Journal

Item #: UD8132
Price: $16.99
The Q&A a Day Journal asks you one question a day (see the examples above), and then asks it again exactly one year later, for five years. Just jot down your daily response and, half a decade later, you'll have a fascinating chronicle of "you"-the changes, the constants, the big events, the little nothings. What a unique and clever diary!

Item #: UF6462
Price: $9.95
Less than ten dollars apiece, these lovely keepsake journals turn instantly priceless when filled in by the appropriate family member. The questions are thoughtful and sweet, inviting informal responses that come from the heart: Mom, who were your best friends from childhood, and what were they like?; Dad, whats your favorite memory of your dad?; Grandma, when you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?; Grandpa, how did you meet Grandma?--and so forth. What treasures the stories will be for this generation and all the ones to come!

Item #: UF6472
Price: $9.95
Less than ten dollars apiece, these lovely keepsake journals turn instantly priceless when filled in by the appropriate family member. The questions are thoughtful and sweet, inviting informal responses that come from the heart: Mom, who were your best friends from childhood, and what were they like?; Dad, whats your favorite memory of your dad?; Grandma, when you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?; Grandpa, how did you meet Grandma?--and so forth. What treasures the stories will be for this generation and all the ones to come!

Item #: UF6872
Price: $9.95
Less than ten dollars apiece, these lovely keepsake journals turn instantly priceless when filled in by the appropriate family member. The questions are thoughtful and sweet, inviting informal responses that come from the heart: Mom, who were your best friends from childhood, and what were they like?; Dad, whats your favorite memory of your dad?; Grandma, when you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?; Grandpa, how did you meet Grandma?--and so forth. What treasures the stories will be for this generation and all the ones to come!

Item #: UF6862
Price: $9.95
Less than ten dollars apiece, these lovely keepsake journals turn instantly priceless when filled in by the appropriate family member. The questions are thoughtful and sweet, inviting informal responses that come from the heart: Mom, who were your best friends from childhood, and what were they like?; Dad, whats your favorite memory of your dad?; Grandma, when you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?; Grandpa, how did you meet Grandma?--and so forth. What treasures the stories will be for this generation and all the ones to come!

Item #: UF7542
Price: $26.00
Oh, aging. Paul Auster describes his unique memoir as an examination of what it has felt like to live inside this body for all of his sixty-four years. Written in the second person (the author addresses himself as you), Winter Journal feels extremely intimate and immediate, whether Auster is describing a walk in blasting wind, roughhousing as a boy, his first sexual encounter, or the love he feels for his family. Fans of Austers highly acclaimed fiction--and anyone entering the winter of your life--will surely be richly affected by this intelligent, sensuous, and poetically elegiac meditation on one particular human life.

Item #: UF2672
Price: $11.22
There are 365 good deeds suggested in this cheerful journal--just enough for one per day for a year. But you might find that once you start doing the thoughtful tasks, you quickly begin to go over your quota! The small kindnesses and meaningful connections are just so much fun to complete. "Tell a friend why he means the world to you"; "Leave a treat on your coworker's desk"; "Watch the movie that your significant other wants to watch"; "Be quick to apologize"; "Add money to an expired meter"; "Make time to visit an art museum"; "Teach a kid a funny joke"; "Return a longoverdue phone call"; "Print and frame a good picture you've taken of someone and give it to him"--performing little gestures like these will soon remind you that good deeds bring joy to everyone, including yourself!

Item #: UG2842
Price: $16.95
My Prudent Advice invites--and uniquely enables--mothers to create a very special treasure for their daughters. Throughout the beautifully conceived journal, Jaime Morrison Curtis offers words of inspiration--on love, family, education, style, emotions, politics, travel, work, homemaking, kindness, beauty, and more--as well as little prompts that help you share your own personal perspectives on myriad aspects of life. What emerges is a graceful collection of thoughts, observations, and advice from you to your daughter--sure to be cherished for generations.

