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Summary: A Thoughtful Gift for Someone Special
Review: 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: Wonderful!
Review: I gave this book to my mother and grandmother, and that has proven to be one of the best things I ever could have done. This book has questions in it like, "One of my most memorable toys was . . ." and "These people were my best friends in my middle years. . ." The book has specific questions for three different periods in life, and all of the questions are revealing. Not only have I learned a lot about my mother and grandmother, but they have learned about themselves. This book makes a thoughtful gift, and I plan to buy several more for Christmas presents. My only complaint about the book is its writing spaces. The lines are too wide, leaving little room to write in detail. Still, I've not found another book of equal quality or depth. A gem!
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Summary: Perfect for adoption cases
Review: I have a daughter who I gave up for adoption, and I communicate with her and her family through written correspondence. I had been pondering how to tell her about myself and my life. This book was PERFECT for doing just that. The questions are interesting and introspective. My only complaint would be that the lines are spaced out too much so there's not enough room to write some lengthier stories. But, all in all a very nice book for a gift... either to tell someone about your own life or as a gift to somebody else to learn about theirs. (I'm planning on buying a second book to give to my parents.)
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Summary: Create A Family Treasure
Review: 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: Examining Your Life
Review: I recently received this book as a sweet 16 birthday present. At first I thought it would just be a fun thing to do when I had some spare time. But now I realize, as I've started writing in the "Early Years" section, that this book will serve as the tale of my life -- something I can look back on when I'm older and my children can read with interest. It is not necessary to answer all the questions and you can work as quickly or slowly as you like. I only wish that my parents had written in one of these. Someday when I am in my eighties or so, I hope that I am still writing in it, and still remembering what it was like to be 16 again.
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Summary: Perfect for adoption cases
Review: I would disagree with the comment about this book being a waste of money. The book definately has a baby boomer slant to it-- if you're younger, entries such as "I remember where I was when man first walked on the moon" may be difficult for you to elaborate on (I was born a few months after that event...). My intention is to give copies to my parents and remaining grandparents. Someone commented that there was no place to write in the biographer's name so definately do that yourself. I would also recommend reading through the whole book (10 minutes?) before giving as a gift in case you want to change some of the questions or ask for other details.
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Summary: Specific yet flexible topics...would get anyone's pen going!
Review: This book asks excellent questions relating to several different periods of a person's life. Most of them are generic enough that they can be commented on, providing insight to whomever ends up reading the final version. This is not a book which can be completed quickly - many of the questions relate to "middle age" with grandkids, etc. (things I have yet to experience). However I believe once it is done (even in partial form) it will be something nice I can leave behind for my children and maybe grandchildren to read and gain insight into my life.
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Summary: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY!
Review: This is a fabulous book for anyone but it turned out to be especially beneficial to my Mom who is 72 and just had a tumor removed from her head. She was out of commission for 3 months and this book was a wonderful way for her to get her mind functioning even better than before the surgery! She loved it and the questions prompted a lot of memories she hadn't thought about in decades. I highly recommend this book as a gift for anyone but especially for older people and people in the hospital. I plan on giving it to many more people!
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Summary: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY!
Review: This is a fabulous book for anyone but it turned out to be especially beneficial to my Mom who is 72 and just had a tumor removed from her head. She was out of commission for 3 months and this book was a wonderful way for her to get her mind functioning even better than before the surgery! She loved it and the questions prompted a lot of memories she hadn't thought about in decades. I highly recommend this book as a gift for anyone but especially for older people and people in the hospital. I plan on giving it to many more people!
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