《心灵鸡汤》系列读物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，充分挖掘普通人和平凡生活所蕴藏的精神力量和人性之美，弘扬乐观平和、积极向上的人生价值观，字里行间洋溢着爱心、希望、鼓励、信念以及对生活的深刻理解。一个个动人的故事，一句句温馨的叮咛，滋养着所有被尘世风霜雪雨侵蚀的心灵，帮你重燃心火，找回生命的活力!

本书所选的英语故事以大学生活为背景，生动有趣，语言地道新颖，简约适读，寓意深刻感人；内容极富时代感，实为英语阅读的顶级精品。

Acknowledgments

Introduction

From a Previous Reader

1. GETTING IN

The Wonder Years  Hugh Gallagher

Never Say Never Rosa Torcasio

College Bound Dave Barry

Bloopers from College Admission Essays Richard Lederer

Strange Scholarships Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader

The Envelope,Please Rory Evans

If the Dream Is Big Enough,the Facts Don't Count

  Cynthia Stewart-Copier

Hani Jamie Winship

Inspiration Can Be Anywhere Cerie L. Couture

A Proposal to Myself Sarah Lockyer

2. TRANSITION

Good-Bye,Mr. Blib Beth Mullally

A Dad Says Good-Bye Joseph Danziger

College Talk Kimberly Kirberger

The "No Hug" Rule  Cheryl Costello-Forshey

Shoes in the Shower Lia Gay and Rebecca Hart

Deck the Halls Melanie Fester

A Letter from College Adam Christing

The Times I Called Home from College Scott Greenberg

The Long Road Home Lia Gay

Breakdown of Family Traced to Psych.1 Student

Beth MullaUy

3. LESSONS FROM THE CLASSROOM

Undeclared Tal Vigderson

Making the Grade  Varda One

The Good,the Bad and the Emmy David Wiemers

The Thought Card Hanoch McCarty

I Passed the Test Paula Lopez-Crespin

The Wicker Chair  Eva Rosenberg

Dissed Mary d. Davis

How to Get an A on Your Final Exam Tony D'Angelo

A Compassionate Philosophy Kristi Nay

Library Science Jenna McCarthy

Your Legacy Tony D'Angelo

Angels on a Pin(101 Ways to Use a Barometer)

Alexander Calandra

Topsy-Turvy World Kimberly Kirberger

4. LESSONS FROM OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

College Wisdom Seldom Exercised in the Summer

  Beth Mullally

Learning How to Be Roommates Elsa Lynch

The Plaster Shell  Miriam Goldstein

The Great Escape Wendy Marston

Hanging Out to Dry Paul Karrer

Wranglers and Stranglers Ted Engstrom

Of Mice and Maintenance Men Lisa Levenson

Knowing Where to Tap Tony D'Angelo

Miracle on Times Square Gunter David

The Dark Gift Kent Nerburn

Reverse Living Norman Glass

Blameless Kathy Johnson Gale

5. LOVE 101

Finding My Way Zan Gaudioso

The Mirror Dan Clark

I Dare You!  April Kemp

The Love I'll Never Forget Tim Madigan

Heartbreak 101 Lauren Fox

What Is Sex?  Adam Saperston

Swans Mate for Life Hal Torrance

6. ACTS OF KINDNESS

The Boy Under the Tree David Coleman and Kevin Randall

For the Kids Diana Breclaw

Piano Music Daneen Kaufman Wedekind

Ten-Dollar Bills and Roses Mary J. Davis

A Not-So-Random Act of Kindness Will Keim

Christy's Last Day Christy Calchera ,as told to Dan Clark

The Gift of Music Brandon Lagana

Our Community Christa F. Sandelier

7. FRIENDS

The Kids in the Hall Suzanne Casamento

My Sanctuary Eric Linder

My Friend Kim Robert Tate Miller

819 Garfield Place Michele Bender

An Unlikely Hero Tony Luna

With Help from a Friend Dorri Olds

8. TOUGH STUFF

My Star Zan Gaudioso

Independence Day Natasha Carrie Cohen

#38 Chucky Mullins James Simmons

Zap the Sap!  Eric Saperston

I Said No Natasha Carrie Cohen

The Rest of the Story Jo Wiley Cornell

Stuck With No Way Out Rosanne Martorella

9. MIND OVER MATTER

Breaking the Mold Zan Gaudioso

A Better Message Carol Grace Anderson

Homeboy Goes to Harvard Richard Santana

From the Heart of a Blessed Temple

Second Kind, of Mind JeVon Thompson

Work for Your Supper Arlene Green

Catsup Soup Cynthia Harnond

Student Super-SaverTM Kevin Van Gundy

Dare to Take Risks!  Stephen Hopson  ~

Emma's Ducks  Paul Karrer

Consider This Bill Clinton

All in the Family Jeanne Marie Laskas

Never Too Old to Live Your Dream Dan Clark

10. GRADUATION

Life Lessons Dave Barry

A Homecoming of a Different Sort Vicki Niebrugge ~

Two Stories for Life Robert Fulghum

Humor Them !  Katherine D. Ortega

Know Where You're Going!  Speaker's Sourcebook I

Don't Go !  George Plimpton

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