Chicken Soup for the Girlfriend's Soul: Celebrating the Friends Who Cheer Us Up, Cheer Us on and Make Our Lives Complete

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen

Friends can be one of the most important aspects of life, as demonstrated in a collection of stories that focus on highlighting the bonds between people and what the bonds can and should mean to all of us. Original. 400,000 first printing.

Genres: Nonfiction, Short Stories

290 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 2004

About the author

Jack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.

Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.

Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.

In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.

Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.

Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.

Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.

Reviews

[✨ 💫 Stephanie 💫 ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love these books and never get tired of the personal stories in them! They make you laugh, smile, cry and just over all good reads.

[Amanda and tony schmidt · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh this one is really good!!!!!

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Best friend got this book for me and I love her for it. Because she got me this book, it helped me get through a lot of things.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

i loved reading this book because it's all about best friends!

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Chicken Soup. I really liked this one because of how it showed people with life problems with there friends I cant say anymore it was amazing.

[Carol Runke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Chicken Soup books! Chicken Soup for the Girlfriend's Soul: Celebrating the Friends Who Cheer Us Up, Cheer Us On and Make Our Lives Complete was positive, thought provoking, a cheerleader and a tear jerker.

[sarahpacca · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book mainly talks about up and down in friendship. Not only the relationship, friendship also can face their problem. Especially friendship between girl that both of them has a strong sense of feelings.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't wait to read this book!

[Rosibel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chicken soup for the soul great name forthis book and they are definitely right, this stories makes you feel good and remind you off all the good friends you have and had in the past.

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's hard to feel down when you have a Chicken Soup book around.

[lil_blue · Rating 5 out of 5]

touched the depths of heart, made me cry and laugh~

[Meadow Lea · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good book.

[Brianna Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

as always, i love chicken soup books and i ate this book up

[Lori Oleksak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice quick book perfect for reading on vacation

[DelAnne Frazee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Chicken Soup for the Girlfriend's Soul
Celebrating the Friends Who Cheer Us Up Cheer Us On and Make Our Lives Complete
Author: Jack Canfield, Victor Hansen, Mark Donnelly, Chrissy Donnelly & Stephanie Adrian
Published: 8-7-12
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Pages: 384
Genre: Inspirational
Sub Genre: Friendship, Humor, Motivational, Self-Help
ISBN: 9781453277010
ASIN: B012YET330
Reviewer: DelAnne
Reviewed For: NetGalley
My Rating: 4 1/2 Stars


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Short Inspirational messages that remind us of the blessing our girlfriends bring into our daily lives. They keep them close to our hearts even when the miles keep us apart. I love the Chicken Soup series and have nearly all of them. If you are feeling alone or a little down look to this series to lift your spirits and to remind us we are never truly alone as we journey through life. A definite 5 out of 5 stars rating.



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[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't you just love this wonderful series of books - the Chicken Soup for the Soul series? I find them to be wonderful sources of uplifting stories that provide comfort and encouragement. I find that they also are an excellent gift for certain situations such as the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovering for friends who have just lost someone. The Chicken Soup for the Girlfriend's Soul is a wonderful addition to this series. As mentioned in the title , the book celebrates those friends who cheer us up, cheer us on and make our life complete.

I have girlfriends that I've known my entire life and some I've known less than a year. The stories in this book celebrate all of these types of friendships. It is inspiring, funny and thoughtful. A great book to remind us all how important our friendships with other women are.

[Teena in Toronto · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've read many of the books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series over the years. Though some of the stories tend to be a bit religious (I'm not), I find the stories in general to be nice and feel-good.

This book was focused on the relationships girlfriends have with each other and the sections included:

* The true meaning of friendship
* Girls just wanna have fun
* Being there for each other
* Special moments
* Unexpected friends
* Overcoming obstacles
* Forever friends

There was a variety of stories ranging from when girls met their BFFs in elementary school, high school and later in life. Some stay friends forever while others drift apart but the effect of their friendship remains with them.

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[MartyAnne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This edition of Chicken Soup for The Soul is all about the power of girlfriends! As you might expect, it has tear-jerking moments. There's also a lot of inspiration, and enough stories it is sure to remind you of one of your own... and call your own gal pal(s) to show appreciation!

Like the subtitle says : Celebrating the Friends Who Cheer Us Up, Cheer Us On and Make Our Lives Complete. So, gather a box of Kleenex and your address book before you embark on this journey!

A daughter, after losing both parents, is adopted and makes a family complete. One woman's team of friends rotating all that needs done after her husband perished on 9/11.

Through Tupperware parties, dinner parties, retirement parties, friendships new or lifelong, girlfriends are a special breed. I guarantee you won't make through all these stories without tears.

[Sarah Oblinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book for older readers in middle school or high school. It teaches life lessons about friendship throughout one's life. Particularly, the stories in the book are girl friendships. There are many obstacles that come in the way of friendship and this book speaks about personal friendships. There are stories from the loss of a best friend to the break up with a best friend.

I believe this book is an informational text. It may not be non-fiction, but the stories that are written within the text teach life lessons about the value of friendship. The authors wrote about acts of kindness, memories, and the outcome of an unexpected friendship. All girls should have an idea of what to expect throughout their life and this book helps them connect to their own personal lives.

[Tasha E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Chicken Soup for the Girlfriend's Soul: Celebrating the Friends Who Cheer Us Up, Cheer Us On, And Make Our Lives Complete" by Jack Canfield is a compilation of true stories submitted by real people about times there friends helped them through love or loss. It is very bittersweet, as many of the stories involve sickness and/or death but also getting through sickness or helping other get through it or grief. I would recommend this book to those not afraid to cry, and that love heart-tugging tales.

[Therese · Rating 4 out of 5]

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No matter what age we are, women have usually been fortunate enough to have girlfriends on and off throughout their lives. Some begin in grade school while others come much later, but they all have special place in our heart. I was reminded of the wonderful friends I've had over the years, and if I could only give them back half as much as they had given to me, then I would be doing very well.

[Bianda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know whether it was because of the translation or what, for me some of the stories left question marks in my head (note: i read the indonesian version of it).

However some of the stories is okay, remind me of some of my girlfriends who is always there for me.

[Susan O'Bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Girl friends are irreplaceable jewels in our daily life crowns. Where would we be or how would we cope without them. This edition in "The Chicken Soup" series is a reminder that true friends are indeed worth their weight in gold!

[Meg Kopacki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book made me want to get my friends together to watch movies in our pj's and gossip until the early hours of the mourning :)

[Jan Fiola · Rating 3 out of 5]

So far so good. I have only cried at two short stories...and I have only read two short stories,

[Sansia · Rating 4 out of 5]

chicken soup for the girlfriend's soul!
buku sederhana, tentang kisah-kisah sederhana persahabatan perempuan.
manis, tapi berkesan dalem.

te-o-pe be-ge-te deh!

[Sue J · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read a Chicken Soup book for a few years. This one was good. As usual there were many tears and many smiles.

[Vy]

It's good!

[Serap · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this book was an excellent book because it talks about the loyalty of friendship. I look forward to reading more of this author's work.