Topsy-Turvy World
Kimberly Kirberger
113
4. Lessons From Outside the Classroom
College Wisdom Seldom Exercised in the Summer
Beth Mullally
116
Learning How to Be Roommates
Elsa Lynch
119
The Plaster Shell
Miriam Goldstein
123
The Great Escape
Wendy Marston
126
Hanging Out to Dry
Paul Karrer
129
Wranglers and Stranglers
Ted Engstrom
130
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Of Mice and Maintenance Men
Lisa Levenson
132
Knowing Where to Tap
Tony D'Angelo
135
Miracle on Times Square
Gunter David
137
The Dark Gift
Kent Nerburn
141
Reverse Living
Norman Glass
144
Blameless
Kathy Johnson Gale
145
5. Love 101
Finding My Way
Zan Gaudioso
150
The Mirror
Dan Clark
154
I Dare You!
April Kemp
158
The Love I'll Never Forget
Tim Madigan
160
Heartbreak 101
Lauren Fox
165
What Is Sex?
Adam Saperston
169
Swans Mate for Life
Hal Torrance
171
6. Acts of Kindness
The Boy Under the Tree
David Coleman and Kevin Randall
178
For the Kids
Diana Breclaw
181
Piano Music
Daneen Kaufman Wedekind
184
Ten-Dollar Bills and Roses
Mary J. Davis
187
A Not-So-Random Act of Kindness
Will Keim
188
Christy's Last Day
Christy Calchera, as told to Dan Clark
191
The Gift of Music
Brandon Lagana
195
Our Community
Christa F. Sandelier
197
7. Friends
The Kids in the Hall
Suzanne Casamento
200
My Sanctuary
Eric Linder
205
My Friend Kim
Robert Tate Miller
207
819 Gaffield Place
Michele Bender
211
An Unlikely Hero
Tony Luna
216
With Help from a Friend
Dorri Olds
220
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8. Tough Stuff
My Star
Zan Gaudioso
224
Independence Day
Natasha Carrie Cohen
228
#38 Chucky Mullins
James Simmons
231
Zap the Sap!
Eric Saperston
235
I Said No
Natasha Carrie Cohen
239
The Rest of the Story
Jo Wiley Cornell
242
Stuck with No Way Out
Rosanne Martorella
245
9. Mind Over Matter
Breaking the Mold
Zan Gaudioso
250
A Better Message
Carol Grace Anderson
254
Homeboy Goes to Harvard
Richard Santana
257
From the Heart of a Blessed Temple
B. T. Thomas
261
Second Kind of Mind
JeVon Thompson
263
Work for Your Supper
Arlene Green
266
Catsup Soup
Cynthia Hamond
271
Student Super-Saverä
Kevin Van Gundy
273
Dare to Take Risks!
Stephen Hopson
278
Emma's Ducks
Paul Karrer
283
Consider This
Bill Clinton
285
All in the Family
Jeanne Marie Laskas
287
Never Too Old to Live Your Dream
Dan Clark
290
10. Graduation
Life Lessons
Dave Barry
294
A Homecoming of a Different Sort
Vicki Niebrugge
298
Two Stories for Life
Robert Fulghum
301
Humor Them!
Katherine D. Ortega
307
Know Where You're Going!
Speaker's Sourcebook II
310
Don't Go!
George Plimpton
312
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More Chicken Soup?
315
Supporting College Students
316
Who Is Jack Canfield?
320
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?
321
Who Is Kimberly Kirberger?
323
Who Is Dan Clark?
324
Contributing Editors
325
Contributors
326
Permissions (continued)
337
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chicken Soup for the College Soul took over a year to write, compile and edit. It has been a joyous and challenging task and we would like to thank the following people whose contributions have made it possible.
Our life partners, Inga, Patty, John and Kelly, who have given us their love and support and who have helped us to keep our hearts open in the midst of all things.
We would like to thank our children, Christopher, Oran, Kyle, Elisabeth, Melanie, Jesse, Danny, Nikola, McCall and Alexandrea, whose beauty of spirit and hope for a better future has inspired us to do whatever we can to ensure that their dreams come true.
Georgia Noble, for being such a beautiful person and for sharing her heart with us.
We would like to give a special thank-you to our contributing editors James Malinchak and Tony D'Angelo for their hard work and dedication to this book. Tony and James collected over one thousand stories, spread the word on college campuses around the country and continually contributed their time and expertise to making this the great book that it is. James and Tony, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Mitch Claspy, who did an extraordinary job reading,
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researching and obtaining permissions. We deeply appreciate his support, his friendship, and his loving attention to this project and to us. This book could not have happened without his dedication, hard work and ability to do a hundred things all at one time. Mitch, thank you so much.
