Book Reviews

Here is a sample of reviews for The Difference a Day Makes:

"Keep this book next to wherever you sit while watching the television news. Place your hand upon it while you read the front page of your newspaper. Hold it to your heart when you look at a child or a tree you love. Take several deep breaths and remember that you do make a difference. This book will help you risk your significance." -- Dawna Markova, author of I Will Not Live an Unlived Life and co-editor of Random Acts of Kindness

"These daily morsels of goodness will awaken and delight your helping heart and hands." -- SARK, artist and author of Make Your Creative Dreams REAL

"As someone who has helped hundreds of people put their compassion into action, I am thrilled with Karen M. Jones' new book The Difference A Day Makes. By giving us one small and potent action a day she cuts through the major obstacles that often prevent skillful action--unwieldy bureaucracy, the overwhelming scope of social problems, and lack of time to serve. Suddenly making a difference is simple and elegant! Karen's splendid book will be required reading for all my students and a gift to my dear friends." -- Gail Straub, executive director of Empowerment Training Programs and author of The Rhythm of Compassion: Caring for Self, Connecting with Society

"We each need to do all the good we can in the world, and this book makes that easier!" -- M. J. Ryan, author of Attitudes of Gratitude, The Giving Heart, and The Power of Patience

"Here's the perfect book to help anyone become a volunteering enthusiast or benefactor -- even those with little time or cash to spare. In just moments a day, any individual can do good works for the environment, promote peace, health, and the arts, fight hunger and poverty, and much more. I know that my family and I will treasure this inspiring, resource-filled book." -- Nava Atlas,

author of The Vegetarian Family Cookbook and host of In a Vegetarian Kitchen,

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"We all want to do our share in making the world a better place. All too often we take on large and ambitious projects which we then abandon because we just don't have the time or the energy to do them justice. Jones has come up with a sane strategy that will appeal to the altruist in you." -- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, for Spirituality & Health

"...full of doable ideas that will improve your community, your health, and the planet." -- Donna Ress, for Body + Soul

"Okay, so your life hasn't yet slowed down as you contemplate the living gently lifestyle. Demands on your time continue to come from all sides, and yet an inner voice, spurred perhaps by recent tragedies, still nags you to 'get involved.' If the above describes you, then Karen M. Jones may have a solution. Her new book, The Difference a Day Makes: 365 Ways to Change Your World in Just 24 Hours, offers simple actions you can take that can make that difference with a minimum of time commitment and no cash donation...If you need that quick start and small beginning step, obtain a copy of The Difference a Day Makes and begin to change the world." -- Keith C. Heidorn, PhD, for Living Gently Quarterly

"Just in time for New Year's resolutions comes this guide to making the world a better place without investing herculean amounts of time or money…Readers can easily browse and follow up by going to related websites or using contact information...this feel-good, do-good book is recommended for public libraries." -- Library Journal

"For some, compassionate feelings can overwhelm spare time and energy; readers with such a problem should consider The Difference a Day Makes: 365 Ways to Change Your World in Just 24 Hours, a kind of recipe collection for doing good." -- Midwest Book Review

The Difference a Day Makes has been featured in...

• The Dallas Morning News • Enlightened Woman Magazine

• Threads of Change • GrandTimes.com

• BeliefNet • A Visit From the Muse

• Thrillionaires.org • Holistic Village

• Wilmington (DE) News Journal • Youth Service America's National Service Briefing

• Articulation newsletter and e-Artella ezine • Woman's Day Magazine

• Seeds of Inspiration • Rainbow Xpress

• Planet SARK • The Daily Om

• Spirituality & Health • Body & Soul

• Living Gently Quarterly • Diane Magazine

Named Recommended Reading by:

• Working Assets • Alternative Gifts International • The Messenger

Awards:

• Top 50 Spiritual Books of 2005 by the media editors of Spirituality & Health magazine

• A Reader Favorite by RealSimple.com