The Legacy Guide contains well over 100 stories – memories, events, moments – from published memoirs and autobiographies and from family, friends, and acquaintances. We included them in order to delight you as you read the book and to inspire you to tell stories from your own life.

Here is a sampling of those stories.

Stage 1: Childhood (Introduction)

Stage 1: Childhood (John R. Saunders, "The Perfect Prisoner")

Stage 1: Childhood (Rich Shearer, personal story)

Stage 1: Childhood (Allen Weitsman, personal story)

Stage 4: Adult (Kent Lineback, personal story)

Stage 6: Late Adult (Marcia Keeline, personal story)