Bibliographyof

Autobiography,MemoirandReminiscenceLiterature

ForUsebyScholars,StudentsandPractitioners

PreparedJuly,2008

ByJamesE.Birren,PhDand

AnitaC.Reyes,MA,MS

EthelPercyAndrusGerontologyCenterUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaLosAngeles,California90089-0191

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PURPOSEThepurposeofthisbibliographyistoprovidescholars,studentsandpractitionerswithalistofreferencestotheliteratureonautobiography,memoir,reminiscence,andrelatedtopics.Itwasthoughttobeofuseinaneraofgrowingawarenessofthesignificanceoftelling,sharing,andstudyinglifestories.Theliteratureisgrowingrapidlysinceitreflectsactivitiesinseveralscholarlydisciplines,areasofresearch,andfieldsofpractice.Becauseofthevastscopeofthetopics,thisbibliographyshouldnotberegardedasallencompassingordefinitive.Inparticulartheincludedlistofindividuallywrittenautobiographiesislimited.Thousandsofindividualautobiographieshavebeenwrittenandpublished.Incontrast,althoughtheresearchliteratureisgrowing,itisrelativelysmallcomparedwiththenumberofpublishedautobiographiesandmemoirs.Noattempthasbeenmadetoprovideabstractsofindividualarticlesalthoughbriefdescriptionsofbooksareincluded.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

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BOOKSAutobiographyandBiography:HistoricalPerspectives.....................7Autobiographical,Reminiscence,andMemoirMethods:GroupMethods....................................................15IndividualMethods.................................................18Autobiography,Philosophy,andSpirituality.............................21Research:AutobiographicalMemory,Reminiscence,andLifeReview.................24TheSelf,IdentityandAutobiography..................................28LifeSpanDevelopmentandAutobiography.............................35Autobiography,MentalHealthandIllness..............................39SelectedAutobiographies............................................43ARTICLESAutobiographyandBiography:HistoricalPerspectives....................65Autobiographical,Reminiscence,andMemoirMethods:GroupMethods....................................................66IndividualMethods.................................................66Autobiography,Philosophy,andSpirituality.............................66Research:AutobiographicalMemory,Reminiscence,andLifeReview.................66TheSelf,IdentityandAutobiography..................................70LifeSpanDevelopmentandAutobiography.............................71Autobiography,MentalHealthandIllness..............................74AutobiographyandBiographyCommentaries............................76

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AutobiographyandBiography:HistoricalPerspectivesBoring,E.(Ed.)(1952).Ahistoryofpsychologyinautobiography,Vol.IV.NewYork:Russell&Russell.Thisisacontinuationofthethree-volumesetdoneinthe1930s.Thevolumecontainspersonalandprofessionalautobiographiesofpsychologists,includingPiaget.Bottrau,M.(1958).Everymanaphoenix:Studiesin17thcenturyautobiography.London:WilliamClowes&Sons.Theauthordiscussesthedifferencesbetweenautobiographyandjournalingandprofilesthe17thcenturyliteraryman.SpecificexamplesincludeBrawne,LordHerbertofCherbury,JohnBunyanandRichardBaxter.Othertopicscoverhistoricalconsiderationsandideasprevalentinthe17thcenturyastheserelatetothedevelopmentofautobiography.Burr,A.R.(1909).Theautobiography:Acriticalandcomparativestudy.NewYork:HoughtonMifflin.Thisstudyofautobiographydiscussesautobiographiesasliteraryform,aswellassuchissuesassincerity,history,influence,humor,self-esteem,work,memoryandreligion.Itcoversthereasonswhyfamouspeoplewroteautobiographies;thesearegroupedbyhistoricalera.Butler,R.A.(1967).Thedifficultartofautobiography(TheRomanesLecture).Oxford:AttheClarendonPress.RichardAustinButler(1902-1982)wasaBritishpoliticianwhopresentedthisRomanesLectureataprestigiousfreepubliceventgivenannuallyattheSheldonianTheatreinOxford.Butterfield,S.(1974).BlackautobiographyinAmerica.Boston,MA:UniversityofMassachusettsPress.ThisbookcontainsanalysesofmajorAfricanAmericanautobiographies,includingthoseofRichardWrightandMayaAngelou.Itdiscussesslavenarratives,whiteinfluence,searchforasocialroleandAfricanAmericanmilitantism.Clark,A.M.(1935).Autobiography:Itsgenesisandphases.London,England:Oliver&Boyd.Inthisessay,theauthorreviewsthereasonsforwritinganautobiography,thevalidityoftheproductanditshistoricalappearance.Clifford,J.L.(Ed.)(1962).Biographyasanart:Selectedcriticism1560-1960.Oxford:TheOxfordPress.Agreatcollectionofessaysdealingwiththeartofbiography.Crossman,R.(1950).Thegodthatfailed.NewYork:BantamBooks.Thisworkprovidesthehistoricalbackgroundandpoliticalautobiographiesofsixmenwhoallconvertedtocommunismandwerelaterdisillusionedbyit.TheyincludeRichardWright,ArthurKoesner,IgnazioSilonz,AndreGide,LouisFischerandStephenSpender.

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Delaney,P.(1969).Britishautobiographyinthe17thcentury.NewYork:ColumbiaUniversityPress.Thisbookdealswithseveralimportantaspects:religions,autobiography,secularautobiographies,femaleautobiographies,theRenaissanceandtheriseofautobiography.Dornbusch,C.E.(Ed.)(1961).RegimentalpublicationsandpersonalnarrativesoftheCivilWar.NewYork:NewYorkPublicLibrary.AnnotatedbibliographyofmilitarypublicationsandautobiographiesdealingwiththeCivilWarandgroupedbystate.Dunn,W.H.(1916).Englishbiography.NewYork:Dutton.Thisbookcontainstwogoodchaptersonthehistoryofautobiographyinthe18thand19thcenturiesinEngland.Edel,L.(1957).Literarybiography.Toronto:UniversityofTorontoPress.ThebookcontainsaseriesoflecturesdeliveredattheUniversityofTorontobyDr.LeonEdel.Dr.EdelwasaprofessorintheDepartmentofEnglishatNewYorkUniversityandthewell-knownbiographerandeditorofHenryJames.Inthisbookhedescribestheaims,problemsandtechniquesofbiography.Erikson,E.H.(1963).“ThelegendofHitler’schildhood”;“ThelegendofMaximGorky’syouth”(Chs.9and10)inChildhoodinsociety(2ndedition).W.W.Norton.EriksondescribesthechildhoodofAdolphHitlerandtheyouthofMaximGorky.Forbes,H.M.(1967).NewEnglanddiaries1602-1800.NewYork:Russell.Thisisanannotatedcatalogueofdiaries,orderlybooksandseajournals.Fotherqill,R.A.(1974).Privatechronicles:AstudyofEnglishdiaries.London,England:OxfordUniversity.Topicsinclude:historicalperspectives,diaryasliterature,motive,manner,style,tone,self-projection,ego,idealandformsofserialautobiography.Garraty,J.(1957).Thenatureofbiography.NewYork:Knopf.Athoughtfulguidetowritingthelivesofothers.Howe,M.A.&Lewis,R.E.(1971).TheNegrocollection.St.ClairShores,MI:MichiganScholarlyPress.ThisbookcoverstheNegroinAmericaandtheNegroinAfrica.Itcontainseveryaspectoflifeandalldifferenttypesofwritings,includingautobiographies.Alsoincludesautobiographiesandmemoirsofanti-slaveryleaders.Jacobs,S.E.(1974).Womeninperspective:Aguidetocross-culturalstudies.Chicago,IL:UniversityofIllinoisPress.Thisisareferenceworkforwomen’sautobiographies.Itcontainsasectionlistingwomen’sbiographiesandautobiographiesamongothertopicsincludingsexuality,prostitution,womeninwarandmanyothers.

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Jones,H.M.&Ludwig,R.M.(1972).GuidetoAmericanliteratureanditsbackgroundssince1890.Boston,MA:HarvardUniversityPress.Thisworkcontainsathree-pagelistingofasamplingofAmericanautobiographies,includingEleanorRoosevelt,LillianHellman,WoodyGuthrie,NormanMailer,GrouchoMarx,ErniePyle,DwightD.Eisenhowerandothers.Kaplan,L.(1961).AbibliographyofAmericanautobiographies.Madison,WI:WisconsinUniversityPress.Asubjectindexclassifiesthebooks(upto1946)accordingtooccupation,placeofresidenceandconnectiontohistoricaleventsofthesubjects.Kendall,P.M.(1965).Theartofbiography.NewYork:W.W.Norton&Co.TheauthorwasnominatedforaPulitzerPrizeforthisbookinwhichhedescribestheartofbiographybylookingatboththehistoryofthegenreandliterarycriticism.ThebookfocusesmainlyontheMiddleAges.Lejeune,P.(1989).Onautobiography:Theoryandhistoryofliterature.Minneapolis,MN:UniversityofMinnesotaPress.Encompassingclassicalmasterworks,popularliterature,how-tomanuals,thepaintedself-portrait,andoralaswellaswrittennarratives,Lejeunemakesaboldcaseforautobiographyasaprivilegedsourcefortheunderstandingofsocialandculturalhistory.Lillard,R.G.(1956).Americanlifeinautobiography.Stanford,CA:StanfordUniversityPress.ThisbookcontainsanannotatedbibliographyofAmericanautobiographiescategorizedaccordingtooccupationsandlifestyles.Italsohasagoodintroductiontotheparticulargenreofautobiography.Major,J.C.(1935).TheroleofpersonalmemoirsinEnglishbiographyandthenovel.Philadephia,PA:PublisherUnknown.Thisbookincludesadiscussionofmanytypesofmemoirs,especiallypolitical,militaryandotherpubliclifevocations.Mathews,W.(1968).Britishautobiographies:AnannotatedbibliographyofBritishautobiographiespublishedbefore1951.Hamden:AnchonPress.Thisisanextensivelistingcontainingmanycelebritiesbyprofession.Mathews,W.(1950).Britishdiaries:AnannotatedbibliographyofBritishdiarieswrittenbetween1442and1942.California:U.C.Press.Thisbibliography,organizedchronologically,givesthediarist’soccupation,typeofdiary(domestic,public,etc.)plusabriefsummaryofcontents(travel,historicalnotes,illnesses,seadiaries,etc.)

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Mathews,W.&Rader,R.(1973).Autobiography,biographyandthenovel.LosAngeles:UCLAWm.AndresClarkMemorialLibrary.Thisworkcontainsa28-pageessay,“Seventeenth-CenturyAutobiography,”byMathewsanddealsalmostexclusivelywithBritishautobiographies.Interestingfacts:Abibliographycompiledin1955listsalmost7,000autobiographiesinBritainalone.Ninetypercentwerewritteninthe19thand20thcenturies.About400werewritteninthe18thcentury,200inthe17thandonlyadozenbeforethen.Clearly,Englishautobiographythenhasitsrootsinthe17thcentury.Maurois,A.(1929).Aspectsofbiography.NewYork:D.Appleton&Co.Frenchbiographer,novelistandessayistAndreMaurois(1885-1967)reviewsdimensionsandissuesofautobiographyanddiscussesgoodvs.badexamples.Mehlman,J.(1971).Astructuralstudyofautobiography:Proust,Leiris,Sartre,Levi-Strauss.Ithaca,NY:CornellUniversityPress.MehlmanusesFrenchstructuralismtoanalyzeProust’sRemembranceofThingsPast,whichhetreatsasanautobiographicalnovel,LeirisandSartre’srespectiveautobiographies,andLevi-Strauss’TristeTropiques,anaccountofhisfirstanthropologicalfieldexperience.Mehlmandefinesstructureas“aself-regulatingseriesoftransformationsofaconstantsystemofrelationships.”(p.13).Misch,G.(1950).Ahistoryofautobiographyinantiquity.London:Routledge.2volumes.ThesevolumesbeginwithanintroductionthatprofilesGoetheandPierreLarousseandmovestotheMiddleEastwithfirst-personnarrativesofAhuriandAhuramazda.ThenextsectiondiscussesGreekliteratureandMarcusAurelius,Isocrates,PlatoandDion.Othertopicsincludepoliticallife(Polybius,CatotheElder,Plutarch,Octavian,MarkAntony),Hellenisticwriters(Josephus),theAgeofEnlightenment(Aratus,Galen)andmanymore.Murchison,C.A.(Ed.)(1930-Vol.1)(1932-Vol.1)(1936-Vol.3).Ahistoryofpsychologyinautobiography.Worcester,MA:ClarkUniversityPress.Thesevolumescontainthepersonalandprofessionalautobiographiesofpsychologistsandincludeanalytical,introspectiveandtheoreticaldetailsoftheirviews.Itisacollectionofscientificpapersdealingwithpsychologyandautobiography.ThecontributorscomefromaninternationalarrayofuniversitiesincludingPrinceton,Yale,Duke,Berlin,Hamburg,London,Turin,Halle,Utrecht,andothers.TheNewYorkerBookofWarPieces:London,1939toHiroshima,1945.(1988).NewYork:SchockenBooks.ThiseditionisacollectionarticlesandlettersgatheredduringWorldWarIIforpublicationintheNewYorker.ItcontainsautobiographicalaccountsfromEurope,Britain,thePersianGulf,Hiroshima,Okinawaandotherplaces.Nicolson,H.(1928).ThedevelopmentofEnglishbiography.NewYork:HarcourtBrace.Writtenby20thcenturybiographer,criticanddiaristSirHaroldNicolsonwhobelievedthatbiographyasagenrewasbecomingstifled,thisbooktracesthehistoricaldevelopmentofEnglishbiography.

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Olney,J.(1998).Memoryandnarrative:Theweaveoflifewriting.Chicago,IL:UniversityofChicagoPress.Astudyofhowlife-writinghaschangedovertime.TheauthorreviewsthechangingstylesintheautobiographicalwritingsofSt.Augustine,Jean-JacquesRousseauandSamuelBeckettandprovidesanoverviewofhowmemoryandpersonalnarrativehaveevolvedoverthecourseof17centuriestothepresentday.Osborn,J.M.(1959).ThebeginningsofautobiographyinEngland.LosAngeles,CA:ClarkMemorialLibrary.TheauthoristhediscovereroftheearliestknownautobiographyinEnglish.ThebookisapaperdeliveredataseminarontherelationsofbiographyandhistoryintheEnglishRenaissance.AlsoprovidedareabriefhistoryofEnglishautobiographyandadescriptionoftheauthor’sresearch.Padover,S.K.(1957).Confessionsandself-portraits:4600yearsofautobiography.NewYork:JohnDayCo.Thisbookbeginswithanintroductiontothehistoryofautobiography.Itisacompilationofexcerptsfromfamousautobiographers.Topicsinclude:antiquity,middleages,Renaissance,modernEurope,U.S.,RussiaandAsia.SomeofnamesincludeSennacherib,MarcusAurelius,St.Augustine,Luther,FrancisBacon,Voltaire,Rousseau,Mill,Oarwin,Freud,JackLondon,BenFranklin,Tolstoy,GandhiandNehrm.Eachexcerpthasanintroductionbytheauthorgivinghistoricalbackground.Pascal,R.(1960).Designandtruthinautobiography.Cambridge,MA:HarvardUniversityPress.Thisworkprovidesareferencetoautobiographiesandbooksonautobiography.Itcoversthehistoryofautobiographyanddealswithotheraspectsincludingstoryofacalling,acquisitionofanoutlook,childhood,theautobiographicalnovel,theautobiographyofapoet,andthesensitivenessofthetruth.Ponsonby,A.(1923).Englishdiaries.London:Methuen.AreviewofEnglishdiariesfromthe16thtothe20thcenturieswithanintroductionondiarywriting.Sarbin,T.(Ed.).(1986).Narrativepsychology:Thestoriednatureofhumanconduct.NewYork:Praeger.Thisbookfeaturesessaysbythemajorsupportersofthenarrativemetaphor.Theyapproachthesubjectfromphilosophical,religious,anthropological,andhistoricalperspectives,aswellasfromthepsychologicalpointofview.Sayre,R.F.(1964).Theexaminedself.Princeton,NJ:PrincetonUniversityPress.ThisbookisastudyoftheautobiographiesofFranklin,HenryAdamsandHenryJames.TheyarestudiedinrelationtoeachotherandinrelationtotheAmericanexperienceoftheirtime.Theworkprovidesahistoricalpictureandpersonaldetailsofallthreemen.Shea,D.B.(1968).SpiritualautobiographyinearlyAmerica.Princeton,NJPrincetonUniversityPress.ThisbookdealsprimarilywithQuakerjournalsandPuritanspiritualnarratives.Itgoesintodepthanalyzingtheseveralexamples.IncludedareEmilyDickenson,Thoreau,Whitman,Adams,JonathanEdwardsandthenarrativeofconversion,andCottonMather.Thebookprovidesabibliographicalessaywithresourcesforprimarysources,historicalbackground,andcriticismofautobiography.

