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A three book series that you can be a part of!

By David D Dickinson and Americans Everywhere

There are unlimited ideas when it comes to subjects to write about in the "American Wisdom and Memoirs" book series. The three books will each take a unique look at Americans and each American is unique, so don't feel too limited. Although the books are not a soapbox for political views or religeous zealots, I do want to know what makes you who you are today. What are the experiences, the family values, the mentors, the sucesses and failures that make you the person you are?

Which of these books do you belong in?

• “American Wisdom and Memoirs: Seniors Edition”
• “American Wisdom and Memoirs: Baby Boomers Edition”
• “American Wisdom and Memoirs: Young Americans Edition”

The list below is just a start....

Topics for all generations

• Guiding principles
• Mistakes made and lessons learned
• The one recipe the whole world should know about
• Favorite saying and what it means to me
• Stories that will make you laugh?
• Stories that will make you cry?
• Best family story
• Value of Friends and Friendship
• Value of Family
• Parenting philosophies
• Secrets to living a long and healthy life
• Secrets to a long and happy marriage
• Thoughts on today's education and health care systems
• Advice to today's youth
• Most important event in my life
• What did you do for a living? How did you come to do that?
• What makes me happy in my life today?
• What makes me unhappy in my life today?
• What are my dreams and goals today?
• How have they changed over time?
• What do I believe in the most?
• "I remember the time..."
• What single geographical move had the most impact on me and my family? Why? What might I do differently?
• What regrets do I have in my life? What and how would I change things?
• How should America approach the rest of the world today?
• Who was the patriarch or matriarch in your family and what did your family gain from their wisdom?
• What advice do you have for today?s youth?
• What are the parenting skills that you believe in? How do they apply to today?s youth and the world they are trying to grow up in?
• What should our educators be doing differently?
• What should be done with our health care system?
• What do I / did I admire the most about my parents or grandparents?
• Who was my favorite educator? What did they do that made them special?
• My first experience with a car.

Additional topics for Young Americans

• How do you see the differences in your generation and the previous three?
• Are you more tolerant to racial issues?
• Are you more or less opinionated on gay rights and gender roles that your parents and grandparents?
• Are you more inclined to adopt or change the policies and social customs of older generations?
• Do you feel like are you held back in the world of business because the Baby Boomers are still in the workforce and in upper management... Do you feel like you are waiting in line for your future to begin?
• Did D.A.R.E. have an impact on you?
• Did you vote in the 2004 election?
• Will your generation effect change within politics or are you reflective of business as usual?
• Has AIDS directly or indirectly had an impact on your life?

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How can you contribute?

The website for this project is currently under construction, but I hope that you will go to http://www.AmericanWisdomAndMemoirs.com/ and bookmark it and return often. As the next couple of weeks go by, you will be able to find out more about the projects and how you will be able to contribute your writings. You have already written something that would be a valuable contribution, haven't you?
Feel free to contact me at dddickinson@AmericanWisdomAndMemoirs.com

David D Dickinson