Patty Hansen

Chast sredstv ot prodazhi kazhdoj knigi budet perechislena v blagotvoritelnyj fond "Linija zhizni". Istorija uspekha 1993 god: Kniga, kotoruju nikto ne khotel izdavat / #1 New York Times Bestseller / 20 000 prodannykh kopij. 2003 god: + 180 novykh knig v serii / Serija-bestseller / 80 000 prodannykh kopij. 2013 god: Okolo 250 knig v serii / Samaja prodavaemaja serija v istorii / Bolee 500 000 000 prodannykh ekzempljarov. Kak vsjo nachinalos: Istorija sozdanija knigi "Kurinyj bulon" vdokhnovljaet ne menshe, chem malenkie istorii, iz kotorykh ona sostoit. Dzhek Kenfild i Mark Khansen, oba populjarnye motivatsionnye spikery, ljubili svoi vystuplenija "pripravit" parochkoj vdokhnovljajuschikh istorij. Posle treningov mnogie obraschalis k nim: "A gde mozhno najti tu istoriju pro devochku-skauta? Ja by kupil knigu ee synu"... "A ta istorija pro parnja i schenka - ee mozhno gde-to prochitat?"... V techenie goda Kenfild i Khansen zapisyvali istorii, kotorye perezhili sami ili uslyshali ot znakomykh, i kogda ikh nabralos 101- razoslali po izdatelstvam. Oni poluchili 144 otkaza. Togda Dzhek i Mark reshili najti pokupatelej esche do publikatsii knigi, v nadezhde pereubedit izdatelej. Oni rasskazyvali o nej svoim znakomym i slushateljam treningov i vsekh, kto byl zainteresovan, prosili napisat raspisku o pokupke buduschej knigi. Kogda takikh raspisok nabralos bolee 20 000, Dzhek i Mark snova obratilis k izdateljam. Knigu napechatali, i vse, kto daval obeschanie, kupili ee. A dalshe... prodazhi vstali. Dzhek i Mark ne khoteli sdavatsja. U nikh byla tsel - prodat 1,5 milliona za 1,5 goda. Togda oni pridumali "Pravilo pjati": ezhednevno sovershat po pjat aktivnykh shagov po prodvizheniju i prodazhe knigi. S etogo momenta Kenfild i Khansen kazhdyj den rassylali po 5 ekzempljarov zhurnalistam, gollivudskim zvezdam, delali po 5 zvonkov rukovoditeljam kompanij s predlozheniem podarit knigi sotrudnikam. V itoge cherez 1,5 goda bylo prodano 1,3 milliona ekzempljarov. Izdatel poprosil napisat prodolzhenie. So vremenem kniga, kotoruju otvergli 144 izdatelstva, stala odnim iz samykh uspeshnykh proektov v istorii knigoizdanija. Otzyvy "Nastojaschee chtenie dlja dushi. Kogda ty delishsja chem-to nuzhnym i vazhnym, ty sam poluchaesh gorazdo bolshe". - Fond "Linija zhizni"

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.

Today's kids face grave issues and harder decisions than ever before. Gang warfare, violence, drugs, alcohol, smoking, pregnancy, depression and suicide have found their way into middle and elementary schools. Divorce splits apart families every day. These issues make kids feel as if they must understand and accept all the troubles of the world.