安徽科学技术出版社从美国独家引进的英文版《心灵鸡汤》系列读物，全球热销8000万册。本书语言地道新颖，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。

本书中的几百个故事会引你们进入爱与感动的深情世界，会使你们活得充满激情；会使你们更有信心地去追求梦想。在面临挑战、遭受挫折之时，这本书会给你以力量；在彷徨、痛苦和失落之际，这本书会给你以慰藉。

本书是《心灵鸡汤》之《姐妹缘》。

"She"S always there for me．""I can call her day or night，""I an tell her anything，""l"d be lost without her．"These are just 3me of the phrases we found repeated in the thousands Of in- piring，heartfelt and humorous stories that were submitted to US 3r Chicken Soup for the Sister"s Soul．Whether connected by enetics or the heart，our sisters know US in a way no one else an．We"re cut from the same cloth，molded by a unique shared ：xperience．Our sisters know what it was like to grow up where we grew up，when we grew up and with whom．  We are at once girlfriends，shopping companions，confi- Iants，rivals，sounding boards and more．These invisible ties tretch and bend through times of closeness and distance，yet，in iIl but the fewest cases．we remain inextricably connected．  We conceived of this book as a gift to our own sisters； 10wever，we hope that it inspires you to recognize the essential -ole your sisters play in your lives．You"ve probably noticed that when you"re going through a challenging time，your natural incli- lation is to reach out to another woman．When we talk with our )iological sister．or a chosen sister of our heart，we reel less alone．Knowing that we can count on our sister in a time Ot crisis Dr to celebrate good news brings great comfort．With our sisters， we can ramble throuqh our internal landscape--no agenda，no planned outcome--just to listen and be listened to．  What"s more，our sisters are a storehouse of our most trea- sured memories：snuggling under the covers in the middle of the night，taking baths together，rehearsing for school plays and piano recitals，experiencing family vacations，shared secrets，first bras， first menstruation，first boyfriends…．These collages 0f memories create the foundation upon which every sister relationship rests．  Sisters share．We share the{oy of a first love．the pain 0f rejection．We often entrust one another with our most private thoughts：to them we can confess to ludicrous things we"ve done， along with never-uttered aspirations and dreams．0ur connection with our sister is strengthened because we share the gifts that are reaped from having survived a family"S darkest hours．Sisters often share our burdens as well as our ioys；the pain along with the triumphs．  And let US not forget our brothers．Even though we can rarely discuss uniquely feminine issues with brothers in the same way we can with women，we still share a unique biological and emotional connection．So we"ve devoted a chapter especially for brothers，those special souls who first helped teach US about the opposite sex by showing US how to climb trees，how to wrestle as well as any boy，and how to follow instead 0flead on the dance floor．  The stories in Chicken Soup for the Sister"s Soul are a11 about love，overcoming obstacles，family，growing up，moving away from home，becoming parents，losing parents and the bond between generations．We hope that you will cherish these stories as much as we do．We"re thrilled to celebrate this unique rela- tionship．We hope this collection will reveal the magic of sister- hood and inspire you to appreciate how truly blessed you are to be and have a sister.