An innovative entrepreneur and leading expert in the area of human potential, Mark Victor Hansen is known as the Master Motivator-and for good reason. For more than 25 years, Mark Victor Hansen has influenced society's top leaders and the general public on a global scale. His mission: To save, lives, fortunes and futures.

As a professional speaker he has given over 5,000 presentations worldwide in virtually every major city in the United States and Canada. He is in high demand as a keynote speaker and seminar leader by many of North America's top corporations and professional associations. Time and again, Mark continues to receive high accolades as a top rated speaker from his audiences.

Mark Victor Hansen is also the co-creator of the widely successful Chicken Soup for the Soul® series. The series Time magazine calls "The publishing phenomenon of the decade" has collectively sold over 30 million copies in North America alone, making it one of the most successful publishing "franchises" in America.

In addition to his live seminars, Mark has made a profound difference in the lives of millions through his extensive line of book and audio programs. He is a widely published author with many popular books such as Dare to Win, The Aladdin Factor, and Out of the Blue. His most popular self-published titles include Future Diary, Visualizing is Realizing, Sell Yourself Rich, Unlimited Riches, How to Achieve Total Prosperity, Treasury of Quotes and The Miracle of Tithing.

Canfield and Hansen bring you wit and wisdom, hope and empowerment to buoy you up through life's dark moments. Their carefully selected stories provide models for what is possible and illuminate the path we all walk. Whenever you wish to make a point, inspire a friend, or teach a child, you'll find just the right story in this heartwarming treasure.

Special contributions from Robert Fulghum, Art Buchward, Gloria Steinem, Tony Robbins, Les Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Bennet Cerf and many others are also included.

Through the experiences of others, readers from all walks of life can learn the gift of love, the power of perseverance, the joy of parenting and the vital energy of dreaming. Share the magic that will change forever how you look at yourself and the world around you.

Special contributions from M. Scott Peck, Ann Landers, Art Linkletter, Harold Bloomfield and many others are included.

Stories may be the most powerful teaching tool available to us, especially when the lessons being taught are love, necessary losses, respect and values. In this volume of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the authors share more collected wisdom on love, parenting, teaching, learning, death, attitude and overcoming obstacles. This book will warm your heart, brighten your darkest day and put a smile on your face that will last a lifetime.

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This treasury is a tribute to life and humanity, with topics ranging the entire emotional and experiential gamut. The nature of the stories invites you to enjoy Chicken Soup in whatever way you find most comforting--by the spoonful, by the bowl, or the whole pot in one sitting.

Like it's predecessors in the series, this collection invites you to share the powerful experiences of the contributing authors. In so doing, you can derive a deeper meaning from your own experiences and move forward to richer living. In everyone's life there is always room for more love more wisdom, more inspiration, more shared stories and, of course, more Chicken Soup.

Canfield and Hansen bring you wit and wisdom, hope and empowerment to buoy you up through life's dark moments. Their carefully selected stories provide models for what is possible and illuminate the path we all walk. Whenever you wish to make a point, inspire a friend, or teach a child, you'll find just the right story in this heartwarming treasure.

Special contributions from Robert Fulghum, Art Buchward, Gloria Steinem, Tony Robbins, Les Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Bennet Cerf and many others are also included.

This edition contains important lessons on the nature of friendship and love, the importance of belief in the future, and the value of respect for oneself and others, and much more.

Co-author Kimberly Kirberger says, “After enjoying the success of the first Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul book we knew it would be a huge challange to make the second one as good. Because of our strong desire to please and thank our devoted teenage audience we worked twice as hard on this edition. We were really excited to be able to include many more stories written by teenagers in this one and also to be able to have more stories in the categories they said were their favorites. We are extremely grateful that this book is being received with the same enthusiasm as the first.”

Chapters focus on love, friendship, family, tough stuff, growing up, kindness, learning lessons and making a difference. In keeping with the themes and content of the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series, teens will also find support, encouragement and understanding from their peers, as well as from caring and compassionate adults.