本书是从美国独家引进的英文版《心灵鸡汤》系列读物之一，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。作为英语阅读的顶级精品，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。

本书用浅白的语言讲述平民百姓的故事，真实记录他们的心路历程，充分挖掘平凡小事所蕴藏的精神力量和人性之美，字里行间洋溢着爱心、希望、鼓励、信念以及对生活的深刻解。

Introduction.

1. ON LOVE

The Healing Power of Love

How Much Love Can You Fit in a Shoebox?

Discretion Is the Better Part of Marriage

You Do It Quiet

Blue Christmas

A Hand to Hold

Daisy's Trip

Lilies of the Valley

The $325 Salvation

The Kindness of Strangers

Los Angeles Gets It Together

A Simple Act

Hope

My Father's Gift

Sprite

First-Day Employee

First Night

Missing Pieces

A Christmas Adoption Miracle

The Storyteller

My Second Proposal

The Swordsman

2. ON PARENTING

Rebuilding a Stairway to Heaven

The Bus Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

Crossing Over

Through the Years

Loading with My Chin

Why Monks Sit in the Snow

Making Room for Shooting Stars

My Favorite Father's Day

Dear Old Dad

My Name Is Mommy

Mikey's Goal

One Rose

Can I Come with You?

A Daughter's First Dance

Love Notes

Rite of Passage

Wishes for My Daughter

The Handwriting on the Wall

Leftover Halloween Candy

3. ON DEATH AND DYING

Gramma's Blanket from Heaven

Homer and the Racing Car

Seeing Around the Comer

My Mother's Eyes

My Dad

Whistling Pete

Legacy of Love

The Wave Game

Season of Miracles

The Gift of Joy

The Gift

Mr. Michael Ted's Big Production

4. ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

Wrestling

The Cage

Don't Touch Me

Two Little Boys Named Chris

Big Heart

A Touch of Lemon

The Dustpan Carrier

The Influence of the Insignificant

A Neighbor I'll Never Forget

5. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

Everyday Heroes

Weep with Those Who Weep

Sandy, I Can't

Perfectly Normal

The Pony

Consider This

Casting a New Mold for Heroes

Around

Angels All

The Bicycle

6. LIVE YOUR DREAM

A Glass of Lemonade

From Hodgkin's to Ironman

The First Step

I Promise, Mama

A "Real" Beautiful Person

This Is Not a Permanent Situation

The Confidence Course

Twenty Things You Should Do in This Lifetime

7. A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE

My Dream House and My Boy

The Tattooed Child

Coat of Many Colors

When Social Security Speaks

Never Give Up

The Little Leaguer I'll Never Forget

Hold On to Your Hair!

Memories and Laughs

Make Mine Vanilla

8. ECLECTIC WISDOM

Write Your Own Life

Nice Timing

Take Some Time

The Movers and the Gentleman

Old Wives' Tales

The Runaways

The Journey of Success

Acknowledgments