Chicken Soup for the Soul is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short and dense inspirational stories and motivational essays. The name "Chicken Soup For The Soul" was chosen for this series because of the use of chicken soup as a home remedy for the sick, and therefore it was "good for the body." The inspirational stories included in this series were meant to be "good for the soul".
The 101 stories in the first book of the series were compiled by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. The first book sold millions of copies and launched the series. There are now over 3 copies in print and in 54 languages worldwide. There have been over 200 titles.
(Cited from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Soup_for_the_Soul)
A Chicken Soup for the Soul stories is all about inspirational, true stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. There are stories that opens the heart and rekindles the spirit. The book is a simple, inter-denominational, living art piece that touches the soul of the readers and helps them discover basic principles when they know how to use in their own lives. Besides that they are personal and often filled with emotions and drama, they are filled with vivid images created by using the five senses. In some stories, the readers feel that they are actually in the scene with the people.
Chicken Soup for the Soul stories are written by the first person and have a beginning, middle and an ending that often closes with a punch, creating emotion rather than simply describe about it. Chicken Soup for the Soul stories have heart, but also something extra elements that makes us all feel more hopeful, more connected, more thankful, more passionate and better about life in general. Stories that causes tears, laughter, goosebumps or any combination of these. A good story can covers the range of human emotions.
The most powerful stories are always about how people extending themselves, or performing an act of love, service or courage for another person.
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