LeAnn Thieman

Balancing Life in Your “War Zones”:

A Guide to Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health

In 1975 LeAnn Thieman was “accidentally” caught up in the harrowing adventure of the Vietnam Orphan Airlift. Her goal was to save lives, including that of her newly adopted son. But there were no guarantees: Bombs were exploding outside the city as Saigon fell. Each chapter of Balancing Life in Your “War Zones”: A Guide to Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health narrates LeAnn’s exciting story and draws life lessons the reader can apply to any situation. After reading this manual of self-care and happiness, men and women who feel overworked and overwhelmed will have the hope, determination, and skills to:

• Make good decisions in their own “war zones”
• Manage their time so they can truly live their priorities
• Reduce their stress and cope better with conflict
• Create the lives they want to live

LeAnn Thieman

Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul, Second Dose

co-author LeAnn Thieman

This collection of true stories champions the daily contributions, commitments and sacrifices of nurses. It portrays the compassion, intellect and wit necessary to meet the challenging demands of the profession. Regardless of the age or area of practice, healthcare workers the world over find their own hearts and souls in these stories as they discover the universality of what they do – and the power in their skillful hands and devoted hearts.

Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul

Share in our celebration of the lives of adopted children who found forever families and parents who found forever love. Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul will touch your heart with stories about finding and creating a family. From stories about international orphaned babies, to children who spent years in the foster care system, to those who were adopted at birth, this very special compilation conveys the true meaning of unconditional love.

Take pleasure in stories of infertile couples who are given the gift of parenthood, adopted children who thrive and find joy in life, and older couples given a second chance at family. Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul provides insight into what adoption is all about, and what it’s really like to be adopted.
LeAnn Thieman

Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul

While rewarding, caregiving requires tremendous emotional, physical and spiritual stamina. Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul offers a much needed dose of inspiration and support, not only for professional caregivers, but the more than a quarter of the adult population worldwide who help care for ailing family members or friends. These stories celebrate the singular contributions of caregivers and reminds us all of the difference they make everyday in people’s lives…and the world.
LeAnn Thieman

This Must Be My Brother

This Must Be My Brother recounts LeAnn’s 1975 adventure in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift when she helped rescue 300 babies during the fall of Saigon.
Publishers Weekly says “… an astonishing story”
LeAnn Thieman

Adrift in the Storms: A Twenty Year Journey to Peace

Adrift in the Storms: A Twenty Year Journey to Peace, is a true story of MaiLy, one of the 300 Vietnamese children LeAnn helped rescue during Operation Babylift.
LeAnn Thieman

Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman’s Soul

Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman’s Soul shares heartfelt, humorous and inspiring stories of women who reveal how their faith in Christ has blessed their lives in innumerable ways. This gift to Christian women puts their challenging times into perspective, renews their faith and reminds them of the blessings in their everyday lives.
LeAnn Thieman

Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul

Few of life’s relationships compare to that of a father and daughter. From the first time she grasps his finger, to the day he lets her go, their bond deepens. Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul inspires dads and daughters to embrace these stories and each other, evoking their own memories and deepening their love – proving, none can liken that of a daddy and his “little girl.”
LeAnn Thieman

Chicken Soup for the Grandma’s Soul

Chicken Soup for the Grandma’s Soul celebrates the love and joy only a grandma can know. Whether she’s rocking or rock-and-rolling, knitting or surfing, hugging or hiking, every grandma will find her heart in these loving, laughing, even life-saving stories.
LeAnn Thieman

Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul

Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul celebrates the lifelong bond between mother and son; the blessings and bruises, tears and triumphs, happiness and hopes of this unparalleled loving relationship.
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Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2

Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2 will lift your spirits and warm your hearts with themes of forgiveness, faith, hope, charity and love. As you read these powerful stories, you will deepen your compassion for others, be inspired to greater acts of charity and remember to forgive others and yourself.
LeAnn Thieman

Chicken Soup the Soul: Living Catholic Faith

LeAnn Thieman

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Catholic Faith, shares humorous, poignant, faith-filled true stories from people of all ages and religious experiences. Fun stories from growing up Catholic to serious ones of sacraments and miracles, show how God loves us each uniquely and infinitely. Whether the reader is a cradle Catholic or a convert; lay, clergy, or religious; simply curious or struggling; these stories will deepen their faith and hope in God.