CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL AT WORK

Chicken Soup books really need no introduction. However, there's nothing wrong in putting the spotlight on this title as well. Professionals and workers around the world should find it a moral uplifting experience.

THERE are at least six Chicken Soup titles in the bookstores at present.
The question is: Why would one read another such book?
The answer, this time, is a question itself: Why would one want to eat
good food? Well, to promote healthy living, and for personal satisfaction.
Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work is much the same as its first, second
and third previous servings. Yet it's different. Different in the sense
that there is a moral to every story. Every one of them is good, and the
extraordinary thing is that the stories are experiences of ordinary people
from all walks of life.
Those familiar with the Chicken Soup books are not likely, at the end of
each reading, to stand up and laud the writers for their intelligent
plotting, or the intricate manner in which the tales are spun. You are
more apt to say, "Wow, what great opportunities I have to make living more
worthwhile for others."
This book is a stupendous pick-me-up. It won't make you want to rush off
and join a holy order, but it may inspire you to perform random acts of
kindness or even make you decide to change your career.
Consider the story entitled `How Much is Enough?'
The rich industrialist from the North was horrified to find the southern
fisherman lying lazily beside his boat, smoking a pipe.
"Why aren't you out fishing?" said the industrialist.
"Because I have caught enough fish for the day," said the fisherman.
"Why don't you catch some more?"
"What would I do with them?"
"You could earn more money," was the industrialist's reply. "With that
you could have a motor fixed to your boat and go into deeper waters and
catch more fish. Then you would make enough to buy nylon nets. These would
bring you more fish and more money. Soon you would have enough money to
own two boats ... maybe even a fleet of boats. Then you would be a rich
man like me."
"What would I do then?" asked the fisherman.
"Then you could really enjoy life."
"What do you think I am doing right now?"
This book is highly recommended for people who have become rather jaded
in their outlook on life, due possibly to bad influences or unpleasant
experiences.
It is also for those who suffer hardships of their own making, or at the
hands of the wicked. Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work has most of the
answers. Even if they may not be the exact solutions, the guideposts to
peace of mind are all there.
The book tells us: Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the
fruit is.
Aspiring writers should not miss the personal account by Alex Haley, the
Roots author who won the Pulitzer Prize as well as nine Emmys for the TV
series.
Haley tells how he left the Coast Guard after 20 years, to try his luck
at writing; he spent another 17 experiencing rejections. But he persisted,
and the happy ending is gloriously inspiring.
Since Christmas is close at hand and it is the season for giving and
sharing, this book comes with a five-star rating as a festive gift.