Item #: UF8272
Price: $15.00
With page after page of blank sheet music (including the treble and bass clefs, a blank tablature, and space for lyrics), The Musicians Notebook is a beautiful place to store original compositions. Sprinkled throughout the music sheets are inspirational quotations from all kinds of musicians, including current pop and R&B artists. In the back of the notebook youll find a foldout poster featuring major and minor guitar-cord fingerings (and also little stickers with the fingerings for each chord, for use on the composition pages). What a lovely way to encourage a budding musician in his or her creative pursuits.

Item #: UG1142
Price: $9.95
Beginning with a collection of great opening lines from literature and closing with memorable final sentences, this jubilant celebration of the written word is a treasure trove for bookworms. Inside the pages of this bright little volume--its just 6"x4", with an orange leatherette cover--youll find lists of bestsellers that were originally rejected, plucky fictional heroines, childrens classics that hold up for adults, great scary reads, etc.; quotes on reading and writing; fascinating trivia about books and publishing; and prompts to contribute your own lists of all-time favorite books, guilty pleasures, books that put you to sleep, favorite lines from literature, and more! If you believe, like Jennifer Worick, that as long as there are readers, there will be books, youll love this quirky reader/ journal--and so will all your bibliophile friends!

Item #: UG2082
Price: $19.80
In the 1950s, Blue Horse Composition Books were the gold standard in notebooks for schoolchildren, particularly in the South. The Atlantabased Montag Brothers Paper Company cleverly marketed the notebooks with coupons that could be traded in for beanies, pocketknives, and such. These reproductions of those treasured composition books offer nostalgic charm--but no beanies! They make great gifts for grandparents and greatgrandparents. Our set of four lets you share the wealth. Take them to a retirement community and see the happy smiles of recognition. Each is 6½"x8½". [Editors note: Bas Bleus editorial and merchandising office is located in Atlantas Blue Horse Building, former home of the Montag Brothers Co.]

Item #: UG0072
Price: $17.50
Full of witty cartoons--ducks and roosters swarm about in poultry in motion, a variety of African wildlife show indifference to an unplugged vacuum cleaner in nature abhorring a vacuum, and so on--Simon Drews Birthday Book is an utter delight to peruse. Plus, every single day (each hosting a blank box to enter the names of friends and family born on that date) is declared something special: January 10 is starfish day, July 17 is hummingbird day, December 4 is donkey day, etc. What fun for keeping track of the birthdays of everyone you know!

Item #: UE2712
Price: $11.96
This compact keepsake journal offers a little space to record your artistic musings every day of the year. You may sketch a bird you glimpse in your yard, a vista from a vacation spot, a portrait of a loved one, or perhaps a design inspired by a song…let your imagination run wild! How fun to track the progression of your thoughts and creative expression as the year goes by. Perfect for a master sketcher or an amateur doodler, this 7½"x5¼" journal is undated, so the artist can begin any day of the year.

Item #: UF6202
Price: $11.21
Whether youre particularly moved by a Dickinson verse or endlessly amused by a line from Annie Hall, Collected Quotations is a special place to store quips, excerpts, and witticisms that you hold dear. Divided into categories--literature, songs and poems, speeches, movies and television, friends and family, and other sources--this lovely hardcover journal offers lots of space for recording your favorite quotes, with some illustrated examples sprinkled throughout the pages. For each entry theres a spot for the date, so you can look back on the words that influenced and inspired you at different times in your life.

Item #: UB4852
Price: $14.96
It may not be a cheery task, but organizing your life for the next generation could ultimately be the most thoughtful gift to give loved ones. Putting Things in Order is a helpful tool in preparing for inevitable end-of-life concerns. Practical matters are thoroughly covered: listing and distributing possessions; assembling financial information and key documents; and communicating thoughts about wills, living wills, funerals, and obituaries. There are also sections for more personal considerations, including space for recording fond memories, sharing wisdom, and suggesting ways to be remembered. This comprehensive journal offers peace of mind for the one "putting things in order"--and immeasurable assistance to those left behind.