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The Good Deed Guide: Simple Ways to Make the World a Better Place [Paperback]

James and Lisa Grace (Author)
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March 1, 2003
You ve heard it all before: people should be nice to one another, treat others with respect, and be good to neighbors. But does any of that still apply to our hectic, harried, post twentieth-century lifestyles? James and Lisa Grace think so, and in The Good Deed Guide, they show readers dozens of little ways to make a big difference.
From classic good deeds (How to Get a Cat out of a Tree) to modern acts of generosity (How to Be an Organ Donor), this helpful handbook gives you clear, step-by-step directions for becoming a better neighbor, a better friend, and a better citizen. You ll learn how to make a difference in your own backyard (How to Plant a Tree) as well as while in town (How to Help a Person Cross the Street). And you ll master the more complex activities with the help of step-by-step full-color illustrations. People everywhere are realizing that life is short, and being good to one another is the best way to make life enjoyable. Go ahead make a difference.

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About the Author

James and Lisa Grace are writers and all-around good people. They live outside Boston, Massachusetts, with their two children.

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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Quirk Books (March 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1931686335
  • ISBN-13: 978-1931686334
  • Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,239,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Feel Better Fast, October 9, 2003
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This review is from: The Good Deed Guide: Simple Ways to Make the World a Better Place (Paperback)
A non-comprehensive but very useful guide, and initially I thought mostly aimed at children, or at least adults helping children learn the skills behind the good deeds. The only thing missing here is the glaringly absent thank-you owed to Boy and Girl Scouting, as keepers of the Good Deed flame.

But beyond that, it's all in the introduction - what a gift to receive the reminder in our cold, cynical world that good deeds are truly the way to make a difference. It's a simple message, but a profound one to the individual now. Even skilled adults will learn a thing or two as the authors encourage letting our good deed reach exceed our grasp.

Divided into four sections (first aid, friends and neighbors, strangers, and community), the randomish selection of good deeds plumb skill levels from the elementary (making chicken soup for a sick friend) to the truly friendship-as-art (helping a friend quit smoking or comforting a grieving friend).

A sure-fire balm for the urban cynic (highly recommended post-election for Californians).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Uncover the real world and rediscover what really matters, September 30, 2006
This review is from: The Good Deed Guide: Simple Ways to Make the World a Better Place (Paperback)
I'm in my mid 30s and felt this book was aimed at the general public, not just kids. As I read this, I realized how much I had either never bothered to learn or was too busy in the business world to bother. This made me step back and reassess where I was spending my energies in career versus community. A very good book.
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