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Shumaker,W.(1954).Englishautobiography:Itsemergence,materialsandform.LosAngeles,CA:U.S.Press.Thisscholarlyworkcontainsvoluminousnotesandreferencestoperiodautobiography.Itprovidesanalysisofthestyleofaparticulargenre.Chaptersincludethehistoryofautobiography,reminiscence,lifeandtimes,shapeandtexture,theexpositorymode,narrativemodeandmixedmode.Smith,S.(1974).WhereI’mbound:PatternsofslaveryandfreedominBlackAmericanautobiography.Westport,CT:GreenwoodPress.ThisisareferenceforinformationonAfricanAmericanautobiography,whichoffersalistingofblackautobiographies,secondarysourcesonBlackliteratureandliterarycriticism.Chaptersdealwithblackmanhood,blackwomanhood,loss,flight,creativetranscendenceandconversions.Stauffer,D.(1930).Englishbiographybefore1700.Cambridge,MA:HarvardUniversityPress.Thebookprovidesalistofautobiographiesandbiographies.Thomson,D.&Hogan,J.D.(Eds.)(1996).Ahistoryofdevelopmentalpsychologyinautobiography.Boulder,CO:WestviewPress.Thisbookoffersfirst-personaccountsoftheemergenceofcontemporarydevelopmentalpsychologybyexpertsinthefield,includingPaulMussen,LouiseBates,LoisHoffmanandJamesBirren.Thetenoriginalessayspresentedherechartthepersonalandprofessionallifeexperiencesofthecontributors.Thompson,P.(1988).Thevoiceofthepast:Oralhistory.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.Inthisbooktheauthortracesoralhistorythroughitspastuptothepresent.Topicsincludehistoryandcommunity,historiansandoralhistory,oralhistoryachievements,evidence,memoryandtheself,oralhistoryprojects,theinterviewandinterpretationoforalhistory.Itwouldbeofusetostudents,teachers,historiansandothersinterestedintheimportanceoforalhistoryinoursociety.Topper,K.(1921).Viewpointsofbiography.Chicago,IL:AmericanLibraryAssociation.Thisworklistsautobiographiesandbiographiesaccordingtotopicsofinterestwithcommentsincludedforeachoneentered.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.I.(1918).Autobiographyintheancientworld(B.C.3800-A.D.430).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.TheworkcontainsautobiographicalmaterialavailableonKingSargon,Sennacherib,Socrates,Xenophon,JuliusCaesar,AugustusandSt.Augustine.Aone-pageessayisintroducedforeachpersonprovidingpersonalandhistoricalbackground.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.II.(1918).TheMiddleAgesandtheirautobiographies.(A.D.1000-1500).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.ThebookincludesanintroductiontotheMiddleAgesandtheself-narrativesofAuicenna,AlAhazali,Abelard,Salimbene,Dante,Petrach,TimurtheLame,SirJohnFroissart,SirPhilipDeComines.Aone-pageintroductoryandhistoricalnoteprecedeseachselection.

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UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.III.(1918).Thebeginningsofthemodernworld(A.D.1500-1550).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.ThisworkincludesanarrativeofthemodernworldandtheautobiographicaldataonBenvenutoCellini,Luther,HenryVIII,ThomasPlatter,EmperorCharlesVandJeromeCardanwithaone-pagehistoricalintroductiontoeach.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.IV.(1918).Autobiographyduringthereligiouswars(1550-1630).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.Thereisanintroductoryessayentitled,“FromtheSpanishSt.TeresatotheEnglishCavaliers.”Thebookincludesself-narrativematerialonSt.Teresa,SirFrancisDrake,MaryQueenofScots,SirThomasBodley,SirWalterRaleigh,MargueriteDeValois,DukeofSully,SirFrancisBacon,LordHerbertofCherburyandSirKeneimDigby.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.V.(1918).Autobiographersofthe17thcentury(1630-1690).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.Thebookcontainsanintroductorypieceonthe17thcentury,thenautobiographiesofWilliamLilly,JohnMilton,CountPhilibertdeGrammont,GeorgeFox,JohnBunyan,SophiatheElectressofHanover,SamuelPepysandSirIsaacNewton.TwoadditionalessaysareprovidedonFoxandBunyanplusone-pageintroductionsoneachselection.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.VI.(1918).Autobiographyintheearlycentury(1690-1750).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.ThisworkincludesanintroductorypieceontheperiodandonFranklin.AutobiographiesincludeColleyCibber,DukeDeSt.Simon,LewisHolberg,MohammedAliHazinandBenFranklin.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.VII.(1918).AutobiographyinthedaysofFredericktheGreat(1730-1770).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.ThisvolumecontainsapieceontheperiodplusoneonRousseau.AutobiographiesonRev.JohnWesley,CarloGoldoni,Dr.SamuelJohnson,WilhemineMargravineofBaireuth,DavidHume,KingFredericktheGreatandJenJacquesRousseauareincluded.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.VIII.(1918).Autobiographersfromthecloseoftheancientregime(1740-1780).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.BookprovidesanintroductionplusautobiographiesofJeanFrancoisMarmontel,HenrideLathde,Casanova,BaronFredericTrenck,OliverGoldsmith,CatherinetheGreat,JosephPriestly.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.IX.(1918).Autobiographyattheopeningoftherevolutionaryage(1750-1790).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.ThevolumeprovidesanintroductionplusautobiographiesofGeorgeWashington,EdwardGibbon,ThomasJefferson,Mme.JeanneDuBarryandJohannWolfgangvonGeothe.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.X.(1918).Autobiographyofthelaterrevolutionarydays.(1770-1804).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.IntroductionplusautobiographiesofVittorioAlfieri,SolomonMaimon,MadameRoland,JohnMarshall,AlexanderHamilton,Lafayette,AdmiralNelson,MaryRobinsonandRobertBurns.

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UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.XI.(1918).AutobiographyintheageofNapoleon(1780-1820).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.IntroductorypieceplusautobiographiesonJosephFouche,NapoleonBonaparte,DukeofWellington,WilliamWordsworth,SirWalterScott,PrincevonMetternichandEugeneVidocq.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.XII.(1918).Autobiographersofthereactionaryage(1790-1840).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.IntroductionplusautobiographiesofPrincessMarieThereseofFrance,FredrickFroesu,ThomasDeQuincey,PeterCartwright,BenHaydon,LordByronandHeinrickHeine.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.XIII.(1918).Autobiographyinthemiddleofthe19thcentury(1820-1870).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.IntroductiontotheperiodplustwoessaysonNewmanandMill.IncludesautobiographiesofJohnStuartMill,JohnCardinalNewman,VictorHugo,PrincessMarieAsmar,HansChristianAnderson,EugeneDeGuerinandHenry.W.Longfellow.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.XIV.(1918).AutobiographyintheVictorianage(1830-1890).NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.IncludestheautobiographiesofgeneralGaribaldi,AbeLincoln,CharlesDarwin,CharlesDickens,RichardWagner,SirHenryBessemer,PrincevonBismarck,JohnRuskin,QueenVictoria,HerbertSpencerandHenriFredericAmise.UniversityLibraryofAutobiography,Vol.XV.(1918).Recentgreatautobiographies(1860-1914).IncludestheautobiographiesofErnestRenan,ThomasHuxley,Tolstoy,ArminiusVambery,SirArchibaldGeikie,SonyaKoualevsky,OscarWilde,MarieBashkirtseff,ClarenceHawkesandCliffordBeers.NewYork:F.TylerDanielsCo.Webber,J.(1968).Theeloquent“I”:Styleandselfin17thcenturyprose.Madison,WI:UniversityofWisconsinPress.Thisbookprovidesastudyofliteraryself-consciousness,includingthehistoricalsettingandtheliterarymoodofthetimes.ItincludesexamplesfromJohnBunyan,JohnDonne,JohnLilburone,RobertBurton,RichardBaxter,SirThomasBrowne,JohnMiltonandTomasTraherne.Theauthoranalyzestheliterarystyleofeachanddelvesintotheauthors’psyche.Abibliographicappendixlistsreferences.Weintraub,S.(Ed).(1967).Biographyandtruth.Indianapolis,IN:Bobbs-Merrill.Insightsonthenatureofbiographyandtruthbyprolificbiographer,StanleyWeintraub,whowroteaboutGeorgeBernardShaw,Disraeli,GeorgeWashingtonandEdwardVII.Wethered,H.N.(1956).Thecuriousartofautobiography.NewYork:PhilosophicalLibrary.Theauthoranalyzesanumberofexamplesofautobiographyfromthe16thcenturyon.Hechoseswriterswhodescribethemselves,aswellasthetimesinwhichtheylived.TheyincludeCellini,Bunyan,Rousseau,Franklin,DarwinandKipling.

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Autobiographical,ReminiscenceandMemoirMethods:GroupMethodsAmericanAssociationofRetiredPersons.(1989).Reminiscence:Findingmeaninginmemoriestrainingguide.Washington,DC:AmericanAssociationofRetiredPersons.Thismanualisdesignedtohelptraingroupsorindividualswhowishtoreminiscewitholderpeople.Themethodinvolveshavingthetraineesreminisceabouttheirownlifeexperienceswhilehelpingolderpeoplereminisceabouttheirown.Thebookincludesinformationonhowtoadaptthemethodtonursinghome,hospiceandhomecaresettings,andteacheslisteningandinterviewingskills.Birren,J.E.&Cochran,K.N.(2001).Tellingthestoriesoflifethroughguidedautobiographygroups.Baltimore,MD:JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.Thepurposeofthisbookistoassistpeoplewhowanttoorganizeandconductautobiographygroups.Topicsincludethepowerofautobiography,whoshoulddoanautobiography,qualificationsofaleader,howtoorganizeagroup,andsmallgroupdynamics.Alsoprovidedareanoverviewofeachthemewithsensitizingquestions,samplepublicityflyersandsessionhandouts—everythingneededtostartandrunasuccessfulguidedautobiographygroup.Birren,J.E.&Deutchman,D.E.(1991).Guidingautobiographygroupsforolderadults:Exploringthefabricoflife.Baltimore,MD:JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.Thisbookprovidesaguideforgroupleadersandotherswhoareinterestedinhowaguidedautobiographygroupisconducted.Coveredarethefollowingtopics:strengtheningthefabricoflife;helpingolderadultsbuildgreaterunderstandingandself-worththroughattendingaguidedautobiographygroup;howtoleadagroup;thehealingpowerofthegroup;theimportanceofguidingthemesandsensitizingquestions;encouragingcreativity;masteringobstacles;nextstepsafterguidedautobiography;aguidetotheliteratureandimplicationsforfutureresearch.Bratter,B.&Dennis,H.(2008).Projectrenewment:Thefirstretirementmodelforcareerwomen.NewYork:Scribner.Fromthebookjacket:“Forthefirsttimeinhistory,careerwomen—womenwhohaveworkedoutsidethehomeformostoftheirlives—areretiring.Withoutrolemodels,theylooktooneanothertofacethechangesthislifetransitionbrings.ProjectRenewmentwillshowwomenthatgivinguptheircareersdoesnotmeangivingupwhotheyare.”Renewment--awordtheauthorscreatedfromacombinationofthewordsrenewalandretirement—“suggestsoptimismandopportunity,growthandself-discovery.ProjectRenewmentisagrassrootsmovementamongwomenwhoareclosetoretirementorrecentlyretiredandlookingtoconnectwithoneanother.Itoffersinsightandsupportinafriendly,humorousandmeaningfulway.”Burnside,I.(1986).Workingwiththeelderly:Groupprocessandtechniques.Boston,MA:JonesandBartlettPublishers.Thisbookdealswithgroupworkandtheelderlyandisatoolforstudentsplanningtospecializeingeriatriccareorthepractitionerlookingforasimplywrittentext.Contributorsincludeavarietyofprofessionalsandpractitionerswhoconformtothemultidisciplinaryapproachtogroupworkandtheelderly.

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Burnside,I.&Schmidt,M.G.(Eds.)(1994).Workingwitholderadults:Groupprocessandtechniques.Boston,MA:JonesandBartlett.Fromthebookcover:“Thistextpresentsstate-of-the-artofgroupworkwiththeolderpopulation,reflectingchangesandcurrentissuesinthisfield.Theaimistoimprovethequalityofpsychosocialcareofolderadultsthroughtheappropriateuseofgroups.”Editorsemphasizetheimportanceofsettingsinwhichgroupsareconductedandofferamultidisciplinaryandpragmaticapproachtogroupintervention,includinghowtobegin,conductandmaintaingroups.Duffin,P.(1992).Thenandnow:Atrainingpackforreminiscencework.Manchester:GatehouseBooks.Atrainingpackforreminiscencework,designedtohelpinterestedpeoplegetstarted,orhelpthoseinvolvedalreadytotakeafreshlookatwhattheyaredoing.Gibson,F.(2007).Thepastinthepresent:Usingreminiscenceinhealthandsocialcare.Baltimore,MD:HealthProfessionsPress.Theauthor,areminiscenceexpert,combinestheoryandpracticalapproachesforusebyprofessionalsworkingwitholderclientsinavarietyofgroupandindividualsettings.Sheprovidestoolsandmethodsfortriggeringrecall,recordingalifestory,tappingintocreativity,experiencingameaningfullifereview,deepeningrelationshipswithothers,sheddingfeelingsofisolation,usingreminiscenceforstaffdevelopmentandimprovingdeliveryofcare.Othertopicsincludeproblem-solving,coping,improvingcommunication,increasingsocialinteractionsandself-esteembuildingthroughreminiscencestrategies.Gibson,F.(1998).Reminiscenceandrecall:Aguidetogoodpractice.London:AgeConcern.Designedforusebythoseprofessionalcaregiverswhowishtodevelopandenhancetheirreminiscenceworkwitholderpeople--whetherthesettingisaresidentialcarehome,nursinghome,hospital,clubordaycenter--orworkingwithanolderpersonintheirownhome.Haight,B.&Gibson,F.(Eds.)(2005).Burnside’sworkingwitholderadults:Groupprocessandtechniques.4thedition.Sudbury,MA:JonesandBartlettPublishers.Bycombininginterdisciplinarytheoryandpractice,thisbookintroducesstudentstogroupworktheoriesandexplainshowtomodifygeneraltheorytomeettheneedsofolderadults,includingthosewhoarecontendingwithparticularphysicalandcognitivedisabilities.Withnumerouscasestudiesinvaryingsettings(hospitals,nursinghomes,residentialfacilities,daycenters,andhomecare),thebookemphasizesgroupdevelopment,structure,process,andevaluatingoutcomes.Kunz,J.A.&Soltys,F.G.(2007).Transformationalreminiscence:Lifestorywork.NewYork:SpringerPublishing.ThispracticalbookoffersreadersanoverviewofthevariedapplicationsofreminiscenceandliferevieworganizedwithintheframeworkofKunz’sLifeStoryMatrix.ChaptersareorganizedwithineachofthethreedimensionsoftheLifeStoryMatrix:reminiscencetolifereview,privateversespublic,andcontentversusprocess.Leadingexpertsineachoftheseareasarechaptercontributors.Eachchapterincludesacurrentreviewoftheliterature,caseexamplesorillustrations,andlearningexercisesthatcanbedoneindividuallyoringroups.

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Mader,W.(1995).Thematicallyguidedautobiographicalreconstruction:Ontheoryandmethodof‘guidedautobiography’inadulteducation.InP.Alheit,A.Bron-Wojciechowska,E.Brugger&Dominice(Eds.),Thebiographicalapproachinadulteducation.Vienna:VerbandWienerVolksbildung.ProvidesanoverviewoftheBirrenGuidedAutobiography(GAB)methodandsuggestswaystointegrateGABintoanadulteducationalsystem.Magee,J.J.(1988).Aprofessional’sguidetoolderadults’lifereview:Releasingthepeacewithin.Lexington,MA:LexingtonBooks.Theauthorpresentsamodelinwhichfacilitatorsoflifereviewgroupscanenhancetheself-acceptanceofmemberswhilehelpingthemtoowntheirpast,celebrateitasagiftandfeelpurposefulabouttheirfuture.Rowles,G.&Schoenberg,N.(Eds.)(2002).Qualitativegerontology:SecondEdition.NewYork:SpringerPublishing.Theauthorsprovideacontemporaryperspectiveonthestatusofqualitativeresearchingerontology.Thebookexaminesrecenttrendsintheapplicationofqualitativemethodologiesandtheemergenceofnewqualitativetechniques,suchasfocusgroups,studiesofpersonalhistories,andtheuseofphotography.Chaptersincludediscussionsofcriticalandfeministperspectives,practiceissues,ethicalissues,andthecontributionofqualitativeresearchtotheprogressofscience.Rzetelny,H.(1988).Howtoconductalifestoriesproject.NewYork:BrookdaleCentreonAgingofHunterCollege.Providesguidelinesforconductingalifestoriesprojectinacommunitycenteroreldercaresetting.Seaton,C.E.(1983).Facilitatingpersonaldevelopmentinadulthoodthroughguidedautobiography:Rationaleandprocedures.Langley,B.C.Canada:FraserValleyAgingResourceCenter,TrinityWesternCollege.Inthismonographtheauthorexploresthesignificanceoftheconceptsoflifereviewandoftheguidedautobiographicalmethodandprovidesspecificdirectionsforimplementingguidedautobiographywithadults.

