Works by
Mark Victor Hansen
(Writer)
[1948 - ]

Non-fiction

• Search Amazon for the Mark Victor Hansen and Chicken Soup for the Soul Series

• Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul: Stories Celebrating Forever Families (2008) by Jack Canfield, LeAnn Thieman L.P.N. , and Mark Victor Hansen
  Adoption is a hot topic these days. While the current buzz may have started with all of the celebrity adoptions in the recent news, everyday families are brought together through adoption. From stories about orphaned babies in Russia to kids who spent years in the foster-care system, Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul is all about finding and creating a family. Readers will be touched by stories of infertile couples who finally find the apple of their eye, single women who defy society's definition of family, and older couples who are given a second chance. These Chicken Soup stories celebrate the lives of adopted children who found forever families and parents who found forever love.

• Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrating People Who Make a Difference: The Headlines You'll Never Read (2008) by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Peter Vegso, and Theresa Peluso
  Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrating People Who Make a Difference reveals a side of humanity we rarely see heralded on the evening news. This inspiring collection of stories chronicles the small kindnesses that make a huge difference, the ordinary experiences that have profound impact, and the defining moments that change the lives of everyday people. Your heart will be touched when the despair of a lost two-year-old's parents turns to joy as an exhausted rescue team finds their baby in critical condition, but alive. And you may be left wondering if you could act as one woman did, when driving home alone on a dark night she finds unknown courage to come to the aid of someone about to be assaulted at an isolated bus stop. If you wonder about the direction the world is headed and whether kindness and compassion still exists, Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrating People Who Make a Difference will restore your faith in the human spirit with these true stories of generosity, character, and courage.

• Chicken Soup for the Mother & Daughter Soul: Stories to Warm the Heart and Honor the Relationship (2003) with Jack Canfield, Dorothy Firman, Julie Firman, and Frances Firman Salorio.

• Chicken Soup for the Sister's Soul (2002) with Jack Canfield, Patty Mitchell (Editor), Nancy Mitchell, Katy McNamara (Editor), and Heather McNamara

• The One Million Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth (2002)
  Advice on how to create wealth.

• Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship (2001) with Jack Canfield and Kimberly Kirberger
  Inspiration.

• Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul: Heartwarming Stories for People 60 and Over (2000) by Amy Seeger, Barbara Russell Chesser, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Paul J. Meyer
  This collection offers readers loving insights and wisdom--all centering on the prime of life. Contributors to this volume include Erma Bombeck, Florence Littauer, Max Lucado, Roy Rogers, Ruth Stafford Peale, and Tom Landry. Readers of all ages are sure to cherish this invaluable collection as a reminder that the soul of those young at heart is truly "golden." Divided into chapters on letting go, giving, learning, the lighter side, across the generations, overcoming obstacles, perspective, believing, living your dream, reminiscing and ageless wisdom, this book celebrates the myriad joys of living and the wisdom that comes from having lived. Readers at every stage of life will turn to this book again and again for the timeless wisdom that will help them live their lives to the fullest.

• Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul - - 101 Stories of Changes, Choices (2000) by Irene Dunlap, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Patty Hansen with Rusty Fischer (Contributor)
  From remembering their own life experience or to watching their own children grow, most people recognize that the preteen years, ages nine to thirteen, can be one of the most awkward times in life-a period of tremendous physical and emotional change. At this age, youngsters are eager to leave the "kid" stage, yet are uncertain about what adolescence will bring; they'd rather listen to peers over parents, and hear all too often to "wait until you're older." Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul will guide kids through this transition. Written by and for preteens, this uplifting collection of stories touches on the emotions and situations they experience every day: making and losing friends, fitting in while keeping their personal identity, discovering the opposite sex, dealing with pressures at school including violence, and coping with family issues such as divorce. Chapters include: On Love, On Family, On Friendship, On Choices, On Changes, On Overcoming Obstacles, Eclectic Wisdom, Tough Stuff, Attitude and Perspective and Achieving Dreams. Contributors indclude: *NSYNC, Mia Hamm, Beverley Mitchell and Karl Malone. Whether first-time Chicken Soup readers or "graduates" of the bestselling Kid's Soul book, preteens are sure to include this in their backpacks and book bags. Ages 9-12.

• Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Hope, Healing and Forgiveness (2000) by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Tom Lagana
  Previously available only through free distribution to prisons, this life-changing book is the result of charitable donations from sales of Chicken Soup for the Christian Family Soul and gifts from thousands of individuals. In the spring of 2000, over 100,000 copies of Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul were distributed to prisoners, prison libraries and prison ministries throughout the United States. The hope was that this collection of stories would touch the hearts of prisoners and offer them hope and encouragement, as well as inspire them to transcend the limiting thinking and behaviors of their past. The book was so successful that the co-authors soon found themselves flooded with requests for the book from family members, correctional officers, prison volunteers and others. Because of this huge demand, the decision was made to also release the book to the general public.

• The Power of Focus: What the Worlds Greatest Achievers Know about The Secret of Finiancial Freedom and Success (2000) by Jack Canfield,  Les Hewitt, and Mark Victor Hansen
  Whether they are corporate professionals, budding entrepreneurs, or they own a home business, most people are looking to achieve more in less time, while earning enough money to live comfortably. This book reveals the proven techniques thousands of people have used to attain all of the money they wanted while living healthy, happy and balanced lives. The Power of Focus, the new blockbuster from the coauthors of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul, is a practical no-nonsense guide that shows readers how to reach their business, personal and financial goals without getting burned out in the process.
  
  Canfield, Hansen, and Hewitt have taken the best ideas from their own successful careers (seventy-nine years of combined business expertise), and distilled them into ten powerful focusing principles. The result is a treasury of insights that is enjoyable to read and easy to understand. At the outset, the book identifies the three most important fundamentals for consistent success: developing unusual clarity; understanding that habits determine your future; and using a "no exceptions policy" approach to focus on what you want. Numerous anecdotes and inspiring stories help to reinforce each principle.
  
  This is a must-read for business people, sales managers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who is serious about improving their personal awareness.

• A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit (1996) by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
  Bestselling authors Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen present another joyful collection of stories for your reading pleasure. Within the pages of A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul you will find shining examples of the best qualities we all share as human beings: compassion, grace, forgiveness, hope, courage, dedication, generosity and faith. Stories may be the most powerful teaching tool available to us, especially when the lessons being taught are love, necessary losses, respect and values. In this volume of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the authors share more collected wisdom on love, parenting, teaching, learning, death, attitude and overcoming obstacles. This book will warm your heart, brighten your darkest day and put a smile on your face that will last a lifetime.
  
  (Includes The Secrets of Heaven and Hell by Fr. John W. Groff, Jr., an excerpt from "A Proper Hell," first published in the
  July-September 1994 issue of Christian*New Age Quarterly, Catherine Groves, ed.)

Other:

• 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Volume 3 (2007), David Riklan, ed.
  Do you want to know the secret to finding positive qualities in a negative world? Perhaps you want to learn how to meditate or focus your creativity. In Volume 3 of the 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life series, Byron Katie, Ken Blanchard, Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen and many other experts give you the tools to make a positive impact on your life. Everyone has the potential for happiness and success, and everyone has the power to make affirmative life changes. This book will inspire you to make those changes.