A Father's Legacy [Hardcover]

Jack Countryman (Author), Terri Gibbs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000 | Series: A Lasting Heritage for Your Children

In a 12-month format with key questions, this handsome padded hardcover journal is a personal biography waiting to be written-a loving legacy in a father's own words. Designed for fathers of all ages.

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From the Author

That is the purpose of this book, which is a book about you- your family history your childhood memories. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; Revised edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849990041
• ISBN-13: 978-0849990045
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #846,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a book to be read but to be written, January 26, 2001

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E. Johnson (El Cajon, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Father's Legacy (Hardcover)

We gave one of these books to my wife's father about a year before he went home to be with the Lord. Battling cancer, he was faithful to journal in it on a regular basis. We visited him several Christmases ago, just a month before he ended up dying. And he left this book to his six children. We made photocopies of the pages, and it remains a precious memory for each child. In fact, it's one of the best reminders of him that we own. Memories and photos fade, but a book like this will last your lifetime and into the next, for sure. What a wonderful way to leave something for the next generations who want to get in touch with their roots. The prompts are varied and draw out different responses. A completed book is fun reading too, even if you hardly know the person. Surely this is better than any fictional account of a nonexistent life. I recommend this as well as the version for moms. You just never know when it is your time to shuffle off into the horizon. In my opinion this book is just as valuable as a $1 million life insurance policy.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Way too religious!!!!!!, November 27, 2006

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Michelle (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Father's Legacy (Hardcover)

I bought Reflections from a Mother's Heart as well as A Father's Legacy. When I first received the books, I was very excited because they were beautiful on the outside. The questions at first seemed great, until I realized that 1/3 of the book was questions about God, church, Christmas and Christianity. Coming from a family of mixed religion, these books were completely inappropraite and from information provided on Amazon, I did not know this when I purchased it. Unless you are a hardcore Christian, I would not reccomend these books. I was beyond disappointed about these books. I am debating on keeping them and maybe changing some of the questions, but I will have to see.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Way To Honor Dad!, February 26, 2003

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Mike Ramey (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Father's Legacy (Hardcover)

It's one of those books that will provide a permanent link concerning the past of your family history, to your descendants, as is a great Father's Day gift. I am referring to the book "A Father's Legacy: Your Life Story In Your Own Words", assembled by Terri Gibbs (2000, J. Countryman Publishing, 208 Pages).

Now, much has been said as to the contribution of fathers in their role as providers, priests, and kings of their homes. However, few--if any--publications have taken this time-honored idea and put it into a format whereby fathers themselves can best share and explain their own life story to their children and grandchildren. Gibbs puts together plenty of month-by-month sections whereby fathers can write down their observation on life, include photos of important times and family memories, and a few extra pages for wisdom insights that can help children--and spouses--understand what makes the patriarch in their lives `tick', so to speak.

The book also offers nuggets of encouragement, as well as pauses for spiritual reflection and inspiration. It is one of those rare works that will give a man a chance to think and reflect from where he has come from, and how he became the family stalwart that he is today.

There are few works on the market that encourage fathers to express themselves to their families and spouses. This is one of those attempts to bring back the honor and reverence of the institution of fatherhood and manhood. Gibbs has done a masterful job of including those items of information that allow men to express themselves in their own words. It will continue to `give' an accurate picture of Dad, long after he has departed from this world. I highly recommend this work.

Mike Ramey