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《豆蔻年华3》。
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。
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Going Home on the D Train
A Gift of Peace for the Homeless Heart
"The Impossible Dream?"
A Child Survivor and Her Hero
The Writing on the Wall
The Five-Year Nightmare in Denmark
Shared Tears of Grief and Hope
"Peace" in a Bottle of "Joy"?
P.K.'s Mission
An Extraordinary Woman
From Angry Kid to Peace-Prize Winner
And a Little Child Will Lead Them
Harriet Tubman:A Battle of a Different Kind
Consider Me Your Bird
2.LOVE AND KINDNESS
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Be Careful What You Teach Them
Nonno Beppe's Gift
Tammy's Trauma
Compassion in a Preschool
December Snow
Reaching for Peace
A Safe Place
Connected in Spirit
The Endless Time-Out
3.DEFINING MOMENTS
My Homeless Man
The Bath-Time Battle
Redemption
The Copper Bracelet
My Enemy Has Become My Friend
A Fire of Peace
The Historic March on Washington
Giving the Peace Sign
One Child
Guns Are No Match for Gentle Words
A Risky Ride for Freedom
Truth at a Tender Age
The Last Day of My Life
A Bully's Transformation in Room 7
Peace on Earth,Goodwill to Men
Shopping for a New Coat
4.A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
Labib's Caf6
Hulk Heaven
Roses for Dinner
The Christmas Truce
Christmas in the Trenches
Left Foot Forward
A Spa for the Heart
Beginning Anew
The Mystery of the Thatch
Common Ground
5.ANSWERING THE CALL
Saving Oleg
Drafted by Mother Teresa!
Viva la Huelga on Jicarillo Street
A Peacemaker's Journey
The Boy Who Believed in Peace Through Love
The Spirit War Can't Destroy
A Beginning
Keep Them Alive!
Don't Just Do Something Stand There!
The Dress
6.INSIGHTS AND LESSONS
Innovation 101
One Cookie at a Time
Their Bullet,My Life
From Packin' to Preachin'
Peace at Work
Forgiveness Is Not a Legal Matter
Just That Simple
Nonviolence:The Gentle Persuader
Losing It,Finding It
The Gentle Art of Blessing
I'm Gonna Write It on the Agenda!
A Veteran Against War
If You're Angry and You Know It
Remember Henry!
The Rosenstrasse Prison Demonstration
Choosing Your Attitude
Puddles After the Storm
Pets Teach Peace
7.ON WISDOM
Taxi!
No More Meanness
A Lesson in Forgiveness
Too Many Children?
A Peace of Pictures
The Music Bus
Breaking the Cycle of Violence:A Decision
of Faith
The Angry MamA Soul Searching for Peace
Reaching Out for "the Other"
A Gesture of Peace
At the Foot of the Bed
8.GIVING BACK
He Achieved the Impossible with a Little Help
from His Friends
You Get What You Give
Strengthening the Circle of Life
Awakening of the Soul
Christa's Field of Dreams
The Voice of the Future
Concepci6n's Circle
Seeds of Justice,Seeds of Hope
Copper or Plastic?
It Begins Within