The next step beyond kindness and gratitude, says Steve Zikman, is acting on those feelings. In Doing Good for Goodness' Sake, Zikman collects real-life stories - some poignant, some hair-raising - of life-saving rescues, mentoring troubled teens, helping a terminally ill patient, and more. The stories express the joy of helping someone else unconditionally, without receiving anything in return. Importantly, he includes practical advice and information relevant to each story: what to do in case of a car emergency; how to be a bone marrow donor; how to start a scholarship program; and a wide range of other ways to turn the thought of doing good into action. Chapters include Good Samaritans (helping strangers), A Cause Close to the Heart, Daring Rescues, A Sense of Community, Reaching Out to Those in Far-Off Places, Through the Eyes of a Child, and It's Our World (conservation/the environment).