Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul (Paperback)

by Jack Canfield (Author), Mark Victor Hansen (Author), Matthew E. Adams (Author), Kirk Autio (Author), Jeff Aubery (Author) "In any given generation, there seems to be a day that everyone remembers..." (more)
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Product Description
Racing fans will get all revved up for this latest Chicken Soup book!

Chicken Soup for the Soul has teamed up with NASCAR to celebrate America's fastest growing sport with the release of Chicken Soup for the Soul of NASCAR. Their collective efforts are sure to make this the next bestseller!

Michael Waltrip says, "Life is a team sport" and, indeed, auto racing is a metaphor for life. Everyone needs the support and love of their own pit crew to keep them on track and in winning form as they go through their own race every day.

Chicken Soup for the Soul of NASCAR features 101 great stories of speed, courage, dedication and overcoming adversity. Buckle up for the fastest moving Chicken Soup for the Soul book ever as many of the sports' biggest names, including Jeff Gordon and Bobby Labonte, take us inside the race car for one inspirational and uplifting story after another.

Chicken Soup for the Soul of NASCAR will take the checkered flag when it hits bookshelves in the spring of 2003!

About the Author
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, are professional speakers who have dedicated their lives to enhancing the personal and professional development of others. Jeff Aubery is the coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul: The 2nd Round and Chicken Soup for the Father's Soul. He is the owner and founder of Golf Sales West/Tornado Golf, the world's largest manufacturer of golf bags. Matthew E. Adams is the coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul of America. He has extensive television, radio broadcasting and media experience, and is an accomplished public speaker. Kirk Autio is the president of Enviroquest International Corporation, a disaster recovery/demolition contracting company based in Santa Barbara, California, with satellite offices throughout the United States.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: HCI (April 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757301002
• ISBN-13: 978-0757301001
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #109,529 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book, May 20, 2003

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This book is a MUST for any NASCAR fan or anyone who enjoys inspirational stories. There are stories from present drivers to yesterday's drivers, from sports writers to fans whose lives have been touched by the sport of NASCAR. The book will make you laugh and could make you cry. I would recommend this book to everyone! You will not be disappointed with your purchase.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best nascar book, April 18, 2005

By	Anna Wantz "LA8" (Miamisburg, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

I read this book because I am a huge NASCAR fan and I thought it would suit me. This book includes exactly what the cover says it does, inspirational stories of courage, speed, and overcoming adversity. If you aren't usually a NASCAR fan, I think you can still enjoy this book. I also think you can enjoy this book if you aren't a common Chicken Soup reader. While watching coverage of races and reading the stories on the NASCAR drivers, you really only get to see the racing side of the drivers, but in this book, you get to know what some of the drivers are really like. For instance, some wouldn't have thought Gordon would be so charitable and take his show car to a kids' school, who was going blind and take him on a ride. Throughout this book, you hear from nearly every perspective in NASCAR, whether it be the drivers, fans, commentators, reporters, or even people who work in the garages. Something unique about this edition to the Chicken Soups' are the color images inserted in the middle of the book. I thought these were a bit out of place for this books theme because they were mostly images of drivers in victory lane or racing. This book will make you proud to be a NASCAR fan if you are one, and if you aren't, then you will probably begin tuning into the races on Sundays. My favorite story was the one where an older racer by the name of Joe Weaver takes one more lap around the track years after a highway accident left him rehabilitating in a nursing home and stopped him from racing. It was truly an inspirational story. I highly suggest this book to anyone and everyone, it is a great read.

By: Tom N.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for any reader, April 29, 2003

By	R. Chambers (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

Although I am an avid NASCAR fan, upon finishing this book, I came to the realization that you don't even have to know what NASCAR stands for to appreciate the storys and messages conveyed within the pages. I will admit some background on driver deaths would be very helpful information if I didn't know the history as well as I do. ... My favorite story is also one of the shortest in the book. "Special Delivery" will make you think twice about that big brown truck when you see it next time I gauruntee. Definitely the saddest story in the book in my opinion. (page 33- I've had so many people read it I've put the page to memory). If you've ever read Chicken Soup books, you'll know what to expect with the wide variety of topics discussed, and if you're a NASCAR fan, you'll enjoy the NASCAR ties expressed in each story. Definitely worth the price.