Book Description
Wearing poppies on your lapel during the month of November. Enjoying local fiddlers playing music on Cape Breton Island. Cheering your favorite team on during Hockey Night. Swatting mosquitoes in Muskoka on the first long weekend in May. Driving the Trans-Canada Highway. Questioning why the ABC song ends in "z" and not "zed." All these things are distinctly Canadian and now there's another one more: Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul. Written by fellow Canadians from Cape Breton Island to Prince Edward Island, from Montreal to Vancouver, this book reveals the people, the history and the special moments that give Canada such a distinctive charm and character. With chapters including: On Being Canadian, Living Your Dream, Overcoming Obstacles, On Love, On Kindness and Making a Difference, these stories weave a rich tapestry of life from the people who call Canada home. Notable stories include: hockey player Paul Henderson's "Goal of the Century"; Chief Dan George's recounting of his great land; Marilyn Bell DiLascio's historic 1954 Lake Ontario swim; cartoonist Lynn Johnston's delightful story of an encounter with Wayne Gretzky; and journalist Sally Armstrong's details of Princess Diana's first trip to Canada. Like hearing a heartfelt version of "O, Canada!", this book will instill renewed pride and patriotism in a well-deserving country and its people.


About the Author
Raymond Aaron (Ontario, Canada) is a professional speaker and business coach. He has mentored thousands of Canadians and others worldwide, and offers The Monthly Mentor coaching and audiotape program Double Your Income Doing What You Love. Janet Matthews (Ontario, Canada) is a freelance writer and editor who helped produce and edit Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul. She teaches workshops in Canada on writing from the heart. Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors, have dedicated their lives to enhancing the personal and professional lives of others.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Wearing a poppy on your jacket lapel in November. Cheering for your favourite team during "Hockey Night In Canada." Listening to a concert of local fiddlers on Cape Breton Island. Going camping or to the cottage on the first long weekend in May. Jogging along the sea wall in Vancouver's Stanley Park. All of these things evoke fond images and feelings because they are distinctly Canadian, and now we have another one: Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul.

Written by fellow Canadians from Prince Edward Island to Vancouver Island, from Quebec and Manitoba, from Yellowknife and Newfoundland and most cities and provinces in between, this book captures the events, the history, the landscapes, and most importantly, the people that have shaped Canada's distinctive charm and character. People like hockey player Paul Henderson, who shares the triumph of scoring the "Goal of the Century" during the historic 1972 Canada-Russia hockey series; singer Jann Arden, who shares her life-altering experience during a journey to Africa, Marilyn Bell Di Lascio, who details her record-breaking Lake Ontario swim; and journalist Sally Armstrong, who provides a compelling account of Princess Diana's first trip to Canada.

With chapters including: On Being Canadian, Living Your Dream, Overcoming Obstacles, On Love, On Kindness, Special Connections, This Great Land, and Making a Difference, these stories weave a rich tapestry of life in this spectacular country, from the people who call it home.