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Chicken Soup for the Nature Lover's Soul: Inspiring Stories of Joy, Insight & Adventure in the Great Outdoors
For anyone who enjoys spending time in the great outdoors: hikers, mountain climbers, snowboarders, kayakers, campers, beach-lovers, tree-huggers and more! Stories of adventure are complemented by tales of introspection and quiet moments that focus on the exhilaration of bonds created outdoors and the beauty of natural landscapes.
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384 pages, Paperback
First published March 16, 2004
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Jack Canfield
1,297 books1,759 followersJack 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.
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.
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July 5, 2017
I savored this one to the very end. It is one of my all-time favorite Chicken Soup's, a tie for first place along with Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul. Nature Lover's Soul has some wonderful stories, Goose Island in which Tom Lusk helps with the birth of a gosling, a really funny story about Abraham Lincoln's Birthplace, a poignant story by Heather Trexler Remoff about what makes Grace run. There's the story of Lee and her dying wish to swim with dolphins and a mom who lets the chores go to have a picnic lunch with her kids. Like the cover says there are stories here to inspire, stories of joy, insight and adventure in the great outdoors. I so much loved the story by Linda M. Hasselstrom from the book Land Circle called Bells in the Night that I bought two copies of Land Circle and have contacted her via email and made a new acquaintance. Frequently when I'm done with a Chicken Soup I'll either give it away or swap it on paperbackswap.com but not this time. It's a keeper!
August 29, 2020
Lâu rồi mình mới đọc lại chuỗi sách Chicken Soup- bộ sách đã nuôi dưỡng tâm hồn mình hồi tuổi thanh thiếu niên.
Cuốn sách, lần nữa, tưới mát tâm hồn mình khi nó đang dần khô cằn & quay cuồng với guồng quay nhanh đô thị, nhân tạo. Từng câu chuyện lôi mình vào một thế giới khác, nơi mà thiên nhiên thiệt hùng vĩ, tươi đẹp, xanh mát bao quanh con người ; với những trải nghiệm của nhân vật với Thiên nhiên. Bỗng dưng mình ước, ước gì đc sống tr môi trường gần gũi thiên nhiên như thế- thì sẽ tuyệt vời biết bao?
Bài học ứng dụng , đó là khi có điều kiện, người ở phố như mình nên quay về thiên nhiên để đc chữa lành, để cảm nhận trọn vẹn & sâu sắc hơn, và để làm chủ cuộc sống này một cách thực sự.
Cuốn sách, lần nữa, tưới mát tâm hồn mình khi nó đang dần khô cằn & quay cuồng với guồng quay nhanh đô thị, nhân tạo. Từng câu chuyện lôi mình vào một thế giới khác, nơi mà thiên nhiên thiệt hùng vĩ, tươi đẹp, xanh mát bao quanh con người ; với những trải nghiệm của nhân vật với Thiên nhiên. Bỗng dưng mình ước, ước gì đc sống tr môi trường gần gũi thiên nhiên như thế- thì sẽ tuyệt vời biết bao?
Bài học ứng dụng , đó là khi có điều kiện, người ở phố như mình nên quay về thiên nhiên để đc chữa lành, để cảm nhận trọn vẹn & sâu sắc hơn, và để làm chủ cuộc sống này một cách thực sự.
March 28, 2021
A nice quick read as spring sets in her, and it's more possible to read outside now!
This book, like the other Chicken Soup series collects essays that revolve around an individual theme.
A good variety of stories, ranging from high adventure to simple back-yard types of adventures. Good way to get in the mood for the warmer weather coming up for the summer and dreaming of your own outdoor adventures!
This book, like the other Chicken Soup series collects essays that revolve around an individual theme.
A good variety of stories, ranging from high adventure to simple back-yard types of adventures. Good way to get in the mood for the warmer weather coming up for the summer and dreaming of your own outdoor adventures!
July 17, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. But I think they should change the title to "everybody dies young so get out in nature."
November 4, 2021
3,75/5*
October 25, 2023
Love these short "feel-good' stories
February 28, 2012
Solace and sustenance received from being in the great outdoors is a theme
song in many of the essays in my travel collection Lost Angel Walkabout-
One Traveler’s Tales. I have found that my body goes out of balance and I
lose my equilibrium if I don’t get a nature fix with regularity. So, it was
Fitting that a friend should give me a copy of this book filled with touching
testimonials about the different ways that we connect with nature. Many of the stories speak of the healing power of nature when we focus and connect with earth energy. Some of them share how being in nature with an estranged family member brought people closer through shared experience. Others stories are about testing limits, facing fears and the joy of triumph. Swimming with Dolphins is a heart breaking account of a terminally ill little girl whose dream is realized when she swims with dolphin setting her free to leave a body that had betrayed her. This collection is a tapestry of tales that enrich, and inspire—truly Chicken Soup for the Nature Lover’s Soul.
P.S. The author Linda Ballou in this book is not me, rather it is a kindred spirit I am quite pleased to meet.
www.lindaballouauthor.com
song in many of the essays in my travel collection Lost Angel Walkabout-
One Traveler’s Tales. I have found that my body goes out of balance and I
lose my equilibrium if I don’t get a nature fix with regularity. So, it was
Fitting that a friend should give me a copy of this book filled with touching
testimonials about the different ways that we connect with nature. Many of the stories speak of the healing power of nature when we focus and connect with earth energy. Some of them share how being in nature with an estranged family member brought people closer through shared experience. Others stories are about testing limits, facing fears and the joy of triumph. Swimming with Dolphins is a heart breaking account of a terminally ill little girl whose dream is realized when she swims with dolphin setting her free to leave a body that had betrayed her. This collection is a tapestry of tales that enrich, and inspire—truly Chicken Soup for the Nature Lover’s Soul.
P.S. The author Linda Ballou in this book is not me, rather it is a kindred spirit I am quite pleased to meet.
www.lindaballouauthor.com
July 9, 2012
I enjoyed all of the stories and the quotes that preceded many of the contributions that writers made to this book. My favorite story in the book was "Last Outing" by James Hert. It brought me a smile. The writers offer amazing descriptions of scenes from nature throughout the book such as this one from Robert Fulghum's "Donnie".
"Across the back of our house is a row of middle-aged matronly maple trees, extravagantly dressed in season in a million leaf-sequins. And in season the sequins detach. Not much wind in our sheltered yard, so the leaves lie about the ladies' feet now like dressing gowns they've stepped out of in preparation for the bath of winter." (p. 330)
I had many "WOW" moments while reading Chicken Soup for the Nature Lover's Soul. I hope I can find a hardbound copy to order for the school library.
"Across the back of our house is a row of middle-aged matronly maple trees, extravagantly dressed in season in a million leaf-sequins. And in season the sequins detach. Not much wind in our sheltered yard, so the leaves lie about the ladies' feet now like dressing gowns they've stepped out of in preparation for the bath of winter." (p. 330)
I had many "WOW" moments while reading Chicken Soup for the Nature Lover's Soul. I hope I can find a hardbound copy to order for the school library.
December 15, 2014
Full of heart-warming and funny stories about people's interactions with nature. Perfect for those times when you have to pick up a book at different times and would lose the thread of the story if you read a novel.I especially liked the story about the young girl who bicycled across the country, even after being hit by a car.
June 4, 2008
Have a bad day, read a few chapters in this book
December 2, 2008
This book is really sad and touching.
October 25, 2009
how people learn about the topics in this book.on my birhtday
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