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Chicken Soup for the Soul began in 1993 when motivational speakers, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, decided to choose 101 inspirational 【小题1】(story) that they and other speakers used in their talks for a book. As they searched for 【小题2】 winning title, Jack and Mark each agreed to reflect on the subject for one hour a day. Jack pictured the image of his grandmother’s amazing 【小题3】 (tradition) chicken soup and remembered how she told him it would cure anything. The book would have the same 【小题4】 (heal) powers as that soup—not for the body, but for the soul. 【小题5】 (consequent), the now famous title Chicken Soup for the Soul was born.
Chicken Soup for the Soul 【小题6】 (release) on June 28, 1993, and became a holiday favorite by the end of December. 【小题7】 drove initial interest was not media attention, but rather word-of-mouth promotion from ordinary people around the country 【小题8】 bought the book and loved it. Many would return to the bookstore 【小题9】 (buy) five or ten copies for friends and family. Thanks 【小题10】 that burst of popularity, by September 1994, Chicken Soup for the Soul was on every major bestseller list in the US and Canada.