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title : A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul : 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
author : Canfield, Jack
publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
isbn10 | asin :
print isbn13 : 9781558744677
ebook isbn13 : 9780585106069
language : English
subject Spiritual life.
publication date : 1997
lcc : BL624.A14 1997eb
ddc : 158.1/28
subject : Spiritual life.
Page i
"Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have done it again. Another superb helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul!"
Rick Dees
Weekly Top 40
"There is no such thing as too much Chicken Soup for the Soul. The powerful stories in A 4th Course will make you keep coming back for more and more servings of love, hope and inspiration."
Rudy Ruettiger
"Uplift yourself, your soul and your spirit. A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul will fill you with love, joy, warmth and good feelings about yourself, your future and other people."
Lou Tice
international educator, lecturer and author,
Personal Coaching for Results: How to Mentor and Inspire Others to
Amazing Growth
"A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul is simple, inspiring and a must-read for anyone. A must-read for everyone."
Fran A. Tarkenton
"A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul is the perfect mirror of the love, wisdom and inspiration within all of us. Read it and remember!"
Cathy Lee Crosby
author, Let the Magic Begin
"About A 4th Course ... As usual, Jack and Mark have captured the essence of love and understanding between human beings. Having just lost my dad and missing him, oh, so dearly, "On Parenting" brought back many, many smiles that Dad and I shared together. I just thank my lucky stars that each time we met or parted, Dad and I would hug and kiss each other with warmth, pride and joy."
Vin Di Bona
producer, America's Funniest Home Videos
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A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul®
101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Hanoch McCarty
Meladee McCarty
Health Communications, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
www.hci-online.com
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We would like to acknowledge the following publishers and individuals for permission to reprint the following material. (Note: The stories that were penned anonymously, that are public domain, or that were written by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Hanoch McCarty or Meladee McCarty are not included in this listing.)
(Continued on page 346 )
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A 4th course of chicken soup for the soul: 101 stories to open the heart and
rekindle the spirit / Jack Canfield . . . [et al.].
p. cm.
ISBN 1-55874-467-3. ISBN 1-55874-459-2 (pbk.)
1. Spiritual lifeAnecdotes. I. Canfield, Jack, date.
BL624.A14 19979652504
158.1'28dc21CIP
©1997 Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Hanoch McCarty and Meladee McCarty ISBN 1-55874-459-2 (trade paper) ISBN 1-55874-467-3 (hardcover)
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher.
Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.
3201 S.W. 15th Street
Deerfield Beach, FL 334428190
Cover redesigning by Andrea Perrine Brower
Page v
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xiii
From a Previous Reader
xvii
1. On Love
A Friend on the Line
Jennings Michael Burch
2
Simple Wooden Boxes
Martha Pendergrass Templeton
6
A Family for Freddie
Abbie Blair
10
A Birthday Song
Robert Tate Miller
16
Janice M. Gibson
20
A Mason-Dixon Memory
Clifton Davis
23
Beautiful on the Inside
Pamela J. deRoy
30
Such As I Have
Bonnie Shepherd
34
A Hair-Raising Experience
Debbie Ross-Preston
39
Money of My Own
Bettie B. Youngs
43
The Tiger's Whisker: A Korean Folk Tale
Harold Courlander
51
2. On Kindness
Hi, Cornelius
Bob Greene
56
Changed Lives
Tim Kimmel
60
Directory Assistance
Joanna Slan
62
A Christmas Story
Author Unknown
66
Cold Hands
Joyce Andresen
68
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The Woodwork Angel
Varda One
69
The 11th Box
Pastor Bill Simpson
71
The Sandwich Man
Meladee McCarty
73
Don't Pass Me By
Jude Revoli
76
Bidding from the Heart
Rita Price
78
Ask for the Moon and Get It
Percy Ross
80
Passing on Small Change
Nancy Mitchell
83
Big FeetBigger Heart
The Sower's Seeds
85
Winning
Clifford and Jerie Furness
87
Goodness Defies the Odds
Mike Barnicle
88
Hope in a Bottle
Diana L. Chapman
91
The Code of the Road
Michele H. Vignola
95
3. On Parents and Parenting
Cookies, Forgotten and Forgiven
Robert Tate Miller
100
What's in a Name?
Hanoch McCarty
103
The Only Memory That Lingers
Ted Kruger
109
Urbana Farewell
Doris W. Davis
111
My Own Experience
Karrey Janvrin Lindenberg
116
A Simple Act of Love
Sharon Whitley
122
Permission to Cry
Hanoch McCarty
125
The Perfect Hug
Hanoch McCarty
128
Winners and Winners
Al Covino
133
; When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
Mary Rita Schilke Korzan
136
Lessons in Baseball
Chick Moorman
137
Catch of a Lifetime
James P. Lenfestey
140
Letters to Eileen
Ann E. Weeks
143
Someday
Charles R. Swindoll
146
4. On Teaching and Learning
Nouns and Adverbs
Moments for Mothers
151
How Could I Miss, I'm a Teacher!
Hanoch McCarty
154
On That Note
Krista Lyn Johnson
157
A Christmas Gift I'll Never Forget
Linda DeMers Hummel
158
A Matter of Honor
Dave Pelzer
161
The Lesson Plan
Sister Carleen Brennan
165
In Praise of Teachers
Mark Medoff
167
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The Greatest Teacher of My Life
Dauna Easley
169
The Thought Card
Hanoch McCarty
173
5. On Death and Dying
A Treasure in Time
Judy Walker
180
You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Anymore
Bits & Pieces
183
The Grave No One Tended
Cheryl L. Costello-Forshey
186
Out of the Night
Melody Beattie
188
The Donor
Mary M. Jelinek
191
Red Jell-O at Dawn
Patricia Lorenz
193
When We Give Thanks
Sidney B. Simon
198
A Mother Is Waiting
Moments flor Mothers
200
I Thought You'd Want to Know
Karen Nordling McCowan
202
Matt's Story
Diana L. Chapman
204
To All Parents
Edgar Guest
207
She Was Waiting
Sara Parker
209
6. A Matter of Perspective
Angel in Our Backyard
Denise Brumbach
214
A Little off the Top, and a Lesson to Remember
Andy Entwistle
220
The Scar
Lih Yuh Kuo
225
Thelma
Shari Smith
227
Through the Eyes of a Child
Author Unknown
229
To Save a Life
Hanoch McCarty
231
The Baby Flight
Paul Karrer
236
How to Tell When You're Rich
Harvey Mackay
239
Chuck
Petey Parker
241
Calling On a Girl Named Becky
Robert Tate Miller
243
Innocence Abroad
Henry N. Ferguson
247
Song of the Bird
Anthony DeMello
250
Looking Down
Rusty Schweickart
251
7. Overcoming Obstacles
The Story of Margaret and Ruth
Margaret Patrick
254
Angel at Work
Donald Curtis
256
Page viii
Consider This
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Hanoch McCarty and Meladee McCarty
261
Let Me Die!
Michael Bowker
267
It's Up to You
Author Unknown
274