The classic New York Times bestseller that started it all— and according to USA Today, one of the top five books in the past quarter century “that leave a legacy.” The Classic Original... with 30 new bonus stories for the next 30 years!

Everyone is still talking about it. Thirty years after its creation, this bestseller continues to change lives around the world. Rediscover the power of inspiration with timeless stories about the everyday miracles that illuminate the best of the human spirit.

Whether you’re discovering Chicken Soup for the Soul for the first time, or you are a long-time fan, this book will inspire you to be a better person, reach for your highest potential, overcome your challenges, improve your relationships, and embrace the world around you.

Read your favorite original stories plus 30 bonus stories, including ones by:

MK Asante • Rev. Michael Beckwith • Gabrielle Bernstein • Jack Canfield • Kris Carr • Deepak Chopra • Lori Deschene • Tony D’Urso • Pat Farnack • Eric Handler • Mark Victor Hansen • Robert Holden • Tory Johnson • Mastin Kipp • Rabbi Steve Leder • Joan Lunden • Brad Meltzer • Amy Newmark • Deborah Norville • Nick Ortner • Laura Owens • Zibby Owens • Tony Robbins • don Miguel Ruiz • Sophfronia Scott • Jane Wolfe

Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.

This first batch of Chicken Soup for Teens consists of 101 stories every teenager can relate to and learn from -- without feeling criticized or judged. This edition contains important lessons on the nature of friendship and love, the importance of belief in the future, and the value of respect for oneself and others, and much more.

Today's kids face grave issues and harder decisions than ever before. Gang warfare, violence, drugs, alcohol, smoking, pregnancy, depression and suicide have found their way into middle and elementary schools. Divorce splits apart families every day. These issues make kids feel as if they must understand and accept all the troubles of the world.

Every year, millions of women wait with anticipation as they watch their test strip change from white to pink, thus beginning the awesome adventure of becoming a mother. This latest Chicken Soup book will find a place in the loving hearts and anxious minds of expectant mothers (and some fathers, too ).

Whether you're a veteran grandma or a Nana-to-be, this collection of stories will warm your heart and make you laugh about the universal experiences of being a grandmother.

We can all remember a time when we were young and under-the- weather, and Mom soothed and nurtured us back to health with her magical chicken soup elixir. Now we can revisit those cherished moments with a delightful batch of stories for and about mothers. Celebrity contributions include Barbara Bush, Reba McEntire, Erma Bombeck and Montel Williams.

This shining collection brings you inspiration and comfort in special chapters on marriage, motherhood, aging, bridging the generations, attitude, self-esteem and higher wisdom. Stories honor the strength and reveal the beauty of the feminine spirit. Included are incredible stories from Oprah Winfrey, Leo Buscaglia, Linda Ellerbee, Robert Fulghum, Kathie Lee Gifford and many others.

For teens who make God an integral part of their lives, teens who are sorting through doubts about whether God really cares about them, and teens who don't know God at all, Chicken Soup for the Christian Teenage Soul may be one of the most influential books they'll ever read.

Baby Boomer Alert
Get ready for the "next" prime of your life

"Today we're living so much longer and more productively that age sixty has truly become the new age forty-the prime of life when our careers are in full swing, our minds are at their most creative, and our passions burn their hottest. "-Mark Victor Hansen and Art Linkletter

So how do we ensure that our bodies remain fit, our minds alert and creative, our finances stable-even growing-throughout our senior years? TV icon Art Linkletter (incredibly active in several enterprises at the age of 94) and "Chicken Soup for the Soul(R)" cocreator Mark Victor Hansen team up to show us how.

Much more than a pep talk about maintaining a youthful attitude in our Second Prime, "How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life" provides tools we can "use" strategies, self-tests, worksheets and resources, plus dozens of inspiring stories and humorous anecdotes. Woven together by the authors' own invincible spirits, these empowering principles come alive as Hansen and Linkletter motivate us to find greater purpose and passion in what we do, making the rest of our lives the "best" ever.

Chicken Soup for the Veteran's Soul will inspire and touch any veterans and their families, and allow others to appreciate the freedom for which they fought.

"Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Dog's Life "honors all the memorable ages and stages of our lovable canine's lives. Readers will laugh, cry, nod along with these heartwarming and inspiring stories.
It's a dog's life. From puppyhood antics to the twilight years and saying goodbye, "Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Dog's Life "captures the entire experience of living through the natural life cycle with our dogs, with special attention to senior dogs and grieving. All dog lovers will laugh, cry, and recognize themselves and their furry friends in these heartwarming and inspiring stories.

Nothing beats the friendship between women- the understanding and support during tough times, the laughter and fun during good times. Whether they've just met or they're childhood pals, women support each other, understand each other, share advice, and have great fun together. These stories will make you laugh out loud, tear up a little, and call a friend to share what you've read. You'll read chapters called: My Group, about book groups, play groups, clubs, coworkers, and more The New Friend Project, about women who have successfully found new friends It Works, about the magical way that even improbable friendships work She Knows, about the special connections women have with their friends Down the Block, about the friends we find in our own neighborhoods Taking the Plunge, about finding the courage to reach out to a potential new friend Adventures with the Girls, about hilarious trips and escapades with friends

From Barbies to your first bra, from holding your teddy bear to slowdancing with your first boyfriend, from knowing everyone in elementary school to trying to make new friends in middle school. . . . When dealing with these changes, it's no wonder preteen girls can freak out from time to time.

1. People turn to Chicken Soup at stressful times in their lives. Last general CS cancer book sold 700,000 copies and is twelve years old, so time for new one
2. David Tabatsky was Consulting Editor for the very successful Marlo Thomas book, The Right Words at the Right Times 2
3. After the full length Chicken Soup book (101 stories) is bound in a free memoir from a cancer patient with intimate details of her disease and powerful advice and wisdom
4. Book includes resources section as well, with helpful medical and support resources for patients and families
A support group you can hold in your hand, this loving and inspirational collection of intimate stories, by cancer patients and their loved ones, medical professionals, clergy and friends, is a must-read for anyone affected by cancer. Writers shsre all their experiences-from the diagnosis, to breaking the news to loved ones, to discussing the effect on home, school and work, from securing a medical team to living through an ever changing self-image, from the embarrassment of losing hair to discovering a new spirituality.

A bonus book, a no-holds-barred memoir by cancer patient Elizabeth Bayer, is bound into this volume, after the full-length Chicken Soup for the Soul book.