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IndividualMethodsAllen,L.(Ed.),Love,P.,Marshall,E.&Stephens,L.A.(1981).Deepdownthings:Aguidetowritingyourlifestory.Salem,OR:ChemeketaCommunityCollege.Astep-by-stepguidetowritingalifestory.Atkinson,R.(1998).Thelifestoryinterview.ThousandOaks,CA:SagePublications.Thisbookprovidesanintroductiontothesensitivecollectionoffirst-personnarrativesinawaythatpreservesthewordsofthepersontellingthestory.Birren,J.E.&Feldman,L.(1997).Wheretogofromhere:Discoveringyourownlife’swisdominthesecondhalfofyourlife.NewYork:Simon&Schuster.Fromthebookjacket:“Thisbookmovesusforward,freesusfromthedebrisofthepastbyputtingourlifeincontext,andhelpsustoacknowledgeouraccomplishments.”ForBirren,“Takingstockofyourlifeisasteptowardbeingfreertoliveitwithgreatervigor.”“Youarewhatyouremember,”Birrensays,“encouragingustolivelifeasanadventure—butwithawareness.Andthoughthereisnomagiccarpetridetoagracefulandbrilliantsecondhalf,Birren’sgrounded,compassionatewisdomandguidanceserveasexpertdirectionsforgettingthere.”Borg,M.(1989).Writingyourlife:Aneasy-to-followguidetowritinganautobiography.FortCollins,CO:CottonwoodPress.Thisstep-by-stepguidetakestheautobiographerfromtheearlyyears,middleyearsandlateryears,toputtingitalltogetherasapublishedbook.Crandall,R.J.(2001).Shakingyourfamilytree:Abasicguidetotracingyourfamily’sgenealogy.Boston,MA:NewEnglandHistoricalGenealogicalSociety.Crandallexplainshowtoorganize,traceandshowcaseafamilyhistorywithup-to-dateinformationonhowandwheretodotheresearch.Topicsincludeinternetandlibraryresourcesandresearchingrecordsonbirths,deaths,marriages,churches,cemeteries,probates,courts,land,census,militaryandimmigration,aswellashowtoorganizeandpublishyourfamilygenealogy.Earlix,D.A.(1977).Life-historyinsocialgerontology:Itsvalidityanduse.Thesis:UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles,CA.Theauthorposesthequestion:Islifeachancecollectionofhappenings?Orcanitbeunderstoodwithinanoverlayofuniversalstagesofhumandevelopment?Sheattemptstoanswerthesequestionswhileexploringlife-historiesofindividualsandtheuseofsuchmethodsinthestudyofsocialgerontology.Haight,B.K.(1992).Thestructuredlife-reviewprocess:Acommunityapproachtotheageingclient.InJones,G.M.M.&Miesen,B.M.L.(Eds.),(pp.139-161)Care-givinginDementia:Researchandimplications.London:Routledge.ThetheoryandstructureofHaight’slifereviewprocessareexaminedwithguidelinesforimplementingthetechniquesforolderclientsinacommunitysetting.

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Haight,B.K.&Haight,B.S.(2007)Thehandbookofstructuredlifereview.Baltimore,MD:HealthProfessionsPress.Fromthebookcover:“ThishandbooksynthesizesthirtyyearsofresearchandpracticeusingtheStructuredLifeReviewprocess,aone-on-onetherapeutictechniquethatguidespeopleinreflectingontheirlivesfromearlychildhoodtothepresent.Thisapproachallowsindividualstolearnfrompastexperiences,settleunresolvedissues,andultimatelyachieveastateoflifeacceptance.Participantshavebeenshowntobenefitfromincreasedlifesatisfaction,reduceddepressionandtheopportunityforreconciliation,acceptanceandserenity.”Humphries,S.(1984).Thehandbookoforalhistory:Recordinglifestories.London:Inter-ActionImprint.ThisbookprovidesaguidetorecordingthelifestoriesofanoralhistoryandhasbeenusedinanumberoforalhistoryworkshopsatEssexUniversityinEnglandandotherlocationsworld-wide.Jones,V.L.,Eakle,A.H.&Christensen,M.H.(1972).Familyhistoryforfunandprofit.SaltLakeCity,UT:PublishersPress.Thisbookprovidesasystemofresearchinthefieldofgenealogyandausefulnotekeepingmethod.Itwouldbeofinteresttonoviceaswellasexperiencedgenealogists.Keen,S.&Fox,A.V.(1973).Tellingyourstory:Aguidetowhoyouareandwhoyoucanbe.NewYork:Doubleday.Thisbookisdesignedtoshowthereaderhowtofindoutthestoryheorshewantstotell—toothersandtoone’sself.Itprovidestheoreticalmapsintheformofphilosophy,viewpointsandfirsthandaccounts(stories)tohelpintheexplorationofone’sowntime,space,rootsandpersonalmythology.Lyons,R.(1977).Autobiography:Areaderforwriters.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.Thisisabookdesignedtohelppeoplegainconfidenceandskillinwritingtheirautobiography.Ithelpsmotivatethewritertowrite,describesthewritingprocessandincludesautobiographicalexcerptsbywell-knownwritersonsuchtopicsaspeople,placesandevents.Mitchell,M.(1999).Theartofrecordinglifestories:Aworkbook.Simsbury,CT:PublishedbyMaryMitchell,marym34116@aol.com.Thisworkbookcovershowtodoaliferevieworanoralhistory.Itincludesmaterialonintergenerationalsharingofstories,listening,encouragingreminiscence,benefitsofreminiscencegroups,storytellinginthemedicalworld,samplequestionsandabibliographyofrelatedbooks,articlesandwebsites.Mullan,F.,Ficklen,E.&Rubin,K.(Eds.)(2006).Narrativematters:Thepowerofthepersonalessayinhealthpolicy.Baltimore,MD:JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.Fromthebookcover:“Drawnfromthepopular“NarrativeMatters”columninthejournalHealthAffairs,theseforty-sixarticlesfocusonsuchtopicsasthehardfinancialrealitiesofmedicalinsurance,AIDS,assistedsuicide,marketingdrugs,geneticengineering,organtransplantsandethnicandracialdisparitiesinthehealthcaresystem”asthesemattersrelatetonarrativesandpersonalessays.

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Murphy,J.S.&Hudson,F.M.(1995).Thejoyofold:Aguidetosuccessfulelderhood.Altadena,CA:GeodePress.Thisvolumeoffersadviceformakingelderhoodenjoyableandrewarding.Itreinforceselderswhoarealreadycommittedtomakingthefinalyearstheirmostrewarding,andisinspiringforthosewhomayviewtheiroldagewithresignationandregret.Itstopicsinclude:anewvisionofelderhood,preretirement,waystocopewithfears,emergingasafullperson,transformationwithgrowthfrommidlifetoelderhood,andtenmarksforrecognizingsuccessfulelders.Progoff,I.(1975).Atajournalworkshop:Thebasictextandguideforusingtheintensivejournal.NewYork:DialogueHouse.ThisbookdescribesthetechniquesoftheIntensiveJournalProcess,whichisaninstrumentforself-guidance,crystallizingdecisions,identifyinggoalsandfindingmeaninginlife.Topicsincludethelifehistorylog,steppingstones,intersections(roadstakenandnottaken)andnow:theopenmoment.Rainer,T.(1997).Yourlifestory:Writingthenewautobiography.NewYork:G.P.Putnam’sSons.Thisisatextoncontemporaryautobiographicwriting.Itchallengesassumptionsaboutwhomaywriteabouttheirlives,whyandhow.ItofferscoachingonhowtocraftshortorlonglifenarrativesandtracesthehistoryofautobiographyfromtheancientEgyptianstomodernauthors.ExamplesfromsuchwellknownwritersasMayaAngelouandRussellBakerareincluded.Rainerdemonstrateshowtowritecharacterportraits,howtorememberstories,howtounifyastory,howtousehumor,andhowtomovethroughtime,amongothertopics.Schroots,J.J.F.&tenKate,C.A.(1989).Metaphors,agingandthelife-lineinterviewmethod.InD.Unruh&G.S.Livings(Eds.)Currentperspectivesonagingandthelifecycle,Vol.3,pp.281-298.Greenwich,CT:JAIPress.Inthischaptertheauthorsintroduceanewmethodofresearchonagingandthelifecourse.TheLife-lineInterviewMethod(LIM)isaninstrumentforelicitingbiographicalinformationintheformoflifemetaphors,especiallyfromtheelderly.TheauthorsstatethattheLIMcanserveasadiagnosticandprocess-facilitatingtoolforworkingwiththeelderlyespeciallybecauseitallowstheolderpersontosethisorherownpacefordisclosingbiographicalinformation.Selling,B.(1988).Writingfromwithin:Astep-by-stepguidetowritingyourlifestories.Claremont,CA:HunterHouse.Enablesonetoreview,understand,andwritethestoriesofone’slife.Withtechniquesthatunfoldinaneasytounderstandchecklistofstepstofollow,thereaderwilllearntocopewiththefearofwriting,createfavorableconditionsforwritingwell,writeautobiographyfromachild’spointofview,recollectlongforgottenmemories,writewithclarityandimpact,employfictiontechniquesinlifewriting,andrewriteeffectively.Shadur,H.(nodate)BymyselfI’mabook.PreparedbyPittsburghSectionNationalCouncilofJewishWomenundertheDirectionofAilonShiloh.Thisisaworkbookforrecordingafamilytreeanddetailsofone’slifestory.

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Thomas,F.P.(1984).Howtowritethestoryofyourlife.Cincinnati,OH:WritersDigestBooks.Thisbookisastep-by-stepguidetorecordingyourlifeforgenerationstocome.Itincludes500“memorysparkers”tohelprecallforgotteneventsineachstageoflife,100topicideastoaddvarietytoyourstory,andexcerptsfromactualmemoirs.Watts,J.&Davies,A.F.(Eds.)(1974).Generations:YourfamilyinmodernAmericanhistory.NewYork:AlfredA.Knopf.Thisisaguidetoexploringthepastbybeginningwiththeself.Itservestohelpthereadergainabetterunderstandingoftheselfandfamilywithinthebackdropofimmigrationandothersocialchangesofthetwentiethcentury.Itfurtherprovidesaguidetoaskingquestionsaboutone’splaceinsocialhistory.“Itstartswithyouandthepresent,goesbackseveralgenerations,andthencomesforwardtothepresentagain.”Williams,P.A.(1997).Onceuponalifetime:Takethetimetorecordthestoriesofyourlife.Nisku,Alberta,Canada:NiskuPrinters.Thisbookwillguideyouthroughthepastandpresent,andintothefuture.Theeasy-to-followformatallowsyoutochoosethequestionsyouwishtoanswerandthenwriteyourcommentsinthespacesprovided.Thequestionscanalsobeusedasanaidforinterviewsonaudioorvideorecordings.Autobiography,PhilosophyandSpirituality:Atkinson,R.(1995).Thegiftofstories:Practicalandspiritualapplicationsofautobiography,lifestoriesandpersonalmythmaking.Westport,CT:Bergin&Garvey.Thisbook“offersaclearconcisebasisforunderstandingthenatureandpotentialofsharingourstories.Itprovidesspecific,practical,instructionaldetailsfortellingourownstoriesandgivesthenecessaryguidelinesforassistingothersintellingtheirlifestories.Itsbasicframeworkenablesindividualswithlittleexperiencetobeginwritingaboutthereallyimportantaspectsoftheirlivesandunderstandinghowandwhytheuniversalelementsofthestorieswetellcontributetoourcontinuinggrowth.”Donne,J.S.(1969).AsearchforGodintimeandmemory.NewYork:MacMillanCo.Donneexploresdimensionsoftheprocessofbringingalifetimeintoconsciousnessfromanautobiographicalstandpoint.Hetalksaboutrecognizingdeathtimeasencompassinglife,andtheautobiographicalrealizationofperspectivefromareligiousorientation.Ebner,D.(1971).Autobiographyin17thcenturytheologyandtheself.TheHague:Mouton.Thisisadiscussionofreligiousautobiographythattalksaboutstyleaswell.Finkelstein,L.(Ed.).(1948).Americanspiritualautobiographies.NewYork:Harper&Row.Autobiographicalessaysofthespiritualleadersinthe1940s.Theyrepresentacross-sectionoffaithsandoccupations–scientists,educators,scholars,Jews,Catholics,Protestants,andothers.AuthorsincludeHarryFosdick,MaryMacLeodBethune,RaphaelIsaacs,AlvinJohnson,JacobPotofsky,MarySimkhovitch,LymanBryson,M.L.Wilsonandothers.

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Hateley,B.J.(1985).Tellingyourstory,exploringyourfaith:Writingyourlifestoryforpersonalinsightandspiritualgrowth.StLouis,MO:CBPPress.Fromthebookcover:“WrittenwithinthecontextoftheChristianfaith,thisbookisdesignedtohelpthereaderwritehisorherownlifestory,andintheprocess,toenhancepersonalandspiritualgrowth.Thisbookenablesthereadertocometotermswitholdwoundsandconflictsfromthepast,andonceresolved,toleavetheemotionalbaggagebehindandmoveintothefuturewithpeaceofmindandrenewedfaith.Klug,R.(1993).Howtokeepaspiritualjournal:Aguidetojournalkeepingforinnergrowthandpersonaldiscovery.Minneapolis,MN:Augsburg.Fromthebookcover:Thebook“describesaspiritualjournalasatoolforself-discovery,anaidtoconcentration,amirrorforthesoul,aplacetogenerateandcaptureideas,asafetyvalvefortheemotions,atraininggroundforthewriter,andagoodfriendandconfidant.Butthemainpurposeistoadvocateitsvalueforspiritualgrowth.Klugalsodiscussesthemechanicsofgettingstarted,thevariationsfordevelopingthepractice,andtheshortandlongrangevaluesofjournaling.”Koenig,H.G.(1994).AgingandGod:Spiritualpathwaystomentalhealthinmidlifeandlateryears.NewYork:HaworthPastoralPress.Inthisbooktheauthoridentifieshowreligionaffectsmentalhealthinadulthood.Hereviewsmajortheories,aswellasthecurrentresearch,andprovidesahistoricalreviewoftensionsbetweenbehavioralscienceandreligion.Alsoaddressedarewaysthatreligioncancomplementscienceintheunderstandingandtreatmentofmentaldistress.Othertopicsincludeclinicalapplications,specialconcernsinlaterlifeandissuesofdeathanddying.Kooiman,H.(1968).Cameos:WomenfashionedbyGod.CarolStream,IL:TyndaleHouse.Thisworkcontainsbrieflifestoriesof15womenandhowGodcameintotheirlives.Eachgoesintocrisesandturningpointsintheirlives,especiallythespiritualaspects.Moody,H.R.(Ed.)(2005).Religion,spiritualityandaging:Asocialworkperspective.NewYork:HaworthSocialWorkPracticePress.Thisbookpresentsacollectionofcontributionsthatcaninformbothprofessionalsandnon-professionalsinterestedintherealitiesofaging,religionandspirituality.Itdrawsfromprofessionalsinthefieldsofgerontology,socialwork,religionandethicstoaddressanimportantgapinthesocialworkcurriculum.Thework“offerscuesformakingeffectiveturnsinourspiritualjourneysandimprovingthequalityofourlivesaswelivelonger.”Morgan,R.L.(1996).Rememberingyourstory:Aguidetospiritualautobiography.Nashville,TN:UpperRoomBooks.Theauthorpresentsaguideforconstructingaspiritualautobiography.Morgan,R.L.(2002).Rememberingyourstory:Creatingyourownspiritualautobiography.Nashville,TN:UpperRoomBooks.Fromthebookcover:Theauthor“offersreadersofallagesawaytocreatetheirownspiritualautobiographies.Helpfulforsmallgroupsaswellasindividuals,thisresourceleadsyouthroughtenweeksofstudythatincludethefollowingtopics:lifestories,reclaimingchildhoodstories,familyrelationships,storiesthatconnectthegenerationsandhealingofmemories.

