John Bond’s book is a practical and fun guide on how to tell our stories for future generations or simply ourselves. He is a master motivator and helps the reader to push away any self-doubt—for we all have a story to tell and John is our greatest cheerleader in getting us to do just that. -- Patricia A. Perry, author of The Haunting of the Owens FamilyAnyone who has ever wanted to write about themselves and their family stories, but never knew how or where to start, can now easily understand how simple it really is. -- Tom Lyons, Executive Director, Friends Village Continuing Care Retirement CommunityWritten for all ages, this writing guide highlights that real-life stories connect us to each other through laughter and tears. -- Carolyn Tice, DSW, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Maryland School of Social WorkThis easy to read and applicable resource will help you capture, organize, and write the stories you have been putting off because you felt the task was overwhelming. Wait no longer. This encouraging and educational step-by-step guide will provide you with expert tools and tips to discover hidden treasures …to discover hidden treasures, as you explore “the story of you”.-- Sheila N. Glazov, author of What Color Is Your Brain? and Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible GiftAfter reading John's well organized, informative and entertaining book, I am very motivated to begin writing my own family story. -- Judy Schulze, mother, grandmother, teacherI am very excited to gift The Story of You to members of my own family who I think will benefit so much from its guidance. We have great stories in our family, but they are told around dinner tables and at reunions and rarely written down. We need to heed John Bond’s advice and begin recording these stories before they are gone. -- William D. Carrigan, PhD, Professor of HistoryRowan University, author of Forgotten DeadThe Story of You is a practical how-to guide to creating a family history. The writing is “user-friendly” and encouraging, and should appeal to a wide range of readers/writers. The appendices, in particular, are very useful for this topic. In short, the author urges us all to start writing. -- Cheryl Rheiner, Reference Librarian, West Deptford Free Public LibraryI found The Story of You to be a richly idea-generating book for the reader. The writing flows well and establishes a sense of comfortable conversation with the reader – while also offering very useful guidelines for the creative process of writing about one’s personal life. -- Betty R. Hasselkus, PhD, FAOTA, OTR, author of The Meaning of Everyday Occupation
