helped me to sort out some of the confusions in my head .
1 review1 follower
May 31, 2019
This is the best book from the series! They have been a beautiful part of my childhood and have helped me grow in ways I had never imagined. So thankful to my Aunt for introducing these to me!
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1,307 reviews5 followers
October 3, 2019
Always a good read to uplift the soul and put life into perspective.
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166 reviews44 followers
March 10, 2020
Those trees wake up in the morning and beat their chests and drink their coffee black.

This book tells short stories that will remind us what really matters in life.
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36 reviews
October 6, 2020
كتاب تنميه بشريه صادق وواقعى لا يعرف الكذب او المجامله او الواقع المثالى السخيف ف اغلب كتب التنميه البشريه الحاليه ،
انصحكم به بشده
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3 reviews31 followers
December 9, 2020
Each story in this book is a wonderful selection of inspiration stories and fresh insight into how to live every day to its fullest.
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210 reviews20 followers
August 2, 2021
neesmu pārliecināta ka šis dod prieku-drīzāk depresija no tiem visiem raudamgabaliem
262 reviews11 followers
November 6, 2021
Inspirational Stories which makes you think about a lot of things.
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