It’s 1 week until the book is officially here! One of the reviews from Booklist made me stand up:
"A practical, faith-based eye-opener for valuing greater human flourishing and leaving fewer on the roadside."
Whew, y'all, stand up, clap-clap-clap and shout 'yep!'. Well, that’s my charismatic upbringing coming out. Slow claps while sitting down are also just fine. =) Leaving fewer on the roadside and valuing greater human flourishing is what you in the FNE community are about. So, let's clap together. This book is you+me book, for sure!
I love the concept about humans not simply thriving, but flourishing. And, not walking by anymore. I wanted to dedicate this Neighbor Tuesday to you, the FNE community, for doing just that. I wrote a bonus chapter for you if you pre-ordered the book that goes into detail about how grateful I am for you all, what you taught me, and how I saw you rise up in courage as I was rising to my own. (You can find the link for the bonus chapter here.)
So, just thank you. I’m beyond thrilled to share this book with you since it shares the stories of who we have been and who we are becoming. As Neighbors. So, on this Neighbor Tuesday, at the most random time of 1:48pm at the most random place of my desk, can I just encourage you in the form of a thank you? Thank you for being the type of people who want to do the and/also of neighboring (you’ll hear that throughout the book) - the ones who give food to a food pantry at holidays and/also interrupt co-workers when they say something bigoted - the ones who donate old clothes and/also who understand the clothes production and distribution pipeline in the world is unequal - the ones who love those around them deeply and/also notice those on the side of the proverbial roads more and more.
In solidarity!
-Emily
Pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/Science-Good-Samaritan-Thinking-Neighbors/dp/0310366690/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D3WMMCQZXJ8K&keywords=the+science+of+the+good+samaritan&qid=1688580042&sprefix=the+science+of+the+good+samaritan+%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1
(Y'all, I promise I will quit talking about it and feel free to mute me for a while. This is certainly such a dream and I'm beyond thrilled to share it with you in T-minus 7 days.)
Don’t stop talking about how excited you are! YOU WROTE A BOOK! A book with important things to say! You have every right to be excited and shout it from the rooftops! The more I hear you talk about this book, the more excited I am. I’m on pins and needles waiting to hear from the local bookstore I pre-ordered from!!
Good morning, Emily! I finished the book last night. Two days of reading and nodding, and tearing up. It was amazing. I am trying to find the link to the bonus chapter, but can't seem to locate how to get it? On the previous preorder link you shared, I can't see any button to download it. I'd love to read the additional chapter. Help?