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"The steady Stream of inspirational books that flowed from publishing houses in the 1990s found such a spiritually needy audience that the stream has turned into an annual flood of new books with religious themes. The vanguard of this movement was the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which is still going strong ten years after its debut collection of inspirational stories hit bookstores with a bang. So far, the franchise claims to have racked up sales of more than 80 million copies of more than 60 Chicken Soup titles. As the series expands, individual volumes have been tailored for groups as narrow as pet owners, golfers, nurses, and fans of country music. Every publisher in the United States took note of the phenomenon. Now, hundreds of new books vie for the attention of spiritually minded readers each year."
David Crumm
"2003 Free Press holiday book guide"
Detroit Free Press
December 3, 2003
"When was the last time you smiled at a stranger? Or brought in your neighbor's rubbish bin? Maybe dropped in to welcome someone new to the street or helped a person struggling with heavy shopping to their car?
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Warren Bolon
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letters
with contributions from Jim Wheaton, Pamela Guthman Kissock, Susan Boyd, Linda Bargmann
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with contributions from David Crumm, Olga De Moeller, Mary Vuong
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Working for a HIGHER purpose
By Annette Kreutziger-Herr
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Witness for transformation
By Al Alonso
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My work with the girls of Bapure
By Ariana Herlinger
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Bringing good into view
By Verity Sell
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A TRANSFORMING EXPERIENCE
Shepherd Urenje
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WHY I volunteer
By Chris Radel
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Your life—forever vital
By Ann Stewart
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Living Church every day
By Peggy Koehler
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A tale of two competitions
By Ned Eames
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Steps of progress
By Cyril Rakhmanoff
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Children of God—whatever nationality
By Tony Lobl
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Healing of recurring nighttime stomach pain
Barbara Whitewater
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Prayer—available to help in an emergency
Sara Zanniello