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Chicken Soup for the Soul is a publishing, consumer goods and media company based in Cos Cob, CT. It is known for the ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' series of books. The first book, like most subsequent titles in the series, consisted of inspirational true stories about ordinary people's lives. The book became a major best-seller and something of a social phenomenon. Today Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC continues to publish about a dozen〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Amazon.com: chicken soup for the soul - Chicken Soup for the Soul / Paperback: Books )〕 new books per year. The company has also branched out into other categories such as food, pet food,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chicken Soup for the Soul )〕 and television programming.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Video: Chicken Soup for the Soul : Food and Family - Watch PBS Specials Online - PBS Video )〕 ==History== Motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen collaborated on the first ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' book, compiling inspirational, true stories they had heard from their audience members. Many of the stories came from members of the audience of their inspirational talks. The book was rejected by major publishers in New York but accepted by a small, self-help publisher in Florida called HCI.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chicken Soup for the Soul 20th Anniversary Edition: All Your Favorite Original Stories Plus 20 Bonus Stories for the Next 20 Years: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark: 9781611599138: Amazon.com: Books )〕 After the success of the first book, Canfield and Hansen, with HCI, published additional, similar ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' titles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Results for 'chicken soup for the soul' () )〕 Later, they published ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' books for specific demographics, such as ''Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul'', which came out in 1997〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul )〕 and was a major best-seller. New ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' titles and sequels to existing books have been published on a regular basis since the first book came out in 1993.〔 As of late 2013, the series included more than 200 titles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Facts & Figures )〕 In 2008, the founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, sold the company to a new ownership group led by William J. Rouhana and Robert D. Jacobs.〔(Serving Up A New Chicken Soup ), ''Publishers Weekly'', 2 February 2002.〕 Since then all new titles have been published by Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC and distributed by Simon & Schuster.〔 Under the new ownership group, Chicken Soup for the Soul has expanded into other categories besides books. The company markets pet foods under the brand Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul and a line of soups, sauces and other prepared foods〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Home - Chicken Soup for the Soul Foods )〕 under the brand Chicken Soup for the Soul. In 2013, the company announced plans to produce a television series and movie with Alcon Entertainment. Chicken Soup for the Soul has also produced television programming with other partners, including PBS. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chicken Soup for the Soul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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