Marci Shimoff is the woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six bestselling titles in the series have met with stunning success, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages. They have been on the New York Times bestseller list for a total of 108 weeks (#1 for 12 weeks) and have also topped the USA Today and Publishers Weekly lists. Marci is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time. Her upcoming book, Happy for No Reason, is being published by Simon and Schuster in December 2007.