Most Popular Books by Amy Newmark

We all fall into ruts at times, with our jobs, our relationships, our lives. But these 101 inspiring personal stories of change will motivate and encourage you to find your own new path to happiness. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Reboot Your Life will inspire, invigorate, and empower you to break out of your rut. With its powerful stories of taking chances, positive life changes, and finding new paths to happiness, you will be inspired to find the courage to reboot your own life!

"Positive thinking is a powerful tool, one that can make you healthier, happier, and more successful. You can use the power of positive thinking to improve your life and relationships, overcome challenges, and lead a productive life with purpose. You''ll read chapters with inspiring personal stories and tips - from simple changes like the words you use, to more daunting challenges, like confronting difficult or scary situationsn - this book will start you on the path to a new you!"--

There is something truly magical about the bond between mothers and daughters... and grandmothers, too! Mothers, daughters, grandmothers... these special relationships are explored and celebrated in this new collection of stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library. You will be inspired and entertained by these 101 stories, arranged in these fun chapters: • Mom to the Rescue • You Just Have to Laugh • Mom Knows Best • Role Models • A Magical Bond • Isn’t Life Grand? • In-laws and Outlaws! • Across the Generations • Mother-Daughter Adventures • Like Mother, Like Daughter Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.

Look beyond the hurt and use the power of forgiveness to move forward. Forgiveness is one of the best tools we have at our disposal to create a better life for ourselves. Leave that baggage behind as you put the past in the past— where it belongs! Forgiveness is an amazing tool—it can transform your life in just one second if you decide that you want to use its power. There’s a reason we refer to anger, resentment, and disappointment as “baggage.” We carry it everywhere we go. We’d like nothing more than to drop it on the side of the road and forget about it. But how do we do that? How do we process the past and then leave it behind? These 101 revealing true stories show you how. Learn how to manage your hurt with or without an apology and focus on what’s really important. Read about marriages being strengthened, families getting back together, grown children coming to understand their parents, and people overcoming the worst transgressions—even crimes. These men and women walked forward light and free, and you can, too—onto the bright, warm, welcoming road ahead. And, because no one’s perfect, you’ll also learn how to apologize if you’re the one in the wrong... and how to use the power of self-forgiveness to find peace and happiness.

Mothers, grandmothers, and all the other moms in your life will enjoy and relate to this collection of stories. Let her know she’s your Amazing Mom! Show your mother, grandmother, wife, or mother-in-law how much you appreciate her. She’ll love these 101 personal, heartwarming, sometimes hilarious anecdotes about all the adventures of motherhood. You’ll laugh, cry and nod in recognition as you read these stories about gratitude, love and wisdom.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Miracle of Love will warm the heart and lift the spirit of any reader who is looking for, or has found, the miracle of love. Stories of dating, romance, love and marriage, with all their ups and downs, will encourage, inspire and amuse readers. Everyone loves a good love story. And we all enjoy stories about how the love started and blossomed. This fun new book about dating, romance, love, and marriage will make you laugh and make you cry, and is guaranteed to inspire you to renew that search for your soul mate or open your heart a little more to the one you already have. It’s never too late for love at any age. Read about how couples met, when "they knew," proposals, maintaining the relationship, second chances, and all the other facets of the miracle that is love.

This new collection of real-life experiences that happened to other teenagers will help you “think positive” and be the very best, happiest version of yourself. These true stories are organized into chapters that will inspire you to: Be You – being yourself really is the best solution Make True Friends – finding friends who are right for you Do the Right Thing – real-life examples where doing it right pays off Make the Effort – why trying hard is worth it Face Your Challenges – you’ll see you’re not alone Count Your Blessings – gratitude really is the key to happiness Treasure Your Family – even when they drive you crazy, they’re the best Look to the Future – how to put it all in perspective

