Gift Suggestions:

Anniversary - The Book of Us

Wedding - What I Love About You

Birthday - The Book of Myself

[Photo: Kate and David Marshall]

We created this journal to celebrate love and offer a fresh way for couples to say "I love you." The questions and fill-in blanks prompt you to say what’s in your heart but maybe not always on the tip of your tongue. Playful and tender, this is the perfect gift for the person in your life who makes your pulse race.

What I Love About You makes a romantic gift for special occasions such as anniversaries, Valentine's Day and birthdays, or just because the spirit moves you. It is equally good for couples in passionate love as well as those looking for ways to rekindle the sparks. Expressing love is always the answer.

Written by Kate and David Marshall, happily married since 1984. (Kate and David Marshall, Broadway Books, January 2007, 50,000+ sold)

Have you ever wanted to create your own autobiography or wish you had the life stories of a relative or friend? The Book of Myself is a do-it-yourself memoir that helps you record and preserve the experiences and knowledge of a lifetime for years to come. Divided into Early, Middle, and Later Years, this keepsake volume contains 201 questions that guide you through the process of keeping memories on subjects such as family and friends, learning and education, work and responsibilities, and the world around you.

The Book of Myself is the perfect way for you, or someone close to you, to remember the turning points and everyday recollections of a lifetime and share them with future generations. Perfect for genealogy and family history lovers.

Written by David Marshall and his late grandfather Carl. (Carl and David Marshall, Hyperion, 1997 and 2007, 260,000+ sold)

Would you like to preserve the memories of your own love story? This souvenir volume contains 150 simple yet thoughtful questions that help record the stories and moments of the romance of a lifetime. The Book of Us helps any couple remember and cherish the story of their most important love, from first date to wedding day and through the years beyond. The journal is divided into sections like Getting to Know You, Tying the Knot, Starting Out Together, The Middle Years and The Later Years. Each page invites a memory or reflection.

Whether a couple has been together one year or fifty, this heartfelt stroll down memory lane is an ideal present for engagement parties, wedding showers, or as a romantic anniversary gift or Valentine Day gift. Also appropriate to help family elders record their love story for present and future family history and geneology buffs.

Written by husband-wife team David and Kate Marshall. (David and Kate Marshall, Hyperion, 1998, 140,000+ sold)

You have so much to share—and now here is a touching and lasting way to do so in this personalized advice journal. Words to Live By provides a simple, elegant template so you can share your thoughts with someone you love. Whether it's a simple life lesson or hard-won wisdom, you can offer your caring suggestions for how to get the most out of life. Fill out this journal for an important person in your life to celebrate a graduation, a birthday, a holiday, or simply the fact that you love them. Complete the book yourself or call on friends and family to contribute with a chorus of loving voices. With sections on happiness, money, health, friendship, romance, spirituality, work, citizenship, success, raising children, and having fun, Words to Live by is a deeply personal present that will be treasured for years to come.

Words to Live By is an ideal graduation gift, birthday present or coming of age gift from parents or grandparents to a young person leaving for college, the military or starting a new life.

Written by mother-daughter team Emily and Kate Marshall. (Emily and Kate Marshall, Broadway Books, 2005)