{"product_id":"youve-got-to-read-this-book-55-people-tell-the-story-of-the-book-that-changed-their-life-9780060891756","title":"You've Got to Read This Book!: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's nothing better than a book you can't put down—or better yet, a book you'll never forget. This book puts the power of transformational reading into your hands. Jack Canfield, cocreator of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003csup\u003e(R)\u003c\/sup\u003e series, and self-actualization pioneer Gay Hendricks have invited notable people to share personal stories of books that changed their lives. What book shaped their outlook and habits? Helped them navigate rough seas? Spurred them to satisfaction and success? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors include Dave Barry, Stephen Covey, Malachy McCourt, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Mark Victor Hansen, John Gray, Christiane Northrup, Bernie Siegel, Craig Newmark, Michael E. Gerber, Lou Holtz, and Pat Williams, to name just a few. Their richly varied stories are poignant, energizing, and entertaining.Author and actor Malachy McCourt tells how a tattered biography of Gandhi, stumbled on in his youth, offered a shining example of true humility—and planted the seeds that would help support his sobriety decades later. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author and physician Bernie Siegel, M.D., tells how William Saroyan's \u003cem\u003eThe Human Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e helped him realize that, in order to successfully treat his patients with life-threatening illnesses, \"I had to help them live—not just prevent them from dying.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActress Catherine Oxenberg reveals how, at a life crossroads and struggling with bulimia, a book taught her the transforming difference one person could make in the life of another—and why that person for her was Richard Burton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRafe Esquith, the award-winning teacher whose inner-city students have performed Shakespeare all over the world, recounts his deep self-doubt in the midst of his success—and how reading \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e strengthened him to continue teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeloved librarian and bestselling author Nancy Pearl writes how, at age ten, Robert Heinlein's science fiction book \u003cem\u003eSpace Cadet\u003c\/em\u003e impressed on her the meaning of personal integrity and gave her a vision of world peace she'd never imagined possible. Two years later, she marched in her first civil rights demonstration and learned that there's always a way to make \"a small contribution to intergalactic harmony.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're looking for insight and illumination—or simply for that next great book to read—\u003cem\u003eYou've Got to Read This Book\u003c\/em\u003e! has treasures in store for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Canfield, Gay Hendricks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060891756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHendricks, Gay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGay Hendricks is the author and coauthor of more than twenty books that deal with personal growth, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eFive Wishes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eConscious Living\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanfield, Jack:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Canfield\u003c\/strong\u003e, America's #1 Success Coach, is the cocreator of the \u003cem\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e(R) series, which includes forty \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers, and coauthor with Gay Hendricks of \u003cem\u003eYou've GOT to Read This Book!\u003c\/em\u003e An internationally renowned corporate trainer, Jack has trained and certified over 4,100 people to teach the Success Principles in 115 countries. He is also a podcast host, keynote speaker, and popular radio and TV talk show guest. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110578290803,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5d5b8a7e-c5a9-43a0-b22d-981c0090e961.jpg?v=1748980200","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/youve-got-to-read-this-book-55-people-tell-the-story-of-the-book-that-changed-their-life-9780060891756","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}