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Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

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On the pages of `Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul' are stories of women who transcended, transformed, emerged, elevated, developed, and celebrated!

Parents, Grandparents, Marriage, Children, Religion, Friendship, and the workplace have all played a significant role in the African American Sister's journey. This book provides you an opportunity to relate to and understand some of their circumstances.

Some of these true stories speak of their hair, their body sizes, or their economic situations. Yet, each author takes you to the place in their life where divine intervention stepped in and showed them the potential for happiness or success in their future.

The book is artistically divided into sections like; THE SHOULDERS WE STAND ON,
IT TAKES A VILLAGE OF MOTHERS, BEAUTIFUL--JUST THE WAY I AM, and BREAKING THROUGH MY BARRIERS.

The stories are written by celebrities, professionals, historical heroines, housewives, students, retirees, and many others. Yet, the common threads you will find through-out the entire book are sisterhood, growth and healing.

I enjoyed each and every story and found myself thinking of similar times in my life and the African American Women who influenced me.

Reviewer: H. Renay Anderson, Bella Online Mystery Books and BBW Reviewers

This is a great read! The stories are uplifting, inspirational and soothes the soul. I met quite a few of the contributors in LA at the Staples Center release and they were personable, touchable and very encouraging. If they can do it, so can you! That was the feeling I got from each of them especially Lisa Nichols. LOL! Buy the book and see for yourself. I LOVE THIS BOOK!

CW in Philly

I'm really enjoying this book. I'm formerly an avid reader who recently has been so busy that spending time reading and finishing a good, thick book has been quite a challenge. I like this book because while I'm commuting or waiting in the doctor's office or whatever I can choose at random any of these short, stories and get a quick "pick me up" a little lift in my spirits that gets me through my day in a better frame of mind.
I definitely reccommend it!

I have enjoyed reading about the joys, the struggles, the good and the bad of this wonderful culture. Women have many roles, moms, daughters, sisters, aunts, wives, friends. I have enjoyed reading about all of these roles from personal experiences and veiws of the writers. I recommend it to everyone who enjoys good reading and want to know more about the phenomenal black woman.

Well, this second helping of Chicken Soup for the Afrian-American Soul is for women and everyone who loves them. When you need something to feel good fast, gulp down one of the tasty short stories, seasoned just right. When you want to lift someone up, treat them to this unforgetable treat that they will gobble up. Get ot as a gift for yourself or someone else-- a gift that will keep on giving because of the memorable and inspirational feel-good stories packed inside a beautifully bound cover.

(Except for the bible)This is the best book i have ever read,it is also a favorite book of mind.Stories are very powerful.This book defientely helps you.The stories are just amazing,stories of black women who overcame,who excepted themselves for who they are,who acting in godly ways.This book is great.It gives you life lessons that you will cherish forever.It is not like some little fairy tale,or a make believe story,these are true stories that will warm and comfort you're soul.The chapter that i love reading about is the chapter called beatiful just the way i am.That chapter right there surely taught me a lesson to appreciate and be thankful for who i am.To appreciate my hair,my lips,my eyes,and my beatiful skine tone.For centuries black people have been beaten down because of the color of their skin,and have not been able to see the beauty that lies within them.So if you need i good book pick up chicken soup for the african american womens soul

This is another Chicken Soup Book that my local bookstore did not carry. The library had it! But I wanted to add it to the collection. Most of these stories told of tremendous courage and overcoming adversity. Nothing was provided on a silver platter! Several stories caused my eyes to leak. The stories touched my heart in the most intimate way.

I purchased 5 books for Christmas presents for my mother and 4 sisters. We all feel the book is great.
The short stories can easily be related to what's happened in your life or what's happening now in your life; very insightful and uplifing.

The stories are inspiring and uplifting for Women, Men and Children of all colors And Especially so for African Americans. Beautiful!

This "serving" of the Chicken Soup for the soul shows the vision, way of thinking and feelings of AfroAmerican women, which have had a so great role in the shaping of the recent history of the USA. I've missed more stories from the "old days", more stories told from grandmothers to their grandchildren and I think the book would be richer with them. Also, it doens't show the sad face of the racism many of those women have suffered and even if it's extremely hard and sad, it's not less true and it must be told in order to avoid such facts being repeated.