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Novak,M.(1971).Autobiographyandstory,InAscentofthemountain,flightofthedove:Aninvitationtoreligiousstudies,pp.44-89.NewYork:Harper&Row.Novakdevelopstheideaofstoryandautobiographyasdevelopingaspectsoftheselfinrelationtoreligiousnessvs.ethicsandprinciples.Pable,M.(1996).Thequestforthemalesoul:Insearchofsomethingmore.NotreDame,IN:AveMariaPress.Fr.Martindefinesspiritualityas“whateverhelpsusmakesenseofourlivesandgivesthemmeaning.”InthisbookheguidesmentoexplorewhatitmeanstobecreatedintheimageofGod,topossesspositivesexualenergy,togainthecourageofawarrior,tocarrywoundsgracefully,tomatureconcerningauthority,andtobewise.Hedescribessixstagesofskillsthatspeaktoaman’ssoulwhileencouragingtheexplorationofthequestionsoflife,andheoffershissix-stepprocessofspiritualgrowth.Phifer,N.(2002).Memoriesofthesoul:Writingyourspiritualautobiography.Cincinnati,OH:WalkingStickPress.Thisworkencouragesthereadertowriteaboutavarietyofpersonaltopicsincludingstrengths,creativity,resilienceandmomentsoftransformation.“Doingso,”saystheauthor,“willenable[thereader]tobreathenewlifeintopersonalmemories,stimulatespiritualgrowthanddevelopprofoundconnectionstothespecialplacesandpeople”inone’slife.Providedareinstructions,writingexercisesandtipsforavoidingwritingobstacles,alongwithreal-lifememoirexcerptsasexamples.Porat,F.(1980).Creativeprocrastination:Organizingyourownlife.SanFrancisco,CA:Harper&Row.Thisbookisaguideformanagingtimewiththeaimtofreeupmoretimeforthe“humansideoflife,”whichshedescribesastimeforthinking,creating,planningandenjoying.Theauthorguidesthereaderinachievinga“healthybalancebetweenperiodsofproductivityandperiodsofrelaxationnecessarytorestoreone’screativecapacity.”Topicsincludenegativeversuscreativeprocrastination,focusingonresults,racingtheclock,overcomingguilt,copingwithdepression,settingrationaldeadlines,time-savingideas,handlingcriticism,redefiningvalues,andbenefitsoffreetimeonone’swell-being.Starr,G.A.(1965).Defoeandspiritualautobiography.London:OxfordUniversityPress.Thisbookdiscussestheriseofthespiritualautobiographywithitsintensefocusontheindividual.ItprofilesDanielDefoe’sRobinsonCrusoe,afictionalizedaccountofacharacter’sspiritualjourneywhileheisstrandedonadesertedisland.Wakefield,D.(1990).Thestoryofyourlife:Writingaspiritualautobiography:Astep-by-stepapproachtoexploringyourpastandunderstandingyourpresent.Boston,MA:BeaconPress.Thebookhelpsthereaderanswerdeepquestionsoflife,including,“WhoamI?WhyamIhereandWhatisthemeaningofmylife?”Saystheauthor,“Takingthetimetoaskthesequestionscanbethefirststeptonewgrowth,healingandmaturity.”Instructionsareprovidedonhowtogoaboutwritingone’sspiritualautobiography.Alsoofferedareexercisestostimulatememoryandself-reflection,includingdrawingafavoritechildhoodroom,describingafriend,andsketchingaroadmapofone’slife.Thebookcontainsexamplesofstoriestakenfromtheauthor’sspiritualautobiographyworkshops.

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Research:AutobiographicalMemory,Reminiscence,LifeReviewandLifeHistoryAssink,M.(2006).Autobiographicalmemoryinlongitudinalperspective:Stabilityandchangeofreportedlife-eventsoverafive-yearperiod.VrijeUniversiteit,Amsterdam,Holland.“Themainaimofthislongitudinal,explorativestudywastodescribethedynamicsofautobiographicalmemory(AM)overthelifespan.ThestudycoversaperiodoffiveyearsinwhichtheLife-lineInterviewMethodwasadministeredthreetimesto98menandwomenaboutequallydividedoverayoung(18-30years),middle(31-55years)andolderagegroup(56-84years).Autobiographicalmemoriesandexpectationswereanalyzedfromtheperspectiveofnumber,affectandcontentofevents.Theeffectofage,genderandtimeperspectiveonstabilityandchangeweredetermined.”Bender,M.,Bauchkan,P.&Norris,A.(1999).Thetherapeuticpurposesofreminiscence.London:Sage.Thisbookoffersaguidedtourthroughthehistory,contextandpurposesofreminiscencetherapy.Itcoverstherangeofapplications,frompromotingsocialandemotionalstimulationtoreminiscenceaspsychotherapy.Itcontainsabriefoverviewofitstheoreticalunderpinningsandemphasizestheneedforadequatetrainingandsupervisionforthoseundertakingthistypeofwork.Theauthorsalsoprovideaworkingguidetotheassessmentprocess.Bornat,J.(Ed).(1994).Reminiscencereviewed:Perspectives,evaluations,achievements.Buckingham,England:OpenUniversityPress.Thisbookbringstogetherworkbyleadingpsychologists,gerontologists,socialworkers,nursesandcommunityworkerswhohavefirst-handexperienceofreminiscencework.Contributorsprovideacriticaloverviewofthefield.Theyreflectontheprocessesinvolvedinspecificcontextsandsuggestwaysofdevelopingmoresensitiveapproachesinanareaofworkthathasseenmuchactivity,butlittlereflectionandevaluation.Thebookincludesdescriptionsofworkinhospitals,schoolsandavarietyofcommunitysettingsandwillbeusefultostudentsandpractitionersinhealth,socialcareandadulteducation.Butler,R.N.(1968).“Thelifereview:Aninterpretationofreminiscenceintheaged.”InB.Neugarten(Ed.)MiddleAgeandAging,pp.486-497.Chicago,IL:UniversityofChicagoPress.Inthischapter,Butlerdiscusseshisconceptofreminiscenceasanaturalaspectofagingratherthananindicationofdeterioration.Coleman,P.G.(1986).Ageingandreminiscenceprocesses:Socialandclinicalimplications.NewYork:JohnWiley&Sons.Fromthebookcover:“Thisbookisastudyoftheroleandsignificanceofreminiscenceandprovidesauniqueviewintothediversityofresponsestothinkingandtalkingaboutthepastinoldage.Basedupontheauthor’sresearchandclinicalexperience,thefindingsofthestudiesrevealthevarietyofpatternsofadjustmenttolatelifeandplacememorieswithinthem.”Connectionswithclinicalandsocialworkpracticeareidentifiedmakingthebookagoodresourceforstudentsandthoseworkingwitholderpeople.

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Conway,M.A.(1990).Autobiographicalmemory:Anintroduction.Philadelphia:OpenUniversityPress.Topicsincludeadiscussionofautobiographicalmemory,theoreticalunderpinnings,vividorflashbulbmemories,andaspectsofemotions,organization,retrieval,impairment,andcognitionastheyrelatedtoautobiographicalmemory.Conway,M.A.,Rubin,D.C.,Spinnler,H.&Wagenaar,W.A.(Eds.)(1992).Theoreticalperspectivesonautobiographicalmemory.Sordrecht,TheNetherlands:KluwerAcademicPublishers.Inthischaptertheauthorsprovideatheoreticaloverviewoftheconceptofautographicalmemory.Disch,R.(Ed.)(1988).Twenty-fiveyearsofthelifereview:Theoreticalandpracticalconsiderations.NewYork:HaworthPress.Inthisbook,professionalsinthefieldofagingexaminethehistoryandconceptofthelifereviewandgobeyondtheearlyformulationofthisconceptbothintheoryandinpractice.Criticssuggestwaysthatthetheorycanbemodifiedandexpandedwhileofferingseveraluniquemethodsofcreativelyadaptingchangesforpracticalpurposes.Proponents,whileemphasizingthatreminiscenceisnotapanacea,proclaimitshistorical,educationalandtherapeuticvalue.Fivush,R.&Haden,C.A.(Eds.)(2003).Autobiographicalmemoryandtheconstructionofanarrativeself:Developmentalandculturalperspectives.Mahwah,N.J:LawrenceErlbaumAssociates.Fromthebookcover:“Contributorstothisbookshareaperspectivethatbothmemoryandselfareconstructedthroughspecificformsofsocialinteractionsand/orculturalframeworksthatleadtotheformationofanautobiographicalnarrative.Takentogether,thechaptersweaveacoherentstoryabouthoweachofuscreatesalifenarrativeembeddedinsocial-culturalframeworksthatdefinewhatisappropriatetoremember,howtorememberit,andwhatitmeanstobeaselfwithanautobiographicalpast.”Haight,B.K.,Coleman,P.&Lord,K.(1995).Thelinchpinsofasuccessfullifereview:Structure,evaluationandindividuality.InB.K.Haight&J.D.Webster(Eds.)Theartandscienceofreminiscing:Theory,research,methodsandapplications.Washington,D.C:Taylor&Francis.Fromthechapter:“E.Erikson’s(1950)modelofhumandevelopmentguidesthelifereviewanddefinesthetherapeuticstructure.Threelinchpins—structure,evaluationandindividuality—providethebasisfortheprocess.Structuremeansthatreminiscingshouldcoverthewholelifespan.Evaluationistheprocessofweighingandvaluinglife’sevents.Theone-to-onetherapeuticprocessiswhatwecallindividuality.”Haight,B.K.&Webster,J.D.(Eds.)(1995).Artandscienceofreminiscing:Theory,research,methodsandapplications.Washington,D.C:Taylor&Francis.Heretheauthorspresentreminiscingasamulti-disciplinarytopicwhileexaminingrelatedtheoriesandresearch.Theyalsodiscussthedifferentwaysofconductinglife-reviewinterviewsandexploretherapeuticapplications.Contributorsincludeiconsinthefield,suchasJamesBirren,IreneBurnsideandPhillipeCappeliez.

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Hay,P.A.(2002).Developmentofanautobiographicalgroupworkprocessforusewithorientednursinghomeresidents.Lewiston,NewYork:TheEdwinMellenPress.BaseduponBirrenandDeutchman’s(1991)bookonautobiographygroupsforolderadults,thisstudyinvolvedhavingnursinghomeresidentswritetheirlifestoriesandreadthemwithinagroup.Topicsincludeanintroduction,aliteraturereview,anoverviewoftheproblemsassociatedwithlivinginanursinghome,asummarizationofthetenweekgroupworkprocess,researchfindings,recommendationsandtheunanticipatedresponsestothestudy.Hinchman,L.&Hinchman,S.(1997).Memory,identity,community:Theideaofnarrativeinthehumansciences.Albany,NY:SUNYPress.Thisanthologydocumentstheimportanceofnarrativetothestudyofindividualsandgroups.Theeditorsproposethatthehumansciencesareundergoingaparadigmshifttowardamorehumanisticlanguageinwhichnarrativeplaysacomplexrole.Narratives,theyclaim,helptomakeexperienceintelligible,tocrystallizepersonalidentity,andtoconstituteandnurturecommunity.Thefifteenarticlesinthiscollection,organizedintosectionsdealingwithmemory,identity,andcommunity,arebynotedscholarswhoadvocatediversepoliticalandideologicalpositions.Thecontributorsrepresentawidevarietyofdisciplines,includingphilosophy,history,religion,communication,environmentalstudies,politicalscience,sociology,anthropology,psychology,andlaw.Kaminsky,M.(Ed.).(1983).Allthatoureyeshavewitnessed:Aging,reminiscence,creating.NewYork:HorizonPress.Contributorsdiscussaspectsofaging,reminiscenceandcreativityinelderhood.Kaminsky,M.(Ed.)(1984).Theusesofreminiscence:Newwaysofworkingwitholderadults.NewYork:HaworthPress.Contributorsprovideinsightsintotheusesofreminiscencewitholderadults.Topicsincludereminiscenceandcontinuity,recollection,workshops,livinghistoryplays,thestory,tappingthelegacy,healing,hope,healthandending.Alsocoveredaretheusesofreminiscence,reminiscenceandsociety,lifereviewpoems,theelderly,groups,realitiesofagingandabibliographyonreminiscence.Kunz,J.A.&Gray,F.(Eds.)(2007).Transformationalreminiscence:Lifestorywork.NewYork:Springer.Usingthelifestorymatrixasaframework,theeditorsandcontributorslookatthecomplexitiesoflifestoryworkwitholderadults.Topicsincludetechniques,adviceonmakingstorypublic,contentandprocessofreminiscence,usinglifestoryapproachestoenhancethequalityoflifeforolderadults,amelioratingsocialandpsychologicalproblemsandinterventions.Practicalapplications,anecdotes,exercisesandsuggestionsareprovided.

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McMahon,P.W.&Rhudick,P.J.(1967).Reminiscingintheaged:Anadaptationalresponse.InS.LevinandR.J.Kahana(Eds.)Psychodynamicsstudiesofaging:Creativity,reminiscinganddying,pp.64-78.NewYork:InternationalUniversitiesPress.Thisbookchapterdescribesresultsofempiricalresearchonnon-institutionalizedelderlysuggestingthatreminiscenceispositivelyrelatedtoadaptationbymaintainingself-esteem,reaffirmingidentity,masteringpersonallosses,andpositivelycontributingtosociety.Findingssuggestthatreminiscenceisnotrelatedtointellectualdeteriorationandthatitispositivelyrelatedtofreedomfromdepressionandtopersonalsurvival.Nomura,T.(1998).Reminiscenceandlifereview:Therapyandskill.Tokyo,Japan:ChuohokiPublication.Theauthordiscussestherapeuticusesofreminiscenceandlifereviewandprovidesinsightsonskillsneededforutilizingthesemethodswitholderadults.Rubin,D.C.(Ed.)(1988).Autobiographicalmemory.NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress.Thisbookplacesthestudyofautobiographicalmemoryinitshistorical,methodologicalandtheoreticalcontexts.Topicsincluderesearchonautobiographicalmemory,schematic/temporalorganizationanddistributionofautographicalmemories,andfailureofautobiographicalmemoryinformsofamnesia.Rubin,D.C.(Ed.)(1996).Rememberingourpast:Studiesinautobiographicalmemory.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress.Thecontributorsdiscussareasofinterestrelatedtoautobiographicalmemory,includingcognitivepsychology,naturalisticstudiesandpracticalproblems,suchaseyewitnesstestimony,surveyresearchandclinicalsyndromesinwhichtherearelossesordistortionsofmemory.Thusthescopeofthisbookextendsbeyondpsychologyintolaw,medicine,sociologyandliterature.Schroots,J.J.F.&vanDongen,L.(1995).Birren’sABC:AutoBiografieCursus.Assen,TheNetherlands:VanGorcum.(InDutch).DescribestheGuidedAutobiographycoursedevelopedbyDr.JamesE.Birren.Thecourse,saytheauthors,helpspeoplerevisittheirlifestoriesandwritethemdownina10-weekcourseformat.Thebookisintendedforteachers,staffandsupervisorswhowishtoinstituteaGuidedAutobiographycourseintheirfacilities,orfortheindividualwhowouldliketofollowtheguidelinestowritehisorherownstories.Sherman,E.(1991).Reminiscenceandtheselfinoldage.NewYork:SpringerPublishing.Fromthebookjacket:Baseduponagingandadultdevelopment,thisbookcoversthevariousdimensions,typesandin-depthexperiencesofreminiscenceandlifereviewinoldage.“Thetextincludesnewfindingsandideasonimageryandlanguageofreminiscence,theroleofmemorabiliaandcherishedpossessions,andexpressionoflifethemesandpersonalnarrativeinreminiscence.Alsofeaturedarethecreativeandestheticelementsofreminiscence—expressedinbothwrittenandoralforms.”

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Thompson,C.P.,Skowronski,J.J.,Larsen,S.F.&Betz,A.L.(1996).(Eds.).Autobiographicalmemory:Rememberingwhatandrememberingwhen.Mahwah,NJ:LawrenceErlbaumAssociates.Thisvolumedescribestheresultsoftheauthors’diaryresearch—aninvestigationofautobiographicalmemorythroughlongitudinalstudiesofgraduatestudents’diaries.Topicsincludemetamemory,flashbulbmemories,memoryofeverydayevents,emotionalmemory,self-schemainmemory,episodicmemory,ordertheories,retention,personalcharacteristicsandmemoryofnon-selfevents.Thompson,C.P.,Hermann,D.J.,Bruce,D.,Read,J.D.,Payne,D.G.&Toglia,M.P.(1998).(Eds.)Autobiographicalmemory:Theoreticalandappliedperspectives.Mahwah,NJ:LawrenceErlbaumAssociates.Containscontributionsfromleadingresearchersinbasicandappliedarenasconcernedwitheverydayandtraumaticmemory.Topicsincluderetrogradeamnesia,flashbulbmemories,episodicmemory,autobiographicalmemory,genderdifferences,narrativeevaluations,effectsofaging,reminiscencebump,epiphenomenalism,andmore.Webster,J.D.&Haight,B.K.(Eds.)(2002).Criticaladvancesinreminiscencework:Fromtheorytoapplication.NewYork:SpringerPublishing.Fromthebookcover:“Thisbookprovidesavaluablereviewoftheliteratureandfocusesonconceptualissues,developmental/socioculturalcontexts,specialpopulations,andclinicalapplication.Topicsaddressedinclude:reminiscenceanddevelopmentinlatelife,personalidentity/socialdiscontinuity,spiritualreminiscence,story-telling,integratingreminiscenceandlifereviewtechniqueswiththerapy,andreminiscencegroupsforpeoplewithdementia.”Wong,P.T.P.(1995).Whataretheprocessesofadaptivereminiscence?InB.Haight&J.Webster(Eds.)Reminiscence:TheoryandResearch.Washington,D.C:Taylor&Francis.Inthischapter,theauthordescribesthedifferenttypesofreminiscence,providesguidelinesforcodingreminiscence,anddiscussesadaptiveprocessesofreminiscence.TheSelf,IdentityandAutobiographyAbbs,P.(1983).Autobiography:Questforidentity.InB.Ford(Ed.)ThenewPelicanguidetoEnglishliterature.8.Thepresent,pp.509-522.Harmondsworth:Penguin.PeterAbbshasbeenexploringthenatureofautobiographyforsomedecades.Inthisearlywork,helooksatthesearchfortheself,thesoulandidentitythroughautobiography.Allport,G.W.(1942).Theuseofpersonaldocumentsinpsychologicalresearch.NewYork:SocialScienceResearchCouncil.Thisbookisasurveyandcriticalstudyoftheusesofpersonaldocumentsbypsychoanalysts.Theauthorreviewsthevariousformsofpersonaldocumentsandevaluatestheiruseonthebasisofstyle,truthfulnessandreliability.Topicsincludewhypeoplewrite,autobiographies,questionnaires,diaries,lettersandartisticprojectivedocuments.

