“What do you want to leave behind, when you depart this world? Simon Ambrose and Rosemary Mamie Adkins, authors for Generation Ark: How to Leave an Enduring Legacy, inform us of how the message of who we are is important to preserve, so we can pass down our footprint to future generations. Ambrose and Adkins explain our legacy is not just built from memories but of traditions, behaviors, physical objects, or places we’ve shared with others. The book offers many practical methods of how to save your legacy, such as making a family tree or speaking to past generations to gain information.

However, if one were adopted and had little to no knowledge of family history, it may be a challenge to collect factual information, but can still leave a legacy from themselves with their own immediate families and even their adopted families. This was an enjoyable read which reminded me how the small things can affect someone else’s life.”

-Kecia Doke

“Legacies are what you think of as belonging to only the wealthy but this book demonstrates that actually they belong to everyone. After reading this book, I realized that time is far more precious than I already knew and are critical that they are shared. Thinking of my own parents and grandparents, I have to wonder some things about them I do not know but could fill my heart with those memories had they been preserved in ways offered in this delightful book.

Martha Char Love, author of What’s Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective of the Intelligence of Human Nature and Gut Instinct

The Generation Ark, is a unique presentation of the importance for preserving a legacy. Authors Simon Ambrose and Rosemary Mamie Adkins, take us on a journey through time and a look into the future,. An obviously intense determination to make sense of losing loved ones, and having no way to reach back for them in future generations.

The most treasured gifts of all are the memories a family generates together and Simon and Mamie, go to great lengths to gift us with an intensive education on how to create our own enduring legacy because no life was ever lived in vain. In the end, they show us how they can help us, to never be without our memories again.

The Generation Ark, surpassed my expectation as it delivered an in depth examination of their personal experience and a large, relevant sampling of many historic legacies left behind. This well written book is a masterful endeavor and I’m proud to give it 5 stars.”

-Linda Hales

“Generation Ark, explains the concept of legacies, such as what and why a legacy is of such importance and why we need to preserve ours for generations ahead, for family or friends. Simon Ambrose, and Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins, present to us the  many different kinds of legacies…such as personal and business legacies.

Their book encourages you to protect and preserve your life for generations ahead, leaving a legacy for those years beyond so they can learn all about who you were, with perhaps influencing many lives and the circle of individuals around you.

For example, the reader is encouraged to preserve their own and their ancestors’ legacy, through construction of family trees, time capsules and heirlooms.”

-Allan Kane, MD, FACS

“Generation Ark: How to Leave an Enduring Legacy, was a wake-up call and made me realize that while we are busy in life building our legacy, you do not think about one day no longer being around to tell your grand or great grandchildren about the life you have lived. Even those who have no children in their lives have family of some sort or close friends that care, so not leaving a legacy preserved for all of those whose lives you have influenced could be hurtful to so many.”

-Marty Wright