Homemade Biography: How to Collect, Record, and Tell the Life Story of Someone You Love

by Tom Zoellner

Book Overview

How well do you really know the older people in your family? And how will you make sure their stories will be preserved for generations to come? Homemade Biography is a fun and practical guide to recording a relative's story so it will never be forgotten. New York Times bestselling author Tom Zoellner, who wrote his own grandmother's biography, draws on years of interviewing and writing experience to provide: - More than 300 questions designed to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312348312
• ISBN13: 9780312348311
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Homemade Biographies

I love the different lists of questions to use for discussion. They not only gave me things to discuss, they also brought more of my own questions to mind.

Inspiring read

Mr. Zoellner identifies issues each of us face: we often miss the obvious when it's right in front of us. Each person has a story. They may not think so, but each person has worth. As an amateur genealogist, I often find myself saying that I wish I had asked a particular question of my parents or grandparents when they were alive. Now, it's too late. Zoellner shows ways to coax your older family members to leave a treasure for future generations: Understand in the future just who this person was - more than when they were born, lived, married, had children and died. A good, and often moving, read.