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。

此外，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：被评为“2001年度全国优秀畅销书”；被评为“2001年度全国引进版优秀畅销丛书”；荣获“2002年度全国引进版社科类优秀图书奖”；被评为“2004年度全国优秀畅销书”；在国家九部委联合举办的“中华全民读书书目推荐活动”中，一举入围《2004知识工程推荐书目》；多次荣登各大新华书店的畅销书排行榜。本书是《心灵鸡汤》之《美梦成真》。

本书是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。

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，内容极具真实性、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。

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

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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

Willing to Pay the Price

A Little Courage Goes a Long Way

The Price of a Dream

A Perfect Skate

Dreams Have a Price

7. Take Action

One at a Time

When Dreams Won't Die

Look Out, Baby, l'm Your Love Man!

Ask, Affirm, Take Action

Ask, Ask, Ask

  LEGWORK EQUALS BIG COOKIE SALES

How Prayer Made Me a Father Again

Why Wait?... Just Do It!

The First Step

  A Chicken Soup Contributor Responds

8. The Power of Determination

Ryan's Well of Life

Unstoppable

The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer

Dare to Imagine

18 Holes in His Mind

Against All Odds

The Cowboy's Story

Baby-Lift

A Cowboy's Last Chance

The Day Mother Cried

The Power of Determination

9. Never Give Up

Consider This

Begin at the Beginning

Embassy of Hope

Opportunity

The Magic Skates

A Little Girl's Dream

How to Be New and Different

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