Top Mother's Day reads at National Book Store

MANILA, Philippines – Jack Canfield, America’s leading expert in creating peak performances for entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, managers and educators, is also the co-creator, with Mark Victor Hansen, of the very popular The Chicken Soup for the Soul series, of which 40 books have become New York Times bestsellers including 11 that went to number 1.

National Book Store lists its picks from this publishing industry sensation to honor the most important women in our lives in celebration of Mother’s Day.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Power Moms: 101 Stories Celebrating the Power of Choice for Stay at Home and Work from Home Moms contains 101 wonderful stories from mothers who have made the choice to stay home, or work from home, while raising their families. Multi-tasking and high-performing, these women have become today’s power moms.

There will always be a special, unbreakable bond between mothers and sons. That lifelong relationship is shown via the 101 best stories and poems from Chicken Soup’s library, culled and collected in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms & Sons: Stories by Mothers and Sons, in Appreciation of Each Other. These loving, heartfelt stories written by mothers, grandmothers, and sons span generations and show how this bond transcends time.

“Mom will know where it is...what to say...how to fix it.”  Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms Know Best: Stories of Appreciation for Mothers and Their Wisdom is the first Chicken Soup book to focus on the enveloping wisdom of mothers everywhere. The book includes 101 stories that will inspire and amuse readers, and remind them of all that is right about being a mother.

How often have you seen a teenage girl pretend to be disconcerted, but secretly like being told that she acts or looks just like her mother? It’s been said that girls eventually “turn into their mothers” and in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Like Mother, Like Daughter: Stories about the Special Bond between Mothers and Daughters, their seeming magical and mysterious similarities are highlighted in 101 of the best, most inspiring stories about this special bond.

Women have always been wonderful sources of inspiration and support for each other. In Chicken Soup for the Soul: Woman to Woman: Women Sharing Their Stories of Hope, Humor, and Inspiration, several of them willingly bare their souls and share their experiences with fellow females. The book has the feel of physically bringing women together, and watching as the sharing begins, often at the deepest level.