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Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul: Heartwarming Stories for People 60 and Over »

Authors: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Paul J. Meyer, Barbara Chesser, Amy Seeger
ISBN-13: 9781558747258, ISBN-10: 1558747257
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Health Communications, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Jack Canfield

Motivational speaker Jack Canfield is the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. With over 65 books to his credit, Canfield has taken the inspirational advice he delivered in his speeches and forged one of the most popular book series in print.

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Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul is now in a portable, easy-to-pack Mini Edition. Read the heartwarming stories about timeless wisdom, conquering life’s obstacles and enjoying the later years.

As with its full-size counterpart, Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul Mini Edition will fill your soul with the wisdom that comes with the happy, golden days.

	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Introduction	xix
	Share with Us	xxi
1.	Staying Young At Heart
	Risky Business	2
	Prettier Than Freckles	6
	Time Out	8
	The Age of Mystique	9
	Strike Out or Home Run?	11
	The Long Ride	14
	Annual Checkup	18
	Daily Prayer	22
2.	Sharing with others
	The Rich Family	25
	The Secret Benefactor	29
	They Call Me "The Umbrella Lady"	33
	One Stitch at a Time	38
	A Million-Dollar Smile	41
	Uncle Li and Sarah Wong	45
	Greater Than a Super Bowl	51
3.	Across the Generations
	The Inventive Generation	57
	Love Is a Grandparent	58
	Kids on Grandparents	61
	All in the Family	63
	Change of Heart	65
	Message on an Unmailed Postcard	68
	Minimaxims for My Godson	72
	Help for the Helper	78
	These Things I Wish for You	82
4.	Celebrating Life
	A Novel Experience	86
	Together We Can Make It	89
	A Second Chance	92
	Happy Anniversary	95
	A Matter of Life and Death	98
	Hindsight	102
	The Door Prize	104
	Red Shoes with Gold Laces	108
5.	Still Learning
	Profile of a Prime-Timer	112
	Matchless Moments	114
	Mr. Kindrick's Pearl of Wisdom	118
	Cramming for Finals	121
	It's Never Too Late	122
	An Even Greater Lesson	125
	Remembering to Forget	129
	Banana, Anyone?	130
6.	On Love
	What He Did for Love	134
	Women Want Lingerie	137
	Loving Muriel	141
	I'll Be Seeing You	145
	The Ideal Invitation	149
	Five Dates, Eleven Hundred Letters and Fifty-Five Years Later	150
	Love's Cross-Stitch	156
	The Golden Gift	160
7.	On Overcoming
	A Timeless Tapestry	165
	Daddy's Best Birthday	167
	Fear Fouls a Pond	171
	A Plan for You	172
	Two of a Kind	174
	Letters Home from War	180
	FDR and Me	186
	In the Eye of the Storm	190
8.	A Matter of Perspective
	Beautiful Day, Isn't It?	194
	From Here to Eternity	195
	You Can Be Right	198
	Overnight Guest	203
	The List	208
	The Mirror Has Three Faces	210
	Ready to Roll	212
	Cracking Up	215
	Get Up and Go	217
9.	On Believing
	Just One Wish	220
	The Patient and Her Encourager	223
	Bewitched	226
	The Man Without a Name	231
	Sophie's Seascape	234
	Make Me Like Joe!	239
	Kathleen's Piano	241
	Grandma's Garden	245
10.	Living Your Dream
	A Dream Deferred	250
	Never "Too Old"	254
	Sweet Petunia	259
	Special Delivery	263
	Being There	266
	Reaching My Impossible Dreams	271
	High-Flying Nun	276
11.	Reminiscing
	Mom Had a Beef with Rationing	281
	My Brush with the Red Cross	284
	Mama's Medicines	288
	A Birthday Remembered	292
	The Cat in the Bag	295
	Front Porches	299
	The World Upside Down	302
	The Four Chaplains	305
	Going Home	309
12.	Ageless Wisdom
	Making the Rest the Best	314
	No Ordinary Auction	319
	When I Grow Up	322
	Rules of the Road	327
	Looking Back	330
	Fifty Reasons Why Older Is Better	332
	Who Is Jack Canfield?	337
	Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?	338
	Who Is Paul J. Meyer?	339
	Who Is Barbara Russell Chesser?	340
	Who Is Amy Seeger?	341
	Lending a Hand--To and from Golden Souls	342
	Contributors	345
	Permissions (continued)	355

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