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Ashmore,R.D.&Jussim,L.(1997).Selfandidentity:Fundamentalissues.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.Fromthebookcover:“Thisvolumepresentsacriticalanalysisoffundamentalissuesinthescientificstudyofselfandidentity.Socialscientistsfrompsychology,sociology,andanthropologypresentnewandcontrastingperspectivesontheseissues.Topicsincludethepersonalversussocialnatureofselfandidentity,multiplicityofselvesversusunityofidentity,andthesocietal,cultural,andhistoricalformationandexpressionofselves.Bates,E.S.(1937).Insideout:Anintrotoautobiography.NewYork:SheridanHouse.Containsathoroughdiscussiononthesubjectaswellasmanyshort,autobiographicalexamples.Belenky,M.F.,Clinchy,B.M.,Goldberger,N.R.&Tarule,J.M.(1986).Women’swaysofknowing:Thedevelopmentofself,voiceandmind.NewYork:BasicBooks.Fromthebookcover:“Despitetheprogressofthewomen’smovement,manywomenstillfeelsilencedintheirfamilies,schoolsandworkplaces.Basedonin-depthinterviewswith135women,thisinsightfulbookexplainswhytheyfeelthatway.”Breakwell,G.(1986).Copingwiththreatenedidentities.NewYork:Methuen.Theauthorproposesanintegrativemodelthatexploresthestructureofidentityandtheprinciplesdirectingitsdevelopment.Alsocoveredaretherelationoftheindividualtosocialchange,thethreelevelsofcopingstrategies–intra-psychic,interpersonalandintergroup–andfactorsthatlimitthesuccessofsuchstrategies.Bruner,J.&Weisser,S.(1991).Theinventionofself:Autobiographyanditsforms.InD.Olson&N.Torrance(Eds.),Literacyandorality.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress.Theauthorsexploretheinventionoftheselfthroughformsofautobiography.Topicsincludetheself-report,conventionsofstyle,socialinfluences,storyrevisions,purpose,interpretation,narrativeaccounts,text-making,motivatedmemory,andotherssubjects.Chandler,H.M.(1990).Transcendentalmeditationandawakeningwisdom:A10-yearlongitudinalstudyofselfdevelopment.Dissertation:GraduateSchoolofMaharishiInternationalUniversity.Fairfield,IA.ThisstudytestedthepredictionthatTranscendentalMeditation(TM)promotesthegrowthofwisdomincludingholisticselfdevelopment,affectivefunctioningandcognitivedevelopmentinthemoraldomain.PractitionersofTMscoredhigherthancontrolsubjectsonmeasuresofautonomy,egodevelopment,principledmoralreasoningandintimacy.TheresultssuggestedthateducatorscouldimplementTMasapracticalmeansofhelpingstudentsdevelopwisdom.Eakin,P.J.(1999).Howourlivesbecomestories:Makingselves.Ithaca,NY:CornellUniversity.Thisworkenhancesknowledgeofthecomplexforcesthatshapeidentityandconfrontstheequallycomplexproblemsthatarisewhenwewriteaboutwhowethinkweare.Topicsincluderegistersofself,relationalselves,autobiography,mythofautonomy,storiedselves,identity,self-narration,privacy,inviolatepersonality,andethicsoflifewriting.

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Earle,W.(1972).Theautobiographicalconsciousness.Chicago,IL:QuadrangleBooks.Thisisaphilosophical(phenomenological)inquiryintoconsciousnessasan“I.”Theauthorstatesthatthehistoricalstatementofphilosophy,“Knowthyself”istherootofwisdom.Egan,S.(1984).Patternsofexperienceinautobiography.ChapelHill,NC:TheUniversityofNorthCarolinaPressInthisbook,theauthorexplorestheusesoffictionforautobiography.Drawingonpsychology,sociology,arttheory,poetics,religionandthestudyofmyth,sheexaminesfourparticularpatternsthatcommonlyappearinautobiography:paradiseandparadiselost,theheroicjourney,conversation,andconfession.ThevalueofthesemythsareexploredwithintheexaminationofawiderangeofautobiographicalworksasEgandemonstratesthesubtletywithwhichfictionservestheneedsoftruthinautobiography.Elbaz,R.(1988).Thechangingnatureoftheself:Acriticalstudyoftheautobiographicdiscourse.London:CroomHelm.Theauthorexplorestheselfasitchangesovertimeasexpressedinautobiographicalaccounts.Fivush,R.&Haden,C.A.(Eds.)(2003).Autobiographicalmemoryandtheconstructionsofanarrativeself.Mahwah,N.J:LawrenceErlbaumAssociates.“Takentogether,thechaptersweaveacoherentstoryabouthoweachofuscreatesalifenarrativeembeddedinsocioculturalframeworksthatdefinewhatisappropriatetoremember,howtorememberit,andwhatitmeanstobeaselfwithanautobiographicalpast.”(p.vii).Frankl,V.E.(1963).Man’ssearchformeaning:Anintroductiontologotherapy.NewYork:PocketBooks.Inthisbook,Dr.FrankldescribeshisexperiencesasaprisonerinNaziconcentrationcampsthatledhimtodeveloplogotherapytohelphispatientsdiscoverthemeaningintheirlivesthatkeepsthemaliveandliving.Heexpoundsonthecentralthemeofexistentialism:toliveistosuffer,tosurviveistofindmeaninginthesuffering.Eachpersonmustfindthepurposeforhimself.Tothisautobiographicalaccount,theauthorhasaddedadescriptionofthebasictenetsoflogotherapy.Freeman,M.(1993).Rewritingtheself:History,memory,narrative.London:Routledge.ThisbookinquiresintotheprocessbywhichpeoplereinterpretandreconstructthemeaningandsignificanceofpastexperiencebydrawingontheautobiographiesofsuchnotablefiguresasSt.Augustine,HelenKeller,andPhilipRoth.Holstein,J.K.&Gubrium,J.F.(2000).Theselfweliveby:Narrativeidentityinapostmodernworld.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.TheauthorsexploretheconceptoftheselffromtheearlypragmatistslikeWilliamJames,CharlesHortonCooleyandGeorgeHerbertMeadintoanewstoryoftheselfthatisnarrativelyconstructed,yetisdisciplinedbyitssocialpractices.Further,saytheauthors,theempiricalselfhasbecomemorecomplexandvariedthanitsearlyformulatorscouldhaveimagined.

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Hulbert,K.P.&Schuster,D.T.(1993).Women’slivesthroughtime:EducatedAmericanwomenofthetwentiethcentury.SanFrancisco,CA:Jossey-BassPublishers.Thisbookdrawsonfifteenkeylongitudinalstudiestopresentananalysisofhoweducation,gender,societalforcesandpersonalvalueshaveaffectedthechoicesandachievementsofeducatedAmericanwomenthroughoutthetwentiethcentury.Johnson,R.A.(1974).He:Understandingmasculinepsychology.NewYork:Harper&Row.Thisbookexploreswhatitmeanstobeamanandprovidesabasisforbetterunderstandingoftheselfor,forwomen,themenintheirlives.ItexaminestheancientlegendofParsifalandhissearchfortheGrail,usingJungianpsychologicalconcepts.Johnson,R.A.(1977).She:Understandingfemininepsychology.NewYork:Harper&Row.Thisbookexploreswhatitmeanstobecomeawomanandprovidesabasisforbetterunderstandingoftheselfor,formen,thewomenintheirlives.ItexaminestheancientmythofAmorandPsycheasastoryofawoman’stasktobecomewhole,completeandindividuated.Lieblich,A.&Josselson,R.(Eds.)(1997).Thenarrativestudyoflives,Vol.5.ThousandOaks,CA:Sage.Fromthecover:“Thiscollectionexploresthechallengesofperformingnarrativeworkinanacademicsetting,writingaboutitinanethicalandrevealingfashion,anddrawingmeaningfulconclusions.”Topicsincludepersonalityandlifestory,multiculturalidentity,narrativesofreform,culturalcontinuity,racerelations,comingofage,resilienceamongsurvivorsofsexualabuse,andmore.Kaufman,S.R.(1986).Theagelessself:Sourcesofmeaninginlatelife.Madison,WI:TheUniversityofWisconsinPress.AnthropologistKaufmaninterviewssixtyCaliforniansfromage60to90togathertheirthoughtsonsignificanteventsintheirlives,theirday-to-daylivesnow,themselvesaspersons,andtheirreflectionsonaging.Herfindingssuggestthatolderpeopledonotseethemselvesas“old,”buttheyhaveasenseofselfthatisageless.Furthertheystresscontinuityofidentity,despitephysicalandsocialchangesassociatedwithaging.Kenyon,G.M.&Randall,W.L.(1997).Restoryingourlives:Personalgrowththroughautobiographicalreflection.Westport,CT:GreenwoodPublishing.Thisworkprovidesaperspectiveontheaestheticdimensionsofcomposingourlives.Topicsincludelife-as-storymetaphor,coauthoring,biographicalcoaching,biographicalaging,narrativeenvironment,largerstories,radicalrestorying,andthestorytelling/storylisteningexchange.Insightsareofferedregardinghermeneuticalandethicalissues,qualitativeresearch,therapeuticcareandeverydaylife.Lewis,M.&Brooks-Gunn,J.(1979).Socialcognitionandtheacquisitionofself.NewYork:PlenumPress.Thisbookpresentstheresultsofstudiesinselfrecognitionandpostulatesthatdevelopmentisanactiveprocessinvolvingplans,intentions,biologicalimperativesandsocialcontrols.Attentional,affective,motorandverbalbehaviorsareexplored,aswellasareviewoftheresearchregardingtheoryofsocialcognition,earlydevelopment,roleofself,empathy,friendshipandsexroleidentification.

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Long,J.(1989).Tellingwomen’slives:Slant,straightandmessy.InD.R.Unruh(Ed.)Personalhistorythroughthelifecourse.Greenwich,CT:JAIPress.Inthischapter,theauthordescribeswaysthatwomenengageinself-expressionthroughtellingtheirlifestorieswhileavoidingthesocialpenaltiesforself-assertion.Theydothisbyadoptingstrategiesofself-protectioninwhichtheyincludedisguises,apologiesanddisclaimers.Longdescribesthreestrategieswomenusetotelllifestorieswithinanatmosphereofperceivedorrealthreat:tellingitslant,tellingitstraightandtellingitmessy.Martin,J.(1988).WhoamIthistime?Uncoveringthefictivepersonality.NewYork:W.W.Norton.Inthisbook,theauthorexploresthemyriadfictionsinourlivesthroughexaminingthelivesofnotablepersonsaswellasfictionalcharacters.Apsychoanalyst,Martindrawsupon“hisclinicalpracticetoilluminatethecausesandeffectsof‘fictivepersonality.’”Helooksatsocietyand“theprofusionoffictionsthatcharacterizemodernculture,”asocietyinwhich“manypeopledon’tfeelrealunlesstheyareplayingapart.”Matthews,S.H.(1979).Thesocialworldofoldwomen:Managementofself-identity.BeverlyHills,CA:SagePublications.Theauthorlooksattheself-identityofolderwomenandhowtheirself-conceptchangesinthesocialcontextofaging.McAdams,D.P.(1993).Thestoriesweliveby:Personalmythsandthemakingoftheself.NewYork:WilliamMorrow.McAdamssuggeststhateachofusdiscoverswhatistrueandmeaningfulinourlives,andinourselves,throughthecreationofpersonalmyths.Hechallengesthetraditionalviewthatourpersonalitiesareformedbyfixedcharacteristics,orbypredictablestagesthroughwhichwegrow.Wearethestorieswetell,hesays,asheexploreshowunderstandingandrevisingourpersonalstoriescanopenupnewpossibilitiesforourlives.McAdams,D.P.(1985).Power,intimacyandthelifestory:Personalogicalinquiriesintoidentity.NewYork:GuilfordPress.WhoamI?AndhowdoIfitintotheworld?Thesearethequestionsindividualsaskthemselvestomakesenseoftheirlives.McAdams’bookaddressesthehumanquestforidentity.Theauthorreinterpretssomeoftheclassicwritingsinpsychologyasheshowshoweachofusconstructsalifestoryinordertomeettheidentitychallengeandcreateasenseofunityandpurposeinourlives.Olney,J.(1972).Metaphorsofself:Themeaningofautobiography.Princeton,NJ:PrincetonUniversityPress.Thefirstchapterisatheoryofautobiography.TakingHeraclitus’ideaofconstantflux,Olneysuggeststhehumanneedfororderleadsustocreatecosmologiesreflectingourpersonalselves.Theautobiographyisthe“symptomatickey”totheindividual.Hediscussesideasofselfhood,time,uniquenessandconsciousness.Heconsidersmomentsoffullestrealizationthehighestpartsofawareness.Olneyreferstometaphorasourwayofknowing,ofconnectingpasttopresentperception.Hedistinguishesbetweenautobiographerswhoexamineuniqueconsciousnessandthosewhoreportevents.IncludedareessayswiththeselectionsontheautobiographiesofMontaigne,Jung,Fox,Darwin,NewmanMillandasectiononElliott’sFourQuartets.Heconcludeswithasectioncalled“Synthesis.”

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Porter,R.L.(1973).Voicewithin:Readingandwritingautobiography.NewYork:Knopf.Guidetolisteningtoyourinnervoiceasyoureadandwriteautobiography.Randall,W.L.(1995).Thestoriesweare:Anessayonselfcreation.Toronto,Canada:UniversityofTorontoPress.Theauthor“setsouttoexplorecertainimplicationsofthefamiliarmetaphor,‘thestoryofmylife,’andanalyzesitspossiblesignificancewithrespecttoourself-understanding.Ourlifestory,”hesays,“maybeourmostimportantpossession.”Heexamineslife-as-storyfromapsychologicalapproachandexploresthelinksbetweenliteratureandlife,aswellastherangeofstory-tellingstyles.Hedrawsuponavarietyoffields,includingpsychology,psychotherapy,theology,philosophy,feministtheoryandliterarytheory.Rosenberg,M.B.&Bergman,L.V.(1975).Womenandsociety:Acriticalreviewoftheliteraturewithaselectedannotatedbibliography.BeverlyHills:SagePublications.Thisbookisorganizedbytopics:womeninpsychology,womeninreligion,womeninmedicine,etc.Alsocoveredarewomeninbiography,autobiographyandmemoirs.Autobiographiesarescatteredthroughoutunderthevariousheadings:suffrage,feminism,education,sexuality,etc.Rosenmayr,L.(1982).Biographyandidentity.InHareven,T.K.&K.J.Adams(Eds.)Agingandlifecoursetransitions:Aninterdisciplinaryperspective.NewYork:GuilfordPublications.Thischapteraddressesthefollowingtopics:thegrowinginterestofthesocialsciencesinthelifecourse,lifephases:theirsociobiologicaloriginanddeterminationbythedivisionoflaborinsociety,thehistoricalgenesisofnewlifephases,thechangingbasesofmemory:theoreticalandempiricalissues,andconceptualandmethodologicalintricaciesofthebiographicalapproach.Rosenwald,G.C.&Ochberg,R.L.(Eds.)(1992).Storiedlives:Theculturalpoliticsofselfunderstanding.NewHaven,CT:YaleUniversityPress.Theeditors'objectistopresentanewwayofthinkingaboutautobiographicalnarratives.Theyarguethatthesenarrativesplayasignificantroleintheformationofidentity,thatthewaytheyaretoldisshapedbyprevalentculturalnorms,andthatthestories--andthelivestowhichtheyrelate--maybeliberatedfromthepsychicandsocialobstaclesconstrainingthemifthenarratorsgaincriticalinsightintotheirownaccounts.Presentingexamplesofbothpositiveandnegativelifestories,theauthorsdemonstratehow"tellingone'slife"hasthepotentialtoclarifyorquestionone'scommitmentsandtoaffirmormodifyone'sfuturedevelopment.Runyan,W.M.(1982).Lifehistoriesandpsychobiographies:Explorationsintheoryandmethod.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.Fromthebookjacket:“Theauthoranalyzesanumberofthebasicmethodologicalandconceptualissuesencounteredinthestudyofindividuallifehistoriesinthefieldofpsychobiography.Hereviewscriticismsofthefieldandsuggestscriteriaforevaluationandimprovement.TheoreticalpointsareillustratedwithexamplesdrawnfromthelivesofEmilyDickinson,VincentvanGogh,Jesus,AbrahamLincoln,MalcolmX,Shakespeare,WoodrowWilson,VirginiaWoolf,andseveralofFreud’scases.”

