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Summary: Create A Family Treasure
Comment: I originally purchased this book for myself but found its true value as a family heirloom.

This
book is a guided journal for writing an autobiography of your life. It contains 201 questions that
are thought provoking and valuable. There are three life sections: Early Years, Middle Years and
Later Years so that the journal can be written at any point in your life. Each section contains
questions about family, friends, education, work/responsibilities and the world.

Once this book
is completed it becomes invaluable. Grandparents can share life lessons, parents can preserve
memories, children can start journaling and lovers can share secrets. It becomes a true treasure for
the family of someone terminally ill or of someone suffering from memory loss, families can write
life stories together and the ill can review a wonderful life. Create your own masterpiece to span
the centuries and allow your life to matter long after you are gone.

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Summary: For my father...
Comment: I just got The Book of Myself to give to my dad on Father's Day. A friend gave it to his dad for
Father's Day last year and said his dad gave it back to him, all filled out, for Christmas. I think
that is a great way to appreciate each other!

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Summary: A Thoughtful Gift for Someone Special
Comment: I bought this book for my grandmother who was just disgnosed with cancer. I have heard wonderful
stories from her, but I wanted those stories to be preserved for my children.
The book asks good
questions, some of them basic, some more in-depth, but it should spark some memories. The book
itself is constructed of nice-looking paper stock and the cover is nice as well.
This book is set
in three life stages: early, middle, later years. So you could technically buy it for someone in
their 20s, but not all the questions will relate to them.

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Summary: Specific yet flexible topics...would get anyone's pen going!
Comment: I never could have written so much about my life without his journaling book. The prompts give just
the right amount of direction, while still being flexible for different kinds and ages of people. It
pulled out lots of memories: what I liked doing after school as a kid, what my parents' politics
were, special friendships and mentors, movies and music at different times in my life, my first car,
pet stories. And it made me think: what I am proud of doing, what I regret not exploring, wishes,
traits I hope to be remembered for. These are just examples, the book covers a lot of ground. I
promise you will find lots that will get your pen going! It's fun to do and satisfying to have it
all down now.

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Summary: In Desperate Need of an Update
Comment: Advantages: This autobiographic journal is affordable and omits uncouth, private questions that have
dissuaded me from purchasing other journals. For example, one's sex life is not addressed in this
book, but is included in another life journal, "All About Me." "The Book of Myself" makes a great
gift for grandparents, parents, & older relatives or friends.

Disadvantages: Tailored more for
older folks. For instance, the book solicits responses to "my memories of World War II, "inquires
how Pearl Harbor shaped a person's life, your whereabouts during JFK's assassination & the 1st moon
landing.

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