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The Book of Myself: A Do-It Yourself Autobiography in 20 Questions

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Strong is the urge to write one's life story as a keepsake for oneself and one's family. The difficulty is knowing where to start, and then where to go from there. Carl and David Marshall, a grandfather-grandson team, have created a fine and fun do-it-yourself autobiography. The cover of the journal-sized Book of Myself is intended to resemble handmade paper; the inside pa ...more
Hardcover , 208 pages
Published January 2nd 1997 by Hyperion
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Kate
Dec 09, 2007 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition
Recommends it for: lovers of genealogy and family stories
...the best book you can read is the one about someone you know. The Book of Myself is a set of Q&As that made it easy for my mother-in-law to record the story of her life. Reading about her life - from early to middle to later life - in the journal she filled out gave me a deeper appreciation of who she is and what she has been through. ( www.marshallbooks.net )
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This is such a fantastic book. Every person you know should do this. What a great way to leave a part of yourself when you leave this planet.
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New in November 2012: MY LIFE MAP; New in March 2013: WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU, MOM

Coauthor of bestselling family communication and self-discovery journals (The Book of Myself, The Book of Us, What I Love About You, published by Hyperion/Disney, Random House, and Penguin, 750,000 sold).

Vice President of Editorial and Digital at Berrett-Koehler Publishers, an independent non-fiction book publisher in
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