Whether single, separated or someone's spouse, everyone wants to find and keep this elusive thing called love. Bestselling author and foremost relationship expert Barbara De Angelis teams up as a co-author of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul, a collection of heartwarming stories about how real people discovered true love with the person of their dreams. With chapters on finding each other, intimacy, commitment, understanding, and overcoming obstacles, readers will find inspiration whether they're beginning a new relationship, hoping to work through a difficult one, or trying to recognize extraordinary moments in their lives. A sweet spoonful of this enchanting Chicken Soup collection will warm the hearts of the romantic readers everywhere.
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What a good idea all these Chicken Soup for the Soul books are! Instead of reading one book and hunting around for the most touching or uplifting passage, the Soup brigade of editors and writers scours the published world for brief excerpts, arranges them by category, and sells them by the kabillion.
The spoon-size stories in Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul hit the spot and warm the heart. Take the case of Dame Margot Fonteyn, the legendary dancer. She fell madly for Latin lover Roberto Arias at 18 in 1937, but history flung them apart. He recourted her 14 years later, after he'd become Panama's ambassador to the UN. Five assassin's bullets crippled him, but not their romance: he watched from the wings in a stretcher as she took 43 curtain calls in Romeo and Juliet. "I feel it's rather a fair division," she said of their love. "He thinks. I move. You see, I love him." Another love-triumphing-over-paralysis chapter reprints the most stunning passage of Christopher Reeve's Still Me.
The cartoons aren't great, but many of the celebrity quotes in the book are, like this one from Ursula K. Le Guin: "Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new." But one correction: the line "There is only one serious question ... how to make love stay" is from Tom Robbins, not "Tim Robbins." --Tim Appelo
About the Author
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors and co-founders of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., is the author of nine best-selling books including Real Moments, How to Make Love All The Time, Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know and Are You the One for Me?
Mark and Chrissy Donnelly are writers, speakers, entrepreneurs and loving partners who are currently at work on several upcoming Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., is the author of nine best-selling books including Real Moments, How to Make Love All The Time, Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know and Are You the One for Me?
Mark and Chrissy Donnelly are writers, speakers, entrepreneurs and loving partners who are currently at work on several upcoming Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
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I've always liked 'Chicken Soup' books, and this one is one of my favorites. There are many stories in the book, each written by a different author sharing his or her own inspirational experience. Because each story is written by a different author, they each have their own distinct characteristics. I really enjoyed the story about an elderly lady who lost her husband and received long-stemmed roses from him for Valentine's Day after his passing. That story, along with many others in this collection, will help to ease any doubt for those who may believe true love is out of reach. I also highly recommend 'Open Your Mind, Open Your Life: A Little Book of Wisdom' by Taro Gold.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I read Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul. This is the book you want to read if you are looking to cry, laugh, and a lot of comfort and reassurance. If you are a real romantic like me I would definitly recommend reading this book. It tells stories about new beggings, old lovers, love that last forever, fate, destiny, and more. Some of my favorite love stories are the ones that last forever. It kind of gives me hope that I will find the right man some day and I will have the same kind of love that they talk about. Every story in the book touched my heart, whether it was a death story, lost love, or a reunion, I cried. Many people have read these books and have loved them. So if you have not discovered the Chicken Soup books, I recommend reading one. The thing that I love the most is that they have many different sayings that really make you think about things. One that is my favorite is from 1Cor. 13:2 - I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets, I may have all the faith needed to move mountians - but if I have no love, I am nothing. I think this has a lot of truth to it because nobody ever feels whole unless they are truly loved. This book is for anyone who's ever been in love, is in love now, or hopes to be in love in t the future. So if you want a good book to read with real stories, read Chicken soup for the Couple's Soul.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I used to be a great Chicken Soup fan. So was my mother. So we were thrilled when a story she wrote was selected for inclusion in this book. However, in the name of "editing," they added several sentences to the end that changed the entire concept of her story. And reading over this book, I have to wonder if they did that to other stories as well. In many cases, the endings seems to have a different tone than the rest of the work. This experience has really spoiled the Chicken Soup series for me and my family. My mother won't even tell people that she's in the book because she doesn't want anyone she knows to read her story and think that she actually wrote that ending. So, my advice is to be wary of Chicken Soup.
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Just what I bought
It got here faster than I thought it would. The description of the book was right on, no random surprises.
Published 1 month ago by Kristi
timeless great read
My girlfriend loves the chicken soup books, we have shared this paticular one between us and have enjoyed the inspiring content. I would recommend it to any couple, great reading.
Published 4 months ago by AlanE
I enjoy Chicken Soup books!
I enjoy all the Chicken Soup books, so add this one to the list. I really enjoy reading all of the stories and can feel the love bouncing off the pages of the book.
Published 18 months ago by Jen
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Published 22 months ago by Kim Jordan
How many "love" stories feature cheaters?
How can a story about Michael Landon be considered Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul? He cheated on his first two wives. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Frannie
couples together forever
I haven't gotten a chance to read this book as yet. I ordered a few. I can't wait to get to it. I'm sure their are great stories that people have shared so others can read about... Read more
Published on January 23, 2010 by Shirley Branco
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I ORDERED THIS BOOK AND BEFORE I KNEW IT I HAD IT IN MY MAILBOX! THXS SO MUCH. OH AND I LOVED THE STICKERS!!!! =]
Published on November 13, 2008 by Wendy R.
Something to change my view on "real" love
After each of the stories, I felt a sense of lightness, of being hopeful for my future and the possibilities it has to offer. Read more
Published on June 13, 2008 by A. Ledvina
Chicken Soup for the couple's Soul
We use this book as a wedding gift for all the couples married at our church. My husband is the pastor and believes it is an excellent book for any couples, but especially... Read more
Published on February 13, 2008 by Janet T. Moore
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Sophie's face faded into the gray winter light of the sitting room. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Valentine's Day, Air Force, Aunt Esther Gubbins, Doc Case, Diana Golden, Las Vegas, New Hampshire, Prince Charming, Rhode Island, World War, Barbara De Angelis, Los Angeles New!
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Sophie's face faded into the gray winter light of the sitting room. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
little red boots, cowgirl boots Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Valentine's Day, Air Force, Aunt Esther Gubbins, Doc Case, Diana Golden, Las Vegas, New Hampshire, Prince Charming, Rhode Island, World War, Barbara De Angelis, Los Angeles New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
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- The Family Circus by Request by Bil Keane on page 252, page 253, and Back Matter
- New Mexico (His The New enchantment of America) by John Allan Carpenter on page 197, page 198, and page 199
- Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit by Jack Canfield in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Dare to Win by Jack Canfield in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know by Barbara De Angelis in Back Matter
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