Start with Hello
And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors

While the message this author is telling is incredibly valuable, she said it better and included God, in her previous book, The Ministry of Ordinary Places.......more

Shannan makes being a good neighbor accessible for people from all walks of life. Being a good neighbor isn't just for the middle class or those who live in apartment complexes who share walls. It is for all of us; rich and poor, those of us with long drives or no driveway at all. It's for the rich......more

Coming out of a pandemic, this book is just what we need. We've forgotten how to say hello. We don't know our neighbors names and we certainly don't want to ask for help. But it isn't too late! Shannan challenges us in all the big ways but the small ways too. We can offer what we have and we can ask......more

I was ready to DNF this, then reached a point where the author asserts that we should go out of our way to listen to voices different than ours, different than the books we gravitate toward. Ok you got me, I’ll stick it out to the end. I am not a fan of Martin’s writing style. Her prose feels precio......more

It’s described as a book about becoming a good neighbor and creating your village so to speak, but most of it reads as a feeble attempt at tackling racial and social justice issues. The author isn’t the right person to take that on, in my opinion.......more