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Are the stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul true?

A Chicken Soup for the Soul story is an inspirational, true story about ordinary people having extraordinary experiences. It is a story that opens the heart and rekindles the spirit. It is a simple piece that touches our readers and helps them discover basic principles they can use in their own lives.

How many copies of Chicken Soup for the Soul have sold?

First launched in 1993, after 30 publishers rejected it, the initial Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit, written and compiled by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (Health Communications, Inc., 308 pages. $12.95, paperback), has sold 5.25 million copies.