America’s favorite storyteller brings you101 stories that truly illustrate the spirit of this great nation as we celebrate its 250th birthday. Proud, industrious, creative, generous and kind—that’s the true spirit of America. This new collection of stories, selected from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library, celebrates America’s 250th birthday—with no politics—as it focuses on what has always united us. You’ll read stories about: The red, white and blue— our flag and what it means to us America’s heroes—service members, military families, and veterans Our generosity and compassion—we are a nation of helping hands Traditions of American life— Thanksgiving, apple pie, baseball, fireworks, parades Our vast and beautiful land—from beaches to mountains, from tropics to deserts 9/11 twenty-five years later—the families, the rescuers, and how we all came together Our proud new citizens and their contributions American ingenuity and our can-do attitude

Be prepared to fall in love with your dog all over again as you read these heartwarming stories of pet parenthood, and the unconditional love, companionship and amusement our dogs provide. How do dogs do it? They brighten our days, act as our therapists, and become our best friends—without saying one word. They’re frequently hilarious, often heroic, and surprisingly human. And we learn so much from them, too. You’ll find yourself laughing a lot, tearing up at times, and nodding your head in recognition as you read these tales, chosen from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library, about the magical experience of sharing life with a dog. From comical to courageous, mischievous to miraculous, and everything in between, you’ll enjoy a wide variety of entertaining stories in these ten chapters: • Meant to Be • Miracles Happen • My Very Good, Very Bad Dog • Who Rescued Whom? • What I Learned from the Dog • Best Friends • Natural Therapists • Feline Friends • A Dog’s Purpose • Over the Rainbow And your purchase of this book will help support the important work of American Humane, creating a better life for dogs everywhere. Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.

In this book of 101 inspirational stories, contributors share their personal angel experiences of faith, miracles, and answered prayers, which will amaze and inspire you. Celestial, otherworldly, heavenly. Whatever the term, sometimes there is no earthly explanation for what we experience, and a higher power is clearly at work. You will be awed and inspired by these true personal stories from people, religious and non-religious, about hope, healing, and help from angels.

Whether your home is an apartment, a house, or a condo -- rented or owned -- the 101 stories in this book all about the place you call home will warm your heart. Home is where the heart is. Be it your childhood home or where you lay your head now, you will find joy, laughter, and inspiration in these 101 stories about cooking, family meals, decorating, remodeling, repairing... everything we do to make a home.

What makes you happy? Others share how they found their passion, purpose, and joy in life in these 101 personal and exciting stories that are sure to inspire and encourage readers to find their own happiness. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness will encourage readers to pursue their dreams, find their passion and seek joy in their life with its 101 personal and inspiring stories. This book continues Chicken Soup for the Soul’s focus on inspiration and hope, reminding us that we all can find our own happiness.

Tolerance, respect, compassion and other values start at home, in healthy, strong relationships between the generations. These stories provide practical, insightful tips for parents and grandparents looking to strengthen their families and raise successful children. As role models, parents and grandparents teach good values, like tolerance, accepting differences, shedding prejudices, and making good decisions. And having those traits makes us more successful as adults, too. The personal stories in this collection not only show adult readers how to be their best selves, but also offer great advice on how to raise resilient, confident, upstanding kids — kids who exhibit all the qualities of acceptance, courage, and inner strength. These stories provide practical, insightful tips for parents and grandparents looking to strengthen their families and raise caring, confident, successful children. This book harnesses the power of storytelling to inspire and teach while also entertaining readers. Key issues such as bullying; religious, ethnic, and lifestyle tolerance; values; and making good decisions are addressed in stories selected from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s vast library of bestselling books, representing the best on these topics from the company’s 22-year history. This book is a joint project of Chicken Soup for the Soul and The Boniuk Foundation, which are working together to promote tolerance, respect, and compassion, inspiring young people and adults to embrace their differences, reject stereotypes, and make good choices. It’s part of a larger effort that includes additional books for kids and preteens, teens, and college students, as well as a family television show every Saturday morning starting in October.

Readers will find hope, help, and hints on getting and staying healthy in these 101 personal stories about dieting and fitness. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You is a perfect pick-me-up for anyone looking to start fresh or needing a boost. No one likes to diet, but the personal stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You will encourage and inspire readers with its positive, practical, and purposeful tales of dieting and fitness. This is a great book for anyone embarking on a healthier lifestyle.

