Give your family your most enduring gift, the wisdom gained from the stories of your life.

Classic Stories publishes legacy memoirs for people who created generational wealth.

Stimulating. Meaningful. Cathartic.

In your once–in-a-lifetime experience, enjoy reliving your journey and discovering its larger patterns.

Before committing to undertaking a private biography or memoir project, clients often worry about the time commitment.

Even if formally retired, which many are, they are very busy with civic and philanthropic endeavors, family matters, their investments, and passions they did not have time for earlier.

To their surprise, however, they find themselves enjoying remembering their triumphs and discovering the larger patterns of their life and its meaning.

The experience becomes stimulating, deeply meaningful, and cathartic. As one client told us, “This is a once-in-a lifetime experience.”

A bridge of wisdom for your children, grandchildren, and future generations.

You faced years of hard work, sacrifices, challenges, risks, luck, drama, and the joy of triumph. Share your stories from your exceptional life with those you love.

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Connection. Bonding. Healing.

Sometimes families grow apart.It’s time to bring them together.

Most young people live in an age of scrolling and sound bites. This surface level existence is never fully satisfying.

In truth, everyone wants a deeper level of human connection in all its vivid emotional color.

Sharing your life story with those you cherish is the ultimate expression of profound love, even after you depart.

Your children and grandchildren want to know you better.

In time, most of us hunger to understand who we are and where we came from. Doing so means looking backward, as we mature, at our mother and father, our grandparents, and beyond.

One of the adult children of a client shared a surprising insight. He urged his father to commission a biography.

“I know you,” he told his father, “but your grandchildren won’t know you.”

Later, when he read the book we produced, he said he learned a lot about his father he didn’t know and would have liked to have known sooner.

Dont wait.

With a private memoir, you control the narrative and the audience.

It’s your story for your closest friends and family.

The media has written many stories about our clients. In such cases, public figures soon find out the stories are frequently one-sided or even erroneous.

Unlike stories in the media, you control the narrative in a private biography.

You approve every word and image in your book.

Your approval includes the tone, the voice, the sequence of stories, the length of the book, and the topics covered.

You also control the audience, not Amazon. Give your book only to whomever you wish.

“In preparation for a major birthday, I decided it was appropriate to write my memoir. It was not intended to be a mere biography, but a means of relating to family, associates, and others interested and concerned with why I made a major change in my life ambition and how I dealt with the decision. To do this, I knew I would need the help of a writer to assist me in the project. After interviewing several qualified individuals, I chose Josh Sklare.

Dealing with Josh in this time-consuming and overpowering endeavor was a meaningful experience. He added great value to the project; I believe it would not have succeeded without him. We evolved and published a book that served the purpose I had in mind. I have no hesitancy in referring him to anyone seeking to produce a similar book.”

—Irwin Hochberg

Zionist and Patriot

“Classic Stories possesses an innate gift for engaging clients to probe the inner depths of their personal history. Then, with phenomenal skill, the Classic Stories team creates a gripping, detailed account of a life story.”

-David Oppenheimer

A Life Relived

“I thoroughly enjoyed working with Classic Stories on my memoir. The preparation and completion of the book was seamless in every respect and has given me and my family enormous pleasure.”

-Thomas J. Volpe, “Connecting My Dots”

Connecting My Dots

“After reading my father’s biography by Classic Stories, I learned a great deal about him. Even though he passed late last June, he lives on through his book. His wisdom will last for generations in our family.”

-Bobby Ansin

“My sisters and I wanted to preserve the story of our father Arthur Winn by producing a book about his life and accomplishments. Josh Sklare and his team at Classic Stories gave us more than we ever expected. In addition to spending countless hours interviewing my dad, all of the key people in his life and the business, they conducted extensive genealogical and historical research which helped to fully flesh out the history. The end result is a beautifully detailed book worthy of my father and enjoyed by all of his family, friends, and colleagues.”

-Gilbert Winn

“The team at Classic Stories worked very flexibly with my client.  Their organization of the memoir, additional research into details that added more dimension to the story, and quality writing style helped deliver an exceptional memoir book.  Their know-how was an important element to getting the project completed.  They are quality professionals that I would highly recommend for anyone that embarks on this important legacy journey.”

—Julie Neitzel

Why Classic Stories?

Since 2005, Classic Stories has exclusively served individuals who created generational wealth. Our interviewers and writers bring in depth knowledge of business, economics, politics, history, and culture. This education allows us to understand the context of your stories and ask insightful questions. Classic Stories also brings to legacy books the production values of the finest commercial publishers.