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The Essential Questions: Interview Your Family to Uncover Stories and Bridge Generations

by Elizabeth Keating Ph.D.

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"Just as the oral histories of people around the world are disappearing amid rapid change, there is a risk that your family's personal stories, too, will be lost forever. In The Essential Questions, anthropologist Elizabeth Keating helps you to uncover the unique memories of your parents and grandparents and to create lasting connection with them in the process"--

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Languages: English
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Published: 2022
Genres: Anthropology, Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS: 907.2
LCC: CS21 .K43

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