These true stories of miraculous events will give you hope, strengthen your faith, and remind you that good things do happen to good people! Miracles happen every day to people from all walks of life. Divine intervention, amazing coincidences, insightful dreams, angels at work, messages from heaven, and answered prayers are found throughout these pages. You’ll be inspired and encouraged by these 101 stories curated from the Chicken Soup for the Soul library and written by ordinary people who’ve experienced the extraordinary and the unexplainable, including: Candy, who loses the diamond from her ring while decorating the office Christmas tree. A year later, after the tree has been dragged to an outdoor storage shed and back, she finds the diamond sitting on a branch. MaryAnn, who is driving the wrong way on the highway one night, and whose car is mysteriously lifted onto the side of the road, avoiding a massive collision. John, who’s searching for survivors of a plane crash in the Everglades and finds a passenger in a palm tree a mile away, out of the reach of alligators. She says angels carried her there. Karen, whose grandmother is paralyzed and incapable of speech, but then rallies on her deathbed and gives the family detailed instructions on where to find all her valuables, all while telling her late husband to just wait a moment. She dies as soon as she finishes explaining everything. Barbara, who’s still looking for a sign from her father 10 years after his death. While walking on the beach, she asks him to send her a sign and immediately finds a dollar bill. As a joke, she then asks him to send $100 and immediately finds a $100 bill, too. Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA.

Ready to change your life but not sure how? These small, easy changes in your habits can make a huge difference! You probably have some bad habits you’d like to break and some good habits you’d like to adopt. This new Chicken Soup for the Soul collection brings together the wisdom of 100 people who’ve been exactly where you are—feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure whereto begin. As they share their personal stories and practical strategies, you’ll learn how consistent changes in daily habits, whether big or small, can lead to powerful transformation. Their real-life experiences offer not just inspiration, but a clear, actionable path forward—one that proves lasting change is within reach for anyone willing to take the first step. Chicken Soup for the Soul has been serving up inspiration and entertainment for more than 30 years. Now, for the first time, they are addressing this new topic of how to change your habits and change your life. With 101 short stories, this collection will fit anyone’s busy schedule. Take five minutes and read one story, or devour the whole collection in one day! Either way, you’ll feel like you sat down with good friends over a cup of coffee while they shared their best advice and life hacks. Whether you’re looking to improve your physical health, your mental health, your relationships, or any other aspect of your life, you’ll find stories from people who found a path that worked for them and just might work for you too!

Food is an expression love – both the romantic kind of love and the comforting kind of love between family and friends. With its savory, sweet, and sometimes spicy stories, this book will stir up memories, sprinkle in laughs, and warm hearts of readers. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Food and Love will stir up those delectable feelings and memories that certain aromas and tastes always bring. Readers will relish in the succulent and tasty stories on how love and food together played a flavorful part in life, leaving them with a divine aftertaste and a pungent yearning to read more.

This special anniversary collection of has a double-dose of inspiration - personal stories of how Chicken Soup for the Soul changed lives, and the life-changing story itself! Twenty years later, Chicken Soup for the Soul and its stories are still changing lives! This special twentieth anniversary collection celebrates the power of storytelling. Readers share their personal, inspiriting stories about how a Chicken Soup for the Soul story made a difference in their lives, paired with the life-changing story itself. It’s a double dose of inspiration!

Attitude is everything. And this book will uplift and inspire readers with its stories about the power of positive thinking! In bad times, and good, readers will be encouraged to keep a positive attitude. Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Positive will inspire readers with its 101 success stories about the power of a positive attitude. Contributors share how they changed their lives, solved problems, or overcame challenges through a positive attitude, counting their blessings, or other epiphanies, motivating and uplifting readers.

Runners will love these inspirational stories about their sport -- the camaraderie, the self-discipline, the energy and endorphins they enjoy, the self-discovery. Includes stories on swimming and cycling for triathletes too. When runners aren''t running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running... This book contains 101 stories from everyday and famous runners... telling their stories to other runners... about how running has improved their lives, recovering from injuries, challenging themselves, and includes amazing stories of marathons, camaraderie, and the natural high that comes from this popular sport. Plenty of stories for triathletes too, covering swimming and cycling.