The Story of a Lifetime : A Keepsake of Personal Memoirs

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Summary: The best gift I've ever given (from my mother-in-law!).
Review: I got this book for my mother-in-law and she loves it. The first day she had it, she spent almost the entire day writing. She's told all of her friends and they are now wanting the book for themselves and their parents who may still be living. What better way to tell someone you care than to let them know you want to know all about their lives and want your children to know as well, so it will never be forgotten how wonderful they are. Now the only problem is, which grandchild gets the book when she's done!

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Summary: Finally, a list of what to ask.
Review: I received this book for Christmas - my friend knows I have kept a journal since I was 12 - so it was a "just perfect" gift for me. What I like about it is that it lists all the questions you would like to ask, but have never got around to asking of anyone precious in your life. I am going to send a copy to my 89-year old godmother - because there is so much I would like for her to tell us. We're also going to use it as a tool for the video we are making of her - the questions and segments are perfect for a project like that. In a future edition, I would recommend more questions or segments for those with non-traditional lives - multiple marriages, foster families, gay relationships, etc. But this is definitely a start in the right direction and there are plenty of blank pages to fill in your own unique events, life experiences, and thoughts.

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Summary: Capacious, exhaustive, but badly organized
Review: I was impressed by the thickness of this volume; I wasn't expecting anything quite this big. And each page has lots of lines on it. But each question is given a relatively small space for the answer to fit in, and there is absolutely no way to find a particular question, or a particular topic, without reading the entire book and putting post-it notes in as bookmarks. I would have loved an index at the end, or a table of contents to the sections. Also, parts of it are really excessively sentimental - not everyone who's filling out one of these reads Simple Abundance compulsively, and the authors don't seem to realize that.

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Summary: The story of a lifetime
Review: Its excellent. It will take some time to fill it out however

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Summary: All the questions you've ever wanted your kids to know.
Review: The story of a lifetime is a wonderful book. Not only is the flow of the book very easy to follow, it can be started at any point in life. Whether you want to keep an ongoing story of your life, or just want to remember and leave behind a legacy. The questions are clear and simple yet very thought provoking. An excellent gift to or from parents. I love the fact that all of the questions are already there, it's up to the writer to answer the questions he or she wants. I am definitely looking forward to leaving this reminder of me to my family.

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Summary: Best gift I ever received.
Review: This book is the most unique gift I have ever received. Ever since my daughter gave it to me, I can't put it down. I was touched by her wish to have me preserve things about my life. It is such a wonderful idea and the questions have brought a flood of memories. Now I feel I can say everything I want to say to my children and grandchildren. I recommend it for anyone.

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Summary: Excellent gift idea for parents or grandparents
Review: This book prompts the reader through a number of memory sparking questions, then invites the reader to fill in the pages with their own version of their 'life experiences'. An excellent gift for parents, grandparents, or even if a young couple would like to start documenting their lives for their future family.

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Summary: Journaling Made Easy
Review: This is the best journal ever. It can be given as a gift or bought just for yourself. It looks classy and is hardcover. The best feature is that you do not have to come up with things to write, it prompts you with a variety of questions that just help stimulate you to write. This is a must for anyone and everyone!!!