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