本书是安徽科学技术出版社从美国**引进的英文版《心灵鸡汤》系列读物之一。语言地道新颖,简约易懂,优美流畅;故事生动有趣,寓意深刻感人,内容极富时代感。作为英语阅读的**精品。本套书深得广大读者的推崇与喜爱,广受各方的赞誉和褒奖。
语言难度不大:既无生僻的字词,也无复杂的语法结构,行文质朴简约、优美流畅,口语化特征较为明显。每篇文章短小精悍,不会令读者望而生畏。均由当代美国人所写,反映现今美国的世相百态,内容极富时代感。
作者用平实的语言讲述发生在自己身边的故事,诉说他们对大干世界的真切感受,内容**真实性、平民化与亲和力。
内涵感人:通过平凡小事挖掘普通人的精神力量与人性之美,字里行间洋溢着爱心、希望、鼓励、信念以及对生活的深刻感悟。

Introduction
1. How to Live Your Dream
How to Live Your Dream
2. Dare to Dream and Set Goals
Together, Achieving Our Olympic Dream
Follow Your Dream
A Chicken Soup Contributor Responds
New Directions
Finding My Wings
Glenna's Goal Book
The Little Girl Who Dared to Wish
One Person Can Make a Difference
Standing Tall on a Surfboard in Midlife
3. Believe in Yourself
You Can't Afford to Doubt Yourself
Discouraged?
A Salesman's First Sale
Batgirl
There Are No Vans
If I Were Really Important
The Professor and Me
The Interview
A Chicken Soup Reader Responds
Tommy's Bumper Sticker
A Chicken Soup Reader Responds
Trash Bags Are for Trash
A Chicken Soup Contributor Responds
4. It's Never Too Late
Never Too Old to Live Your Dream
Teacher at Last
Is Fire Goddess Spelled with Two Ds?
Never Too Late
How I Got into the Movies
Grandma Moses and Me
5. The Power of Support: You Can't Do It Alone
The Drive of a Champion
Riding Tandem
Hall of Fame
A Chicken Soup Contributor Responds
A Hundred and One Atlantic Nights
The Kindness of Strangers
6. Be Willing to Pay the Price
7. Take Action
8. The Power of Determination
9. Never Give Up
Acknowledgments