Tasha Boucher, for being the most amazing assistant to Kimberly. Her attention to detail, her ability to do anything asked of her and her skill at doing it better than we can doesn't go unnoticed. Kimberly really couldn't do it without you, Tasha, and we thank you for your hard work and for your friendship.
Jessie Braun, for her continued support and her sharp instinct that knows what works and what doesn't. Jessie, you are one of the finest college students we know.
Kelly Clark, who kept Dan Clark's office and life together while also contributing and helping with t
he many details that go into a project like this. Thank you so much, Kelly.
Paula de Leon, for an outstanding job typing and preparing our initial manuscripts, and for assisting Kimberly and Mitch and making their lives run easier. Paula, thank you for your great attention to detail and your loyalty to this project.
D. D. Dixon, for running the Teen Letter Project and being the kind and caring person that she is.
Myra Raney, for being a beautiful spirit who assists us in all the day-to-day matters in Kim's office.
Peter Vegso, for recognizing the value of this book from the beginning, and for getting it into the hands of millions of readers. Thank you, Peter!
Patty Aubery, for always being there when we need her, as well as for keeping the whole Chicken Soup for the Soul central office up and running in the middle of what always feels like a tornado of activity. Thank you, Patty, from the bottom of our heartsalways.
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Heather McNamara, senior editor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, for her impeccable and insightful editing, and masterful preparation of the final manuscript. Heather, you are definitely a pro and a joy to work with!
Nancy Autio, for her invaluable feedback and for obtaining the difficult permissions. We love working with you, Nancy.
Leslie Forbes, who is always there when we need her and always has a smile on her face and love in her heart.
Veronica Valenzuela and Robin Yerian, for working in Jack's office to make sure everything ran smoothly during the production of this book.
Rosalie Miller, who kept all the communication flowing efficiently throughout this project. Rosalie, your smiling face and never-ending encouragement have lightened our hearts.
Teresa Esparza, who brilliantly coordinated all of Jack's speaking, travel, and radio and television appearances during this time.
Rebecca Hart and Zan Gaudioso, for their amazing feedback, their talented editing and their fresh perspectiveall of which added something special to this book.
Tal Vigderson, for his brilliant edits and inputs on the stories in this book.
Christine Belleris, Matthew Diener, Lisa Drucker and Allison Janse, our editors at Health Communications, Inc., for their generous efforts in bringing this book to its high state of excellence.
Randee Feldman, Chicken Soup for the Soul product manager at Health Communications, Inc., for her masterful coordination and support of all the Chicken Soup projects.
Terry Burke and Kelly Maragni at Health Communications, Inc., for their wonderful sales and marketing efforts.
Andrea Perrine Brower at Health Communications, Inc., for working with us so patiently and cooperatively
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on the cover design of this book.
We also want to thank the following people who completed the monumental task of reading the preliminary manuscript of the book, helped us make the final selections, and made invaluable comments on how to improve the book. We could never have even come close to creating such a high quality book without all of them: Katie Leicht, Mimi Gill, Sharon Stead, Amy Yerkes, Kelly Garnett, Lia Gay, Clarissa Kerker, Traci Van Dyke, Sarah Reynolds, Dave Murcott, Kathleen Kelly, Tor Rockness, Brian Vanneman, Joy Tiare Jacobs, Lauren Rimkus, Alissa Zolla, Jamie Porter, Maryann Mendoza, Hana Ivanhoe, Fred Angelis, Jessie Braun and Amy Stroock.
Other Chicken Soup coauthors: Patty and Jeff Aubery, Nancy Mitchell Autio, Marty Becker, Ron Camacho, Tim Clauss, Barbara De Angelis, Mark and Chrissy Donnelly, Irene Dunlap, Patty Hansen, Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Carol Kline, Hanoch and Meladee McCarty, Heather McNamara, Maida Rogerson, Martin Rutte, Marci Shimoff, Barry Splichuk, Diana von Welanetz Wentworth.
Larry and Linda Price, who, in addition to keeping Jack's Foundation for Self-Esteem operating smoothly, continue to administer the Soup Kitchens for the Soul project, which distributes thousands of Chicken Soup for the Soul books free each year to prisoners, halfway houses, homeless shelters, battered women's shelters, and inner-city schools.
John and Shannon Tullius, John Saul, Mike Sacks, Bud Gardner, Dan Poynter, Bryce Courtney, Terry Brooks and all our other friends at the Maui Writer's Conference and Retreat who inspire and encourage us every year.
Katie Tauro at Village Books, for her support and her dedication to literacy.
Kim Weiss, who is a pleasure, a great publicist, and a great friend.
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Larry Getlen, at Health Communications, Inc., Rick Frischman at Planned Television Arts and Newmann Communications who continue to help us keep our books on the bestseller lists.