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Runyan,W.M.(1997).Studyinglives:Psychobiographyandtheconceptualstructureofpersonalitypsychology.InR.Hogan,J.JohnsonandS.Briggs(Eds.)HandbookofPersonalityPsychology.SanDiego,CA:AcademicPress.Thischapterdiscussesthereintegrationofthestudyoflivesbackintothefabricofpersonalitypsychologyandhowitisrelatedtoquantitativeandexperimentalresearchtraditions.Furtheritexplorestheconceptualstructureofpersonalitypsychologyandprogresstowardaddressingrelatedmethodologicalandepistemologicalproblems.Theauthorarguesforaninterdisciplinarysynthesisofthehardendofpsychology(i.e.cognitivescienceandneuroscience)withthesoftendofpsychology(i.e.studyoflivesinsocial,culturalandhistoricalcontexts).Ruth,J.E.&Oberg,P.(1992).Expressionsofaggressioninthelifestoriesofagedwomen.InK.Bjorkqvist&P.Niemela:Ofmiceandwomen.Aspectsoffemaleaggression.SanDiego,CA:AcademicPress.Inthischapter,theauthorsexploreaggressioninolderwomenanddiscusslifehistoryresearch,analysisoflifestories,societyandfamilyassourcesofaggression,andlifewithoutaggression.Thelifehistoriesofolderwomeninthisstudywererelativelyfreeofexpressionsofaggression.Thislackofaggressionexhibitedbythewomenstudied,saytheauthors,couldbeattributedtothegenerationstudied,gender,socioculturalconditionsoflifelived,psychologicaladjustment,age,andreinterpretationsofaggressiveeventsacrossthelifespan.Ruth,J.E.&Vilkko,A.(1996).Emotionintheconstructionofautobiography.InC.Malatesta-Magat&S.McFadden(Eds.)Handbookofemotion,adultdevelopmentandaging,pp.167-181.SanDiego,CA:AcademicPress.Thischapterdiscussesthelifelived,experiencedandnarratedandhowtheseinteracttoconstructalifestory.Topicsalsoincludetheoriginofemotions,theintersubjectivenatureofemotions,understandingemotionsbaseduponculturalcommunalityofreaction,howthecollectivesubjectivityisreflectedingender-andclass-specificnarratives,accountsfromdifferentperiodsoflife,andhowemotionscanberegulatedbytheuseofsymbolicexpressionsfromtheculturalrepertory.Shain,M.(1973).Somemenaremoreperfectthanothers:Abookaboutmen,andhenceaboutwomen,andloveanddreams.NewYork:BantamBooks.Thisbookdescribesthedifferencesamongmenandwomen,love,romanticlove,andmakinglove.Othertopicsincludemarriage,gettingittogether,happinessandunhappiness,divorce,lossoflove,andgoingitalone.Stone,E.(1989).Blacksheepandkissingcousins:Howourfamilystoriesshapeus.NewYork:PenguinBooks.Inthisbook,theauthordescribeshow“familystoriesdefineoursenseoftheuniquenatureofourfamiliesandourownplacesinthem.Thesestoriesneverleaveus;theyreverberatethroughourlives,guidingourchoicesinwork,friendshipandlove.”Theauthorweavesherownlifestoriesandthoseofmorethanahundredothersthroughdifferentbackgrounds,ages,regions,births,deaths,wealth,hopeandromance.

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Weintraub,K.J.(1982).Thevalueoftheindividual:Selfandcircumstanceinautobiography.Chicago,IL:TheUniversityofChicagoPress.Thebookprovidesahistoricalviewofchangingattitudestowardindividualityfromantiquitytotheearly19thcentury.Itexploresthephilosophical,psychologicalandculturedhistoryoftheWestfromanexaminationofsuchvariedautobiographersasCelliniandRousseau,AbelardandBenjaminFranklin,GibbonsandSaintTeresa.LifeSpanDevelopmentandAutobiographyAlheit,P.,Bron-Wojciechowska,A.,Brugger,E.&Dominice,P.(Eds.)(1995)ThebiographicalapproachinEuropeanadulteducation.Vienna,Austria:VerbandWienerVolksbuildung.Thisvolumecollectspapersfrominternationalresearchconferencesdocumentingthecomplexitiesofthebiographicalapproachinadulteducation.Itexplorestheoretical,empiricalandappliedbiographicalandlife-historyresearch,aboutwhichscholarsfromdifferentEuropeancountriespresenttheirfindings.Bertaux,D.(1981).Biographyandsociety:Thelifehistoryapproachinthesocialsciences.NewYork:AnchorBooks.Describesthesocialaspectsofbiographyfromthelife-historyapproachtothetransformationofsociologicalpracticewithtoday’sinterestintheindividuallivesofhumanbeings.Bielby,D.D.&Kully,H.S.(1989).Socialconstructionofthepast:AutobiographyandthetheoryofG.H.Mead.InD.R.Unruh&G.S.Livings(Eds.)Personalhistorythroughthelifecourse.Greenwich,CT:JAIPress.DescribesautobiographywithinthesocialconstructionistparadigmofGeorgeHerbertMead.Birren,J.E.&Hedlund,B.(1986).Contributionofautobiographytodevelopmentalpsychology.InN.Eisenberg(Ed.),Perspectivesindevelopmentalpsychology.pp.1-35.NewYork:JohnWiley.Theauthorsexplorethewaysautobiographyhascontributedtothescienceofdevelopmentalpsychology.Birren,J.E.,Kenyon,G.M.,Ruth,J.E.,Schroots,J.F.&Svensson,T.(1996).Agingandbiography:Explorationsinadultdevelopment.NewYork:SpringerPublishing.Fromthecover:“Personallifenarrativescanserveasarichsourceofnewinsightsintotheexperienceofhumanaging.Inthiscomprehensivevolume,aninternationalteamofeditorsandcontributorsprovideeffectiveapproachestousingbiographytoenhanceourunderstandingofadultdevelopment.Inadditiontoprovidingnewtheoreticalinsightsonagingandbiography,thebookalsodetailsnewdevelopmentsconcerningthepracticalusesofdifferentbiographicalapproachesinbothresearchandclinicalwork.Thebookadvancestheuseofnarrativeapproachesingerontology.”Bridges,W.(1980).Transitions:Makingsenseoflife’schanges.Strategiesforcopingwiththedifficult,painfulandconfusingtimesinyourlife.Reading,MA:Addison-WesleyPublishing.Fromthecover:Thisbook“helpsbothinidentifyingandincopingwithcriticalchangesinourlives.Ittakesusstepbystepthroughthetransitionprocess,whileofferingskills,suggestionsandadvicefornegotiatingthreeperilouspassages:endings,theneutralzoneandthenewbeginning.Thebookexplorestheunderlyingpatternoftransition,whateverthespecificchange.”

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Cohler,B.J.(1982).Personalnarrativeandthelifecourse.InBaltes,P.B.&Brim,O.G.(Eds.),Life-spandevelopmentandbehavior,Vol.4,pp.205-241.NewYork:AcademicPress.Explorestherolethatpersonalnarrativeplaysinthelifecourseofanindividual.Coupland,N.&Nussbaum,J.F.(Eds.)(1993).Discourseandlifespanidentity.NewburyPark,CA:SagePublications.Fromthebookcover:“Howaresocialdevelopment,maturation,aging,stability,andchangereflectedinhumaninteractionandinsocialcontexts?How,whereandwhendoesagesurfaceasathemeineverydaytalk?Whatsocialritualsendorseouracceptedviewsof‘comingofage’?Whatcanlanguageachieveforus?”Ofparticularinterestarethefollowingchapters:“Autobiographiesandtheshapingofgenderedlives”byM.M.GergenandK.J.Gergen;“Discursivelyformulatingthesignificanceofreminiscenceinlaterlife”byK.BuchananandD.J.Middleton;“Positioningandautobiography:Tellingyourlife”byL.VanLangenhoveandR.Harre;“Makingconnections:Narrativeastheexpressionofcontinuitybetweengenerationsofgrandparentsandgrandchildren”byV.C.McKay.DeBeauvoir,S.(1972).Thesecondsex.Middlesex,England:Penguin.ThisbookisaclassicworkoffemaledevelopmentacrossthelifespanfirstpublishedinFrenchin1949.ThebookwouldbeofinteresttowomenandothersasasupplementtothestandarddevelopmentworkslikeErikson.DeLange,M.C.(2006).Buildingalifelongjourney:Aguidedautobiography.Master’sthesis.SanFrancisco,CA:SanFranciscoStateUniversity.ThisMaster’sthesisdescribestheprocessofgatheringlifestoriesfromagroupofvolunteerolderadultsatanassistedlivingfacility.SessionswereconductedtoengagetheolderadultsinasharedoralhistoryusingtheBirrenmethodofGuidedAutobiography.Thepaperofferstheauthor’sreviewofexperiencesasgroupleaderandprovidesrecommendationsforfutureimplementationofthemethod.Dollard,J.(1949).Criteriaforthelifehistory.Withananalysisofsixnotabledocuments.NewYork:PeterSmith.Thisbookprovidesausefulapproachtocriteriaforevaluatinglifehistories.Theauthordescribessevensuchcriteriaand,inreviewingthesixdocuments,oneofwhichisautobiographical,hedemonstratestheapplicationofthecriteria.Includedaretheauthor’sthoughtsontheideasofEdwardSapir,aneminentanthropologistwhoincludedinhisstudiesthetopicofcultureandpersonality.Ford,J.&Sinclair,R.(1987).Sixtyyearson:Womentalkaboutoldage.London:TheWomen’sPress.Theauthorhasgatheredautobiographicaldatafromwomenover60whotalkaboutgrowingold,womanhoodandothertopics.Kenyon,G.M.(2002).Guidedautobiography:Insearchofordinarywisdom.InG.Rowles&N.Schoenberg(Eds.),Qualitativegerontology:SecondEdition.NewYork:SpringerPublishing.TheauthorexploreswaysinwhichordinarywisdomcanemergefromautobiographicalwritingsinsuchprogramsastheBirrenGuidedAutobiographycourses.

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Kenyon,G.M.,Clark,P.&deVries,B.(Eds.)(2001).Narrativegerontology:Theory,researchandpractice.NewYork:SpringerPublishing.Fromthecover:“Effectivelyintegratingtheory,researchandpractice,thisvolumeemphasizesthewaysnarrativeapproaches,suchasguidedautobiographyandlifereview,canbe[utilized]toimprovethequalityofcareandthequalityoflifeforolderadults.Professionalsingerontology,socialwork,nursing,medicine,counseling,familytherapyandoccupationaltherapywillfindvaluableinsightsonhowtoincorporatenarrativeapproachesintotheirwork.”Kenyon,G.M.,Ruth,J.E.&Mader,W.(1999).Elementsofanarrativegerontology.InV.Bengston&W.Schaie(Eds.),Handbookoftheoriesofaging,pp.40-58.NewYork:SpringerPublishing.Theauthorsdescribethefieldofnarrativegerontologyandexploreanumberofimplicationsthatithasfortheoriesofagingandforunderstandingtime,death,wisdomandpostmodernaging.Theyalsoidentifysomeimportantvantagepointsforresearchandtheorydevelopmentfromthenarrativegerontologyperspective.Lee,J.(Ed.)(1994).Lifeandstory:Autobiographiesforanarrativepsychology.Westport,CT:Praeger.Narrativepsychologyprecedesfromtheassumptionthatunderstandinghumanexperienceandbehaviornecessarilyinvolvesreviewingtherelevanthistoricalandculturalcontextsinwhichtheyoccur.Thisbookisanargumentfor,andexampleof,narrativepsychology.ItcontainsanautobiographicalessaybyTheodoreSarbin,a"duography"byMaryandKennethGergen,a"teleography"byGeorgeHoward,andnineotherlifestoriesbypeoplewhosescholarshiphasreflectedacontextualist,ornarrative,rootmetaphor.Matthews,S.H.(1986).Friendshipsthroughthelifecourse:Oralbiographiesinoldage.BeverlyHills,CA:SagePublications.Thisbookisbasedontheoraltestimonyof63elderlypeoplewho,inthecourseofrelatingtheirlifestories,toldoftheirfriendshipsfromchildhoodtooldage.Itprovidesconceptualinsightintothemeaningandprocessoffriendshipinthecontextofpeople'slives.Italsodemonstratestheimportanceoflookingatindividuals,particularlyelderlypeople,withinabiographicalframework.McAdams,D.P.,Josselson,R.&Lieblich,A.(Eds.)(2001).Turnsintheroad:Narrativestudiesoflivesintransition.Washington,D.C:AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.Inthisbook,accomplishedscholarsexplorelifenarrativestohelpfurtherunderstandingonsignificanttransitionsandturningpointsinthehumanlifecourse.Theiranalysesrevealthenuancesofsuchtransitionsasadolescentsgainingastrongersenseofidentity,recentgraduatestakingtheirplaceintheworldofwork,ayoungmanstrugglingtoovercomeaddiction,andmiddle-agedwomencomingtotermswithdivorce.Unitingthemallareinsightsthatleadtoanewsenseofselfintheworld.Oakeshott,E.(1960).Childhoodinautobiography.Cambridge,England:UniversityPress.Theauthorexploresthenuancesofchildhoodasrevealedinautobiography.

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Peake,T.H.(1998).Healthyaging,healthytreatment:Theimpactoftellingstories.Westport,CT:Praeger.Thisbookexploresseveralvariationsonstorythemes.Itprovidesapreviewofconsiderationsforhealthprofessionals,suchasthethreedistinctculturesofmedicine,psychologyandreligion,programsandplaceswherehealingoccurs,andprinciplesthatpromotehealthbystrikingabalancebetweencontinuityandchangeacrossthelifespan.Itexaminesissuesofhowhealthystoriescanleadtoagingwell,thenarrativewisdomofpeople,andtherealityofillness,hopeandpersonalhealing.Itconcludeswithareviewofimplicationsforhealingprofessionals.Pratt,M.&Fiese,B.(2004).Familystoriesandthelifecourse:Acrosstimeandgenerations.Mahwah,N.J.&London:LawrenceErlbaumAssociates.Randall,W.&Kenyon,G.(2001).Ordinarywisdom:Biographicalagingandthejourneyoflife.Westport,CT:Praeger.Theauthorsexaminetheconceptofwisdom.Whatwisdomisexactlyhasvexedthinkersthroughoutthehistoryofthought.Thisstudyaddstoagrowingmovementthatisreclaimingwisdomasameaningfulconceptbyviewinghumandevelopmentintermsofmetaphors.Theauthorsseewisdom,notasanunattainableidealnorasthesoleprovinceofexperts,educators,geniuses,therapistsorsaints.Rather,itispotentiallywithinthereachofeveryone,notasacommoditybutasaqualityoflife--asamatterofbeing,notofhaving.Ray,R.E.(2000).Beyondnostalgia:Agingandlife-storywriting.Charlottesville,VA:UniversityofVirginiaPress.Forthreeyears,RuthE.Rayvisitedandparticipatedinwritinggroupsatseniorcentersininner-cityandsuburbanDetroit,lookingforwaysinwhichtheelderlyfashiontheirmemoriesthroughpersonalnarrative.Herbookinvolvesthereaderintheconstructionoflifestoriesasarichlyrewardingandhighlysocialprocessthatoftenrevealsthetypesofrelationshipsthatdominatethelivesofgroupmembers,themajorityofwhomarewomen.Topicsincludenarrativeselfandadultdevelopment,gender,raceandclass,autobiographicalmemory,groupeffects,genderandemotion,andlearningfromourdifferences.Reker,G.T.&Chamberlain,K.(Eds.)(2000).Exploringexistentialmeaning:Optimizinghumandevelopmentacrossthelifespan.ThousandOaks,CA:SagePublications.Thecontributorsaddresstheroleofexistentialmeaninginmoderatingthephysicalandemotionaleffectsofstressonpeopleacrossthelifespan.Includedarethefundamentalmodelsanddefinitionsinthestudyofexistentialmeaning,appropriateresearchmethodology,andspecificapplicationsofthetheories,modelsofthemethodologiespresented.Roach,H.(1981).Lettersanonymousandotherwise:Theretireesspeak.NewYork:VantagePress.Theselettersandrepliestoaquestionnaireprovideanilluminatingviewofhowoneprofessionalgroupdealtwithretirement.Includedaresomeplansforretirementandtipsabouttheeverydayhabitsofbeing.Itsuggestsearlypreparationforthemanyaspectsofretirementandemphasizestheneedtotestoutanychangebeforefinallydeciding.

