The New York Times said when MY LIFETIME BOOK made its debut: “Mr. Good’s contribution…will be mighty…his answer to do-it-yourself autobiography…is a loose-leaf binder, or Life-Story-Organizer, that is made up of 17 chapters, covering every possible aspect of life… Anyone who ever wished to know more about a grandparent would agree with Mr. Good’s assessment: Everyone’s a somebody’.”
"MY LIFETIME BOOK (helps) you preserve your own identity." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jacob Rader Marcus, renowned American historian and archivist, stated: "MY LIFETIME BOOK is a magnificent challenge to every man, woman and child. As a historian and social scientist, I value it very much. It is an invaluable record for the individual and as a source of inspiration to children who will be privileged to learn to know and understand their parents. If we had thousands of such ‘source books’, we could rewrite the social history of the American people."
To illustrate the versatility of MY LIFETIME BOOK: Daniel Lowy, an 81-year-old community leader, has written in his book almost every day for the past twenty-five years, and has filled sixty-nine volumes – more than 3,300 single-spaced typewritten pages, commenting, "I can really go back and relive all of those wonderful days. Above all, just looking at them, I can never get depressed...it makes me feel good about myself." Lowy continues, "Not only that, every one of my eight grandchildren has come to me seeking more knowledge of their genealogy and family history for term papers and presentations. That is all the more reason why I readily applaud your efforts. You are giving young people, especially, an extraordinary opportunity to start their own lifetime histories, while everything is still fresh in their memories. I am sure that many will take advantage of this opportunity."