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Chicken Soup for the Soul - Stories for a Better World

Chicken Soup For the Soul - Stories for a Better World

August 2, 2005, Sara Spence of Milwaukee WI, wrote an original short story that has been published in the newly released Chicken Soup For the Soul - Stories for a Better World, the most recent and 101st book in the #1 NY Times best selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

This story is titled Pets Teach Peace. In 'Pets Teach Peace' Dr. Ian Harris and his wife Sara Spence share how nonviolence can be used with more than people for conflict resolution. They trained their family's dog by using verbal communication instead of physical force as a means of discipline.

It was selected from over a thousand of potential stories submitted to be included in Chicken Soup For the Soul - Stories for a Better World because of its ability to touch the hearts of one person so that that person can in turn touch the heart of another person, and so on down the line. As author Howard Zinn says, small acts multiplied by millions of people, can change the world.

Released on August 9, 2005, Chicken Soup For the Soul - Stories for a Better World is a unique and magical book that contains a very special collection of all new stories of inspiration, understanding and love all dedicated to making the world a better place. Within these pages you ll find true guidance on how to make the world a little better every day so that together, just maybe, we will all truly make a difference.

We all have a story to tell. The elderly relative of Linda K. Williams, one of the senior co-authors for this book, was murdered by a drug addict for her Social Security check. Instead of letting that terrible act beat her down, Linda turned her pain into a movement to put an end to senseless violence.

This is just one of the 101 Chicken Soup for the Soul - Better World moments. Every story isn t as dramatic as Linda s but each story, poem or cartoon arrives as a moment as timeless as a small child giving water to her thirsty puppy. Innocent love is a window into a better world. Sometimes that window is as simple as a smile. Each of the stories selected and presented here is intended to rekindle the sense of wonder you felt when you experienced those wonderful goose bumps of emotion for the first time.

The stories selected for this book will challenge you, inspire you, make you cry, and make you laugh. Most of all, these stories will encourage us to imagine how we can make our world a safe place for our children, help us learn ways to resolve conflicts without violence, and inspire all of us to strive for a world where every individual is treated with respect and compassion.

The Chicken Soup for the Soul books were first published in 1993 and quickly rose to number one on the New York Times bestseller list. With over 80 million copies sold and 65 titles in 37 languages, Chicken Soup for the Soul has made international publishing history and garnered numerous prestigious awards for creators, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. Canfield and Hansen are joined on this book with coauthors Candice C. Carter, Susanna Palomares, Linda K. Williams, and Bradley L. Winch.

Media kits, review copies and local author interviews available on request.

For more information please hit reply or call Linda K. Williams on 619-583-8454 or email her directly at lindawms @ sdcoe.k12.ca.us

Posted by Evelin at August 4, 2005 02:32 PM
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