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Staudinger,U.M.(1989).Thestudyoflifereview:Anapproachtotheinvestigationofintellectualdevelopmentacrossthelifespan.Berlin,Germany:Max-Planck-InstitutfurBildungsforschung.TheLifeReviewTask(LRT)introducedinthisstudyisproposedasatoolforexploringwisdomandintellectualfunctioninginadulthood.Threelifereviewproblemsreferringtodifferentstagesoflife(young,middle-aged,old)weredevelopedtoelicitknowledgeabouttheentirespectrumofadultlife.Threemajorquestionswereexamined:possibleagedifferencesinthequalityofresponsestotheLRT,performancefactorsrelatedtotheLRT,andalternativepredictorsofresponsequality(i.e.personalitycharacteristics,lifeexperience).Weiss,R.S.&Bass,S.A.(2002).Challengesofthethirdage:Meaningandpurposeinlaterlife.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.Thisbooklooksatsuchtopicsasmeaningandchangethroughthelifecycle,thethirdage,socialsourcesofmeaning,andagingandlifestoryamonggaymen.Autobiography,MentalHealthandIllnessAbelard,P.(1922).Historiacalamitatum.Thestoryofmymisfortunes:AnautobiographybyPeterAbelard.St.Paul,MN:T.A.Boyd.Thisistheautobiographyofapriestandthinker(1079-1142)whowasfamedfortheliteratureonhisloveforHeloise.Annis,A.(nodate)Theuseofautobiographicalcommunicationtofacilitateahighqualitypsychologicallybasedprofessionalrelationship.Dissertation.UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.Beers,C.(1928).Amindthatfounditself.NewYork:Doubleday.Thisisanautobiographyofamanic-depressiveperson.Boder,D.P.(1950).Topicalautobiographiesofdisplacedpeople.Chicago:UniversityofIllinoisPress.16volumes.ThesevolumescontainautobiographiesofdozensofpeopleincampsfordisplacedpeopleincludingtheJewishpeopleduringandafterWorldWarII.Boisen,A.T.(1960).Theexplorationoftheinnerworld.NewYork:Harper&Bros.Discussesbipolardisorder,depressionandothermentalillnesses.Boisen,A.T.(1960).Outofthedepths.NewYork:Harper&Row.Autobiographyincludingschizophrenicexperiences.Brooks,V.W.(1957).Daysofthephoenix.NewYork:E.P.Dutton.Autobiographyofapersonwhosuffereddepression.Cavan,R.S.(1928).Suicide.Chicago:UniversityofChicagoPress.Autobiographyofawomanwhotriedtocommitsuicide.Coate,M.(1964).Beyondallreason.London:Constable.Schizophrenic’sautobiography.

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Constance,J.(1952).Wisdom,madness&Polly.NewYork:Farrar,Straus&Cudahy.Autobiographicalaccountofamanic-depressive.Dahl,R.G.(1959).Breakdown.NewYork:Bobbs-MerrillCo.Discussesamentalbreakdown.Deming,B.(1966).Prisonnotes.NewYork:Grossman.Autobiographicalreflectionsonbeinginprison.Evans,M.(1952).Arayofdarkness.London:ArthurBaker.Autobiographyofanepileptic.Field,J.(1952).Alifeofone’sown.Harmondsworth,Middlesex,England:PenguinBooks.Accountofaconsciousattempttoattainapersonalstandardofvaluesandunderstandconditionsforhappiness.Forel,A.(1937).Outofmylifeandwork.NewYork:W.W.Norton.AutobiographyofaSwissphysicianandreformerwhopioneeredhumanetreatmentoftheinsaneanddevelopedoccupationaltherapy.Fry,P.S.&Barker,L.A.(2002).Femalesurvivorsofabuseandviolence:Theinfluenceofstory-tellingreminiscenceonperceptionsofself-efficacy,ego-strengthandself-esteem.InJ.D.Webster&B.K.Haight(Eds.)Criticaladvancesinreminiscencework:Fromtheorytoapplication.NewYork:SpringerPublishingCo.Exploreshowstorytellingaffectstheself-conceptsofwomenabusevictims.Hahn,M.E.(1963).Psychoevaluation:Adaptation-distribution-adjustment.NewYork:McGraw-Hill.Thisisareviewofevaluationproceduresforschoolcounselors.Hahnrecommendstheuseofthecomprehensiveautobiographyforpersonalityandvocationalneedsassessment.Israeli,N.(1936).Abnormalpersonalityandtime.Lancaster,PA:SciencePress.Thistextcontainsasectiononautobiography.Hennell,T.(1967).Thewitnesses.NewHydePark,NY:UniversityBooks.Schizophrenic’sautobiography.Hillyer,J.(1926).Reluctantlytold.NewYork:MacMillan.Autobiographicalaccountofdepression.Jefferson,L.(1948).Thesearemysisters.Tulsa,OK:VickersPublishing.Autobiographyofamentallyillperson.Johnson,D.M.(1957).Thepleaforthesilent.London:ChristopherJohnson.Autobiographyofaschizophrenic.

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Kaplan,B.(Ed.)(1964).Theinnerworldofmentalillness.NewYork:Harper&Row.Thisisacollectionoffirst-personautobiographicalaccountsofmentalillness.LeDuc,V.(1971).Madinpursuit.London:Hart-Davis.ThespecialsensibilityofthisFrenchnovelistmakesherautobiographicalworksaspoeticalasherfiction.Herhomosexualityandintensitymakeherstoryapathologicalaccount.Ludlow,F.(1857).Thehashisheater.NewYork:Harper&Brothers.Autobiographyofapersonwithadrugproblem.MacLane,M.(1962).ThestoryofMaryMacLane.Chicago,IL:HerbertS.Stone&Co.Anaccountofmentalillness.Moore,W.(1955).Themindinchains.NewYork:ExpositionPress.Autobiographyofaschizophrenic.Morris,J.(1974).Conumdrum.NewYork:Harcourt,Brace&Jovanovich.Autobiographyofatranssexual.Novel,S.(1968).Thesecondlook:Thereconstructionofpersonalhistoryinpsychiatryandpsychoanalysis.Baltimore,MD:JohnHopkinsPress.Explorestheuseofpersonalhistoryinpsychiatry.O’Brien,B.(1958).Operatorsandthings:Theinnerlifeofaschizophrenic.Cambridge,MA:ArlingtonPress.Autobiographyofaschizophrenic.Ogden,J.A.H.(1947).Thekingdomofthelost.London:BosleyHead.AccountofJ.A.HowardOgden’sschizophrenia,treatmentinmentalinstitutionsandeventualescape.Perry,T.(1972).TheLordismyshepherdandheknowsI’mgay.LosAngeles,CA:Nash.Experiencesanddifficultiesofagayman.Peters,F.(1949).Theworldnextdoor.NewYork:Farrar,Strauss&Co.Schizophrenic’sautobiography.Porterfield,A.(1946).Youthintrouble.Ft.Worth,TX:TopNotchBooks.Chapter3containstheunhappyautobiographicalstatementofthelifeofanadoptedchild.Renee.(1951).Autobiographyofaschizophrenicgirl.NewYork:Grune&Smation.Schizophrenic’sautobiography.

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Schneidman,E.(1972).Deathandthecollegestudent.NewYork:BehavioralPublications.Thisbookcontainsseveralautobiographicalaccountsofyoungpeoplecopingwithsomeaspectofdeath.Itemphasizesreflectionandemotionsinanalyzingone’sownreactiontothetraumaofdeath,includingreflectionsorcontemplationsofsuicide.Topicsincludecombatdeath,wake,monolithicdaddyism:Anautobiographicalaccountofdeath,asuicideattempt,andtheencouragementofHermanHesse.Stefan,G.(1966).Insearchofsanity.NewYork:UniversityBooks.Autobiographyofaschizophrenic.Symans,A.(1930).Confessions.London:JonathanCape&HarrisonSmity.Autobiographyofaschizophrenic.Tolbert,E.L.(1959).Introductiontocounseling.NewYork:McGraw-Hill.Inthisintroductiontoschoolcounseling,theauthorrecommendstheuseoftheautobiographytodevelopincreasedinsightinthecounselingsetting.Tufts,H.(1930).Theautobiographyofacriminal.NewYork:Duffield&Co.Autobiographicalaccountofacriminal’slife.Tyler,L.(1953).Theworkofthecounselor.NewYork:Appleton-Centure-Crafts.Theautobiographyisrecommendedasatooltoevaluatethestudent’spersonalandvocationalneeds.Verlaine,P.(1950).Confessionsofapoet.London:Thomas&Hudson.TheFrenchpoetdecribeshisyouthandrootsofhislateryearsasanimpoverishedalcoholic.Wiles,T.G.E.(1953).Hell’scauldron.Atlanta,GA:Stratton-WilcoxCo.Autobiographyofaschizophrenic.

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SelectedAutobiographies:Abbott,G.(1963).MisterAbbott.NewYork:RandomHouse.AutobiographyofGeorgeAbbott(1887-1995),Americantheaterandfilmproducer,director,playwrightandscreenwriterwhosecareerspannedmorethanseventyyears.Abbott,L.(1924).WhatChristianitymeanstome:Aspiritualautobiography.NewYork:MacMillan.WorkofAbbottLyman(1835-1922),Americanauthor/theologian.Acosta,O.Z.(1972).Theautobiographyofabrownbuffalo.SanFrancisco,CA:StraightArrowBooks.OscarZetaAcosta’saccountofcomingofageasaChicano.Adams,H.(1918).TheeducationofHenryAdams.NewYork:ModernLibrary.RecordsthestrugglesofBostonianHenryAdams(1838-1918)atthedawningofthe20thcentury.Anderson,J.B.(1970).Acongressman’schoice:Betweentwoworlds.GrandRapids,MI:Zondervan.AutobiographyofU.S.RepresentativefromIllinois,JohnB.Anderson(b.1922).Anderson,M.(1956).MyLord,whatamorning.NewYork:VikingPress.AutobiographyoffamedAfricanAmericanoperasingerMarianAnderson(1897-1993).Anonymous.(1927).Thecannoneershavehairyears:Adiaryofthefrontlines.NewYork:Sears.Diaryofa124thFieldArtilleryenlistedmaninWorldWarI.Anonymous.(1919).Madelaine:Anautobiography.NewYork:Harper.Avividaccountofbrothellifein1890sNorthAmerica--inthecity(Chicago,St.Louis),theWesternboomtown(Butte,Montana),andontheCanadianfrontier.Antin,M.(1912).Thepromisedland.NewYork:HoughtonMifflinCo.AutobiographyofMaryAntinaboutherimmigrantlifeintheU.S.Ayounggirl’sdiary;prefacedwithaletterbySigmundFreud.(1921).NewYork:ThomasSeitzer.DiarykeptbyaVienneseschoolgirlfromtheagesof11to14.Baldwin,J.(1961).Nobodyknowsmyname:Morenotesofanativeson.NewYork:DellBooks.Follow-uptoBaldwin’searlierbook,JamesBaldwin’sNotesofaNativeson.Baldwin,J.(1955).JamesBaldwin’sNotesofanativeson:TheAmericanclassicbytheauthorofAnotherCountry.NewYork:BantamBooks.AutobiographicalessaysonJamesBaldwin’slifeasablackmaninHarlem.Balch,M.(Ed.)(1945).Modernshortbiographiesandautobiographies.NewYork:Harcourt,Brace.Acollectionofbiographiesandautobiographiesofliteraryfigures.Baker,R.(1982).Growingup.NewYork:NewAmericanLibrary.AuthorRussellBaker’saccountofgrowingupinthe1930sand1940s.

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Barrett,S.M.(Ed.)(1970).Geronimo:Hisownstory.(NotesbyFrederickW.Turner).NewYork:Dutton.(Firstpublishedin1906asGeronimo’sStoryofHisLife.AutobiographyofthelegendaryApachewarrior.Behan,B.(1964).BrendanBehan’sNewYork.NewYork:RandomHouse.AutobiographicallookatNewYorkbyIrishpoet,novelistandplaywrightBehanBrendan.Benton,J.F.(Ed.).(1970).SelfandsocietyinmedievalFrance:ThememoirsofAbbotGuibertofNogent.NewYork:Harper&Row.MemoirsofBenedictinehistorian,theologianandauthorGuibertofNogent(c.1055-1124).Birdsall,J.(1988).Theboysandthebutterflies:Awartimeruralchildhood.Glasgow,GreatBritain:WilliamCollinsSon.AutobiographerandauthorJamesBirdsallspenthischildhoodinHertfordshire,YorkshireandSussex.Blishen,E.(1978).Sorry,dad:Anautobiography.London,England:HamishHamilton.AutobiographicalwritingsofEnglishauthorEdwardBlishen(1920-1996).Bourke-White,M.(1963).Portraitofmyself.NewYork:SimonandSchuster.LifestoryofAmericanphotographerandphotojournalistMargaretBourke-White(1904-1971).Boyle,J.(1977).Asenseoffreedom.London,England:PanBooks.AutobiographyofGlasgow’sJimmyBoyle,careercriminal.Bradlee,B.C.(1975).ConversationswithKennedy.NewYork:Norton.BenjaminC.Bradlee’saccountofhisconversationswithJohnF.Kennedy.Braugh,J.(1963).Wewerefive.NewYork:Simon&Schuster.AcollectiveautobiographyoftheDionneQuintuplets,astheytoldtheirstorytotheauthor.Brokaw,T.(2002).Alongwayfromhome:GrowingupintheAmericanheartlandinthefortiesandfifties.NewYork:RandomHouse.AutobiographyofT.V.newsjournalistTomBrokaw.Browne,M.G.(1969).Autobiographyofafemaleslave.Miami,FL:MnemosynePublishing.Thebrutalityofslavelifeisrevealedinthisworkoriginallypublishedin1857.Brooks,V.W.(1965).Anautobiography.AutobiographyofAmericancriticandauthor,VanWyckBrooks(1886-1963).Burgess,A.(1988).LittleWilsonandbigGod:BeingthefirstpartoftheconfessionsofAnthonyBurgess.London,England:PenguinBooks.ThelifeofauthorAnthonyBurgessuptoage42.Burgess,A.(1991).You’vehadyourtime:Secondpartoftheconfessions.NewYork:GrovePress.Part2ofAnthonyBurgessautobiographycovering1959-1982.

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Burgess,T.W.(1960).NowIremember:Autobiographyofanamateurnaturalist.Boston,MA:Little,Brown&Co.AuthorThorntonW.Burgesswrotemorethan170booksandthousandsofdailynewspapercolumns.Burn,J.(1962).Livinghigh—Anunconventionalbiography.Belmont,MA:WellingtonBooks.InspiringautobiographyofJuneBurnabouthertravelsandlifewithherhusbandandtwoboys.Carnegie,A.(1920).AutobiographyofAndrewCarnegie.Boston,MA:HoughtonMifflin.Autobiographyofentrepreneur,steeltycoonandphilanthropistAndrewCarnegie(1835-1919).Carrighar,S.(1973).Hometothewilderness:Apersonaljourney.Baltimore,MD:Penguin.AutobiographyspansfromSallyCarrighar’sunhappychildhoodtoherlife’scallingtobeanaturalist.Carter,J.(1998).Thevirtuesofaging.NewYork:BallantinePublishing.PersonalreflectionsonagingandvolunteerismbyPresidentJimmyCarter.Caspary,V.(1979).Thesecretsofgrown-ups:Anautobiography.NewYork:McGraw-Hill.AutobiographyofAmericannovelistandscreenwriterVeraCaspary(1899-1987).Cellini,B.(nodate)TheautobiographyofBenvenutoCellini.U.S.A:TheLiteraryGuildofAmerica.AutobiographyofoneofItaly’smostfamous16thcenturyartists,goldsmithsandsculptors.Chanin,H.(1984).Fromgenerationtogeneration.SanJose,CA:CaislanPress.AutobiographyofHarryChanin.Chaplin,C.(1964).Myautobiography.NewYork:Simon&Schuster.AutobiographyofCharlesChaplin,oneofthemostbeloved20thcenturylegendsofthesilverscreen.Chennault,A.A.(1963).Athousandsprings:Thebiographyofamarriage.NewYork:PopularLibrary.AutobiographyofAnnaChennault,ChineseAmericanauthor,journalistandpoliticaladvocate.Chujo,K.(1983).Thenuclearholocaust:Apersonalaccount.Tokyo,Japan:AsahiShimbun.KazuoChujosurvivedtheatomicbombdetonationatHiroshima,JapaninWorldWarII.Clark,K.(1974).Anotherpartofthewood:Aselfportrait.NewYork:BallantineBooks.LifestoryofKennethClark(1903-1983),famousauthorofCivilizationandotherhistoricalbooks.ClassicMemoirs.(1901).NewYork:ColonialPress.3Vol.Vol.1includesCardinalRichelien,PrinceTalleyrand,DncSaintSimonandothers.Vol.2includesBenFranklin,AaronBurr,HoraceWalpole,SamPepys,EarlofClaredenandothers.Vol.3includesCharlesV,FredericktheGreat,CatherineII,CountDeMirabeam,PrincevonMetternichandothers.Cleaver,E.(1968).Soulonice.NewYork:DellPublishing.AutobiographybyElbridgeCleaver,leaderofthemilitantBlackPantherParty.

