Chaz Ebert’s It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity Through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness Launches Today (5/07/24)
2024年5月7日 - 9:05PM
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Humanitarian, producer, Ebert Digital CEO, and
wife of late Pulitzer-prize winner Roger Ebert releases a
groundbreaking new book that proposes a roadmap for unity and love
in an age of division
Chaz Ebert unequivocally believes that giving in the name of
forgiveness, empathy, compassion, and kindness—the FECK
Principles—can elevate our humanity, unite strangers in the name of
love, and help us find hope in even the most horrifying
circumstances. In her new book, It’s Time to Give a FECK:
Elevating Humanity Through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion and
Kindness, Ebert takes readers on an awakening journey of how
acting in the name of these four fundamental human values has
guided others to prevail through adverse circumstances and uplift
hearts every day. Backed by extensive research, insightful
historical accounts, and powerful modern narratives, this timely,
inspirational read is a roadmap for changing the way things are,
and bringing more love for yourself, for others and for life itself
into your day-to-day existence.
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Released today by Forefront Books, It’s Time to Give a FECK is a
pointed exhibit of how the four FECK principles are key to
unlocking greater unity and humanity. Transforming empathy into
action, they open the door for us all to become a part of the
conversation surrounding the philosophical principles that matter
for the betterment of local and global societies. Inspired by the
life Chaz shared with her late husband, Roger Ebert, It’s Time to
Give a FECK builds upon their foundational work in empathy,
expanding its impact to include a clear vision for the positive
impact possible when we live with forgiveness, compassion, and
kindness. The easy-to-digest read details uplifting stories,
scientific support, and actionable strategies that will move
readers into action and allow them to “Give a FECK” in any way, big
or small, that fills their hearts and the hearts of others.
To learn more, visit giveafeck.com, or order It’s Time to Give a
FECK on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, or
Books-A-Million.
Praise for It’s Time to Give a FECK
“This book doesn’t just advocate for decency—it exudes it. If we
all followed Chaz Ebert’s lead, the world would be a more caring
place.” – Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Hidden Potential and Think Again
“In It’s Time to Give a FECK, Chaz Ebert describes how to
capture our best instincts as people and turn them into a healthy
way of living. I hope that everyone has a chance to read it, and
most importantly, to live its principles.” — Chris Kelly,
co-owner of the Sacramento Kings; former Chief Privacy Officer,
General Counsel, and Head of Global Public Policy at
Facebook
“We all hold the ability to transform empathy into action for
greater, more positive personal and global impact. With her words
of wisdom, Chaz Ebert has beautifully showcased just how each of us
can put this potential into action and, through our service to
others, always keep hope alive.” —Reverend Jesse L. Jackson,
Sr., Founder and President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
“Humanity doesn’t need complexity to solve our problems; we
simply need to return to the undeniable power of forgiveness,
empathy, compassion, and kindness. Inside, Chaz Ebert shows us just
how.” — Emma Seppälä, PhD, Yale lecturer and author of The
Happiness Track and Sovereign
“Bravo, Chaz Ebert, for rising to the occasion to share such an
incredibly hopeful and realistic perspective on goodness in our
world!” – Lawrence Bender, Producer, Inglourious Basterds, Pulp
Fiction, Good Will Hunting, and more
- Interview: Schedule an interview with Chaz Ebert about
It’s Time to Give a FECK
- Review: Reach out for a digital or hard copy of It’s
Time to Give a FECK
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About Chaz Ebert
Chaz Ebert is the CEO of Ebert Digital LLC, publisher of the
preeminent movie review site RogerEbert.com; and legal adviser and
TV and movie producer at Ebert Productions. For twenty-four years,
she shared a life with Pulitzer Prize-winner Roger Ebert. In their
work to foster empathy through cinema, they established the
Ebertfest Film Festival and the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies
at the University of Illinois. Chaz has passionately continued to
lead all events while nurturing film critics, filmmakers, and
technologists through the Roger Ebert Fellowship. She awards the
Golden Thumb and Ebert Humanitarian Awards to filmmakers who
exhibit an unusually compassionate view of the world.
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CONNECT WITH CHAZ: Contact Bonnie Rice at Elevate
Communications, brice@elevatecom.com