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Clemens,S.L.(1959).TheautobiographyofMarkTwain.(Ed.byC.Neider).NewYork:Harper.AutobiographyofthefamousAmericanhumorist,satirist,lecturerandauthor.Clifford,J.W.(1963).Inthepresenceofmyenemies.NewYork:Norton.AutobiographyofJesuitpriestFatherJohnW.Clifford.Cole,M.(Ed.)(1952).BeatriceWebb’sdiaries.3vol.London:Longmans,Green&Co.PictureofturnofthecenturyBritainandlifeoftheWebbswhowereresponsiblefortheimplementationofthewelfarestateasitexistsinBritaintoday.Collingwood,R.G.(1970)Anautobiography.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.AutobiographyBritishphilosopherandhistorianR.G.Collingwood(1889-1943).Phelps,R.(1966).Earthlyparadise—AnautobiographyofColettedrawnfromherlifetimewritingsbyRobertPhelps.Middlesex,England:PenguinBooks.AutobiographicalaccountofwriterColette,whosemanyworksincludedGigiandTheVagabond.Constianne.(1950).ThememoirsofConstianneofChaton.London,England:Prentice-Anderson.AutobiographyofConstianneofChaton.Conwell,C.(1937).Theprofessionalthiefbyaprofessionalthief.UniversityofChicagoPress.Thisworkexplainsthegenesis,developmentandpatternsofcriminalbehavior.Cookson,C.(1993).OurKate:Anautobiographicalmemoir.London,England:TransworldPublishers.ThisautobiographicalaccountbyBritishnovelistCatherineCooksonrevolvesaroundhermother.Copper,B.(1976).Earlytorise:ASussexboyhood.London,England:JavelinBooks.AutobiographyofBritishfolksingerandwriterBobCopper(1915-2004).Cowley,M.(1982).Theviewfrom80.NewYork:PenguinBooks.AutobiographyofAmericancritic,poet,editor,historianandauthor,MalcolmCowley(1898-1989).Cox.H.(1973).Theseductionofspirit.NewYork:Simon&Schuster.AutobiographicalwritingsandreligiousviewsofAmericanBaptistminister,HarveyCox.Daiches,D.(1974).Twoworlds:AnEdinburghJewishChildhood.Sussex,England:UniversityPress.DavidDaiches’childhoodandstudentyearsasaScottishJewinatimebetweenthetwoworldwars.Darwin,C.(1958).Autobiographyandselectedletters.Darwin,F.(Ed.)NewYork:DoverBooks.AutobiographicalwritingsofCharlesDarwin.Das,K.(1977).Mystory.NewDelhi,India:SterlingPublishers.AutobiographyofKamalaDas,oneofthemostcontroversialfemalepoetsinIndia.Davies,M.(1975).Thetimeswehad.NewYork:Bobbs-Merrill.AutobiographyofthemistressofWilliamRandolphHearst.

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Davis,A.(1975).AngelaDavis:Anautobiography.NewYork:Bantam.AutobiographyofBlackactivistAngelaDavis.deBeauvoir,S.(1977).Allsaidanddone.NewYork:PenguinBooks.AutobiographicalwritingsofFrenchauthorandphilosopherSimonedeBeauvoir(1908-1986).deBeauvoir,S.(1963).Forceofcircumstance.Middlesex,England:PenguinBooks.AutobiographicalwritingsofFrenchauthorandphilosopherSimonedeBeauvoir(1908-1986).deBeauvoir,S.(1959).Memoirsofadutifuldaughter.Cleveland,OH:WorldPublishing.AutobiographicalwritingsofFrenchauthorandphilosopherSimonedeBeauvoir(1908-1986).deBeauvoir,S.(1962).Theprimeoflife.NewYork:Harper&Row.AutobiographicalwritingsofFrenchauthorandphilosopherSimonedeBeauvoir(1908-1986).deBeauvoir,S.(1973).Averyeasydeath.NewYork:WarnerPaperback.AutobiographicalwritingsofFrenchauthorandphilosopherSimonedeBeauvoir(1908-1986).Dell,F.(1933).Homecoming:Anautobiography.NewYork:Farrar&Rinehart.AutobiographyofAmericannovelistandjournalist,FloydDell(1887-1969).DeMille,C.B.(1959).Autobiography.Prentice-Hall.CecilB.DeMille(1881-1959)wasoneofthemostsuccessfulfilmmakersinHollywoodhistory.Devlin,B.(1969).Thepriceofmysoul.NewYork:Knopf.Thestoryof22-year-oldmemberofParliamentfromNorthernIreland,BernadetteDevlin.DuBois,W.E.B.(1968).TheautobiographyofW.E.B.DuBois.NewYork:InternationalPublishers.DuBois(1868-1963)wasanAfricanAmericansociologist,historian,writer,poet&civilrightsactivist.DuMaurier,D.(1978).Myselfwhenyoung.London:PanBooks.BasedontheyouthfuldiariesofauthorDaphneDuMaurier(1907-1989).Dunham,K.(1959).Atouchofinnocence:Amemoirofchildhood.NewYork:Harcourt,Brace.MemoirsofAfricanAmericanchoreographerandanthropologistKatherineDunham(1909-2006).Durant,W.(1927).Transition:Amentalautobiography.NewYork:Simon&Schuster.AutobiographyofAmericanphilosopher,historianandwriterWillDurant(1885-1981).Durant,W.andA.(1977).WillandArielDurant:Adualautobiography.NewYork:Simon&Schuster.Astoryoftheauthors’livesandlongmarriageof69years.

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Dye,J.T.(1962).Goldenleaves.LosAngeles,CA:RitchiePress.AutobiographicalaccountofJohnThomasDyeIII,whowaskilledwhileservingasafighterpilotinWorldWarII.Thebookiseditedbyhismother,CathrynDye.Sheandherhusband,JohnThomasDyeII,foundedaprogressiveschoolinLosAngelesnamedinhonoroftheirson.Dyk,W.(1938).Sonofoldmanhat:ANavahoautobiography.NewYork:Harcourt,Brace.Storyofan1800sNavahoAmericanIndianastoldtoWalterDyk.Edison,T.(1949).Memoirsandobservations.Paris:Flammarion.AutobiographicalaccountbyThomasAlvaEdison(1847-1931),inventorofthelightbulbandmanyothermodernitems.Eaton,A.M.(1997).FromKittyHawktotheinternet:Anatomyofasuccessfulaging.Decatur,GA:LifeEnrichmentServices.AutobiographyofA.M.Eaton.Eisenhower,D.D.(1948).CrusadeinEurope.NewYork:Doubleday.PresidentDwightDavidEisenhower’s(1890-1969)accountofhisexperiencesinWorldWarIIasSupremeCommanderoftheAlliedforcesinEurope.Ekland,B.(1980).TrueBritt.London:SphereBooks.LifeandcareerofSwedishactressBrittEkland.El-Sadat,A.(1977).Insearchofidentity:Anautobiography.NewYork:Harper&Row.LifestoryofAnwarEl-Sadat(1918-1981)whoservedaspresidentofEgyptfrom1970untilhewasassassinatedin1981.Fielding,D.(1955).Mercurypresides.NewYork:HarcourtBrace.Abeautifulwoman’sautobiography.Fonteyn,M.(1976).Autobiography.NewYork:AlfredKnopf.Autobiographyofadancer.Frank,A.(1952).AnnFrank:Diaryofayounggirl.NewYork:RandomHouse.YoungJewishgirl’saccountofhidingduringtheGermanoccupationoftheNetherlandsinWorldWarII.Shewaslatercapturedanddiedoftyphusinaconcentrationcampjustshortofher16thbirthday.Franklin,B.(1968).TheautobiographyofBenjaminFranklin.NewYork:MagnumBooks.StoryofAmericanfoundingfather,author,inventorandstatesmanBenjaminFranklin(1706-1790).Freud,S.(1935).Autobiography.NewYork:W.W.Norton.LifeofSigmundFreud(1856-1939),thefatherofthepsychoanalyticschoolofpsychology.Gaines,E.(1971).TheautobiographyofMissJanePittman.NewYork:DialPress.Novelintheguiseofanautobiographyofafictionalblackwomanwhohaslived110years.

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Galton,F.(1909).Memoriesofmylife.London:Methuen.AutobiographyofSirFrancisGalton(1822-1911),animportantearlyscientistinthefieldofeugenics.Gandhi,M.K.(1927).Anautobiographyorthestoryofmyexperimentswithtruth.Middlesex,England:PenguinBooks.AutobiographyofMahatmaGandhi(1869-1948),charismaticleaderwhobroughtthecaseofIndia’sindependencetoworldattention.Gerard,J.(1956).TheautobiographyofanElizabethan.London:Longmans.StoryofJohnGerard(1564-1637),ahuntedpriestwhowasarrested,torturedintheTowerofLondon,andlaterescapedtowritehisautobiography.Gibbon,E.(1950).AutobiographyofEdwardGibbon.LordSheffield(Ed.)London:OxfordUniversityPress.LifeofEdwardGibbon(1737-1794),Englishhistorian,MemberofParliamentandauthorofHistoryoftheDeclineandFalloftheRomanEmpire,6vol.publishedbetween1776and1788.Gibson,W.(1968).Massforthedead.NewYork:Atheneum.Americanauthor/playwright,WilliamGibson(b.1914),wroteTheMiracleWorkerandotherworks.Gide,A.(1935).IfIdie:Anautobiography.NewYork:RandomHouse.LifeofFrenchNobelprizewinningauthor,AndreGide(1869-1951).GideA.(1951).Thesecretdreamofmylife.Paris:Boar’sHeadBooks.Gilman,C.P.(1935).ThelivingofCharlottePerkinsGilman:Anautobiography.NewYork:Harper&Row.LifeofAmericansocialscientistandfeministCharlottePerkinsGilman(1860-1935).Goethe,J.(1969).TheautobiographyofJohanWolfgangVonGoethe.NewYork:HorizonPress.LifeoftheGermanauthor(1749-1832)whoseworksspannedthefieldsofpoetry,drama,literature,theology,humanismandscience.Bestknownforhistwo-partdrama,Faust.Gompers,S.(1957).Seventyyearsoflifeandlabor.NewYork:Dutton.LifeofAmericanFederationofLaborpresident,SamuelGompers(1850-1924).Gollancz,V.(1968).Reminiscensesofaffection.NewYork:Athenem.AutobiographyofBritishauthor,VictorGollancz(1893-1967).Thegreatestautobiographies:Fivesinnersandasaint.(1936).NewYork:TudorPublishingCo.Thisvolumecontainsthecompleteself-revelationsofRousseau,Cellini,deQuincey,Pompadour,FranklinandSt.Augustine.

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Grotjahn,M.(1987).Myfavoritepatient:Thememoirsofapsychoanalyst.Frankfurt,Germany:VerlagPeterLang.Memoirsofauthor/psychoanalystMartinGrotjahn,whowroteabouttheplaceofhumorinpsychotherapy.Hall,G.S.(1923).Lifeandconfessionsofapsychologist.NewYork:D.Appleton&Co.LifeofAmericanpsychologistandeducator,G.StanleyHall(1844-1924).HefoundedtheAmericanJournalofPsychologyandwasthefirstpresidentoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.Harewood,L.(1981).Thetongsandthebones:ThememoirsofLordHarewood.London:WeidenfeldandNicolson.BornGeorgeHenryHubertLascellesin1923,LordHarewoodhasdevotedmostofhiscareertoopera.HeistheoldestlivinggrandchildofGeorgeVandQueenMary.Harpprecht,K.(1971).WillyBrandt:Portraitandself-portrait.LosAngeles:Nash.NobelPeacePrizewinner,WillyBrandt(1913-1992)waschancellorofGermanyfrom1969-1974.Hauxwell,H.(1990).DaughteroftheDales:TheworldofHannahHauxwell.London:ArrowBooks.Thiswomanwasbornin1926andiscurrentlylivingnearherfarminNorthYorkshire,an80-acrespreadthatsheranbyherselfinnearpovertyfordecades.Shewaslatermadefamousinaseriesoffilmdocumentariesaboutherlife.Hauxwell,H.(1990).Seasonsofmylife.London,England:ArrowBooks.MoreonthelifeofHannahHauxwell.(Seeabovereference).Hawk,P.B.(1951).Mymother’sdiaryandI.Selfpublishedbytheauthor.PhilipB.Hawk’sautobiographicalaccountbaseduponhismother’sdiary.Hensen,M.(1969).ABlackexplorerattheNorthPole.NewYork:Walker.BlackadventuristMathewHenson(1866-1955)accompaniedRobertPearyonhiscelebrated,death-defyingexpeditiontotheNorthPole.Heron,A.(1998).Onlyonelife:AQuaker’svoyage.Kelso,Scotland:CurlewProductions.AlistairHeronrelatesexperiencesfromhisvariedlife,fromScotlandtoCanada,fromAustraliatoSheffield.Hewitt,E.R.(1943).Thosewerethedays.NewYork:Duell,Sloan&Perce.Detailslifeofaprominentfamilyinthe1800sand1900s.Hillen,E.(1993).Thewayofaboy:AmemoirofJava.London:PenguinBooks.AboutaboyandhismotherwhocopewithlifeinaJapaneseconcentrationcampinWorldWarII.Hiss,A.(1957).Inthecourtofpublicopinion.NewYork:Knopf.StoryofAmericanAlgerHiss(1904-1996),whowasaccusedofbeingaCommunistspyduringtheColdWarandserved44monthsinprisonforperjury.

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Hocken,S.(1977).Emma&I.London,England:SphereBooks.LifestoryofSheliaHocken,ablindwoman,andherguidedogEmma.Hocken,S.(1980).EmmaV.I.P.London,England:SphereBooks.AnotherautobiographicalstoryaboutSheliaHockenandherguidedogEmma.Holman-Hunt,D.(1960.MygrandmotherandI.London:HamishHamilton.LifestorybyDianaHolman-Huntrevolvingaroundhergrandmother.Howar,B.(1973).Laughingalltheway.NewYork:Stein&Day.Autobiographyofawell-knownWashingtonjournalist,BarbaraHowar.Howells,W.D.(1916).Yearsofmyyouth.NewYork:Harper&Bros.StoryofAmericannovelistWilliamDeanHowells(1837-1920).Hsieh,P.Y.(1943).AutobiographyofaChinesegirl.London:G.Allen.MemoirsofHsiehPing-Ying,ayounggirlinChinaduringthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.Hughes,M.V.(1980).ALondonchildinthe1870s.London:OxfordUniversityPress.AutobiographyofMollyHugheswhogrowsupin1870snorthLondon.Huggins,M.(1967).Toomuchtotell.London:Heineman.AutobiographyofMollyHuggins.Hume,D.(1904).Autobiography.IncludedinhisworkEnquiryConcerningHumanUnderstanding.Chicago,IL:OpenCourtPublishing.Autobiographyofan18thcenturyEnglishphilosopherDavidHume(1711-1776).Hunter,L.R.(1981).Therestofmylife.Stamford,CT:GrowingPainsPress.AutobiographyofL.R.Hunter.Huxley,E.(1959).TheflametreesofThika.NewYork:W.Morrow.StoryofElspethHuxley’sjourneywithherparentstoThikainKenya.Isherwood,C.(1976).Christopherandhiskind:1929-1939.NewYork:AvonBooks.TenyearsinthelifeofauthorChristopherIsherwood(1904-1986).Jacobsen,B.(1959).Ohsir,you’veshother!NewYork:Putnam.RecollectionsofaCopenhagenchildhoodaroundtheendofthe1800s.James,H.(1914).Notesofasonandbrother.NewYork:Scribner.AutobiographicalwritingsofAmerican-bornBritishauthorHenryJames(1843-1916).James,H.(1913).Asmallboyandothers.NewYork:Schribner.AutobiographicalwritingsofAmerican-bornBritishauthorHenryJames(1843-1916).

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Jameson,S.H.(1979).Flirtingwithdestiny:MemoirsofSamuelHaigJameson.NewYork:ExpositionPress.Jung,C.G.(1963).Memories,dreams,reflections.NewYork:VintageBooks.InsightfulautobiographyofCarlJung(1875-1961)describinghishumbleexperiences.Kafka,F.(1974).Kafka:Iammemorycomealive--Autobiographicalwritings.EditedbyN.N.Glatzer.NewYork:SchockenBooks.FranzKafka(1883-1924)wasoneofthemajorGerman-languagefictionwritersofthe20thcentury.Karaoja,K.(1975).Kyra’sStory.NewYork:Morrow.ReminiscencesofagirlinrevolutionaryRussia.Kaye,E.(1995).Mid-life:Notesfromthehalfwaymark.NewYork:Addison-WesleyPublishing.AutobiographyofauthorElizabethKaye.Keats,J.(1974).Oftimeandanisland.NewYork:Charterhouse.AuthorJohnKeatschronicleshislifeonPineIslandwithhiswifeandthreechildren.Keller,H.(1903).Thestoryofmylife.NewYork:Doubleday,Page&Co.TheautobiographyofAmericanauthor,activistandlecturerHelenKeller(1880-1968).Shewasthefirstdeaf/blindpersontograduatefromcollege.Kempe,M.(1940).ThebookofMargeryKempe.S.B.Meech&H.E.Allen(Eds.)London:EarlyEnglishTextSociety.ThefirstautobiographyinEnglishofMargeryKempe(1373?-1440?)LatereditionbyL.Collins(Ed.)(1964)wasentitledMemoirsofaMedievalWoman.CorwellPublishing.Kennedy,R.F.(1974).Timestoremember.NewYork:Doubleday.AutobiographyofRoseKennedy.Kern,J.(1960).Yesterday’schild.NewYork:Lippencott.StoryofthelifeofanAmericanJewwholivedintheMidwestduringWorldWarII.Keynes,G.(1981).Thegatesofmemory.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.AutobiographicalworkofGeoffreyKeynes(1887-1982),Englishbiographer,physicianandscholar.Kiuy,J.C.(1974).Comeback.NewYork:MacMillan.Thepersonalhistoryandphilosophyofafamouschampionskier.Krawiec,T.S.(Ed.)(1972).Thepsychologists.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.AutobiographicalwritingsofpsychologistsAnneAnastasi,IrwinA.Berg,WendellRichardGarner,HarryHelson,WilliamA.Hunt,JeromeKagan,W.J.McKeachie,M.BrewsterSmith,FrederickC.Thorne,RobertI.Watson,WilseB.WebbandPaulThomasYoung.

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