36 Books to Help with Ideas About Interview Questions

  
 Project: Oral History has many helps in the guide that can help anyone prepare for an interview. The following 36 books have ideas on how to interview as well as many questions to ask. Any memoir question can be turned into an interview question. Click here to go to the Project: Oral History Guide.

1. Alessi, Jean, and Jan Miller. Once Upon A Memory Your Family Tales and Treasures. White Hall: Betterway Publications, Inc., 1987.
   
2.  Barnickel, Linda. Oral History for the Family Historian A Basic Guide. United States of America: Oral History Association, 2006.  
3.   Baum, Willa K. Transcribing and Editing Oral History. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1977.
4. Biagi, Shirley. Interviews That Work, 2nd ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1992.
5. Brady, John. The Craft of Interviewing. New York: Random House Inc., 1976. 
6. Burley-Allen, Madelyn. Listening The Forgotten Skill, 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
7. Case, Patricia Ann. How to Write Your Autobiography. Santa Barbara: Woodbridge Press Publishing Company, 1977. 
8. Cecilia, Minden, and Kate Roth. How to Write an Interview. Ann Arbor: Cherry Lake Publishing, 2011. 
9. Chapin, Alice. Reaching Back A workbook for recording your life's most meaningful moments to share with future generations. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 1997. 
10. Daniel, Lois. How to Write Your Own Life Story The Classic Guide for the Nonprofessional Writer, 4th ed. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, Inc., 1997. 
11. Davis, Donald. Telling Your Own Stories for Family and Classroom Storytelling, Public Speaking, and Personal Journaling. Little Rock: August House Publishers, Inc., 1993. 
12. DeBlasio, Donna M., Charles F. Ganzert, David H. Mould, Stephen H. Paschen, and Howard L. Sacks. Catching Stories A Practical Guide to Oral History. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009.
13. Flekke, Mary M. Telling Our Stories Oral and Family History A Bilbiography, 5th ed. Westminster: Heritage Books, 2011. 
14. Fletcher, William. Recording Your Family History. Berkley: Ten Speed Press, 1989. 
15. Gawthorpe, Ann. How To Write Your Life Story. USA: McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., 2009. 
16. Gorden, Raymond L. Interviewing strategy, techniques, and tactics. Homewood: The Dorsey Press, 1969. 
17. Greene, Bob, and D.G. Fulford. To Our Children's Children Journal of Family Memories. New York: Doubleday, 1998.
18.  —To Our Children's Children Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come. New York: Doubleday, 1993. 
19. Hart, Cynthia, and Lisa Samson. The Oral History Workshop. New York: Workman Publishing Company, Inc., 2009. 
20. LoVerde, Mary. Touching Tomorrow How to Interview Your Loved Ones to Capture a Lifetime of Memories on Video or Audio. New York: Fireside, 2000.
21. Metzler, Ken. Creative Interviewing The Writer's Guide to Gathering Information by Asking Questions. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1977. 
22.  — Creative Interviewing The Writer's Guide to Gathering Information by Asking Questions, 3rd ed. USA: Allyn and Bacon, 1997.
23.  Mungo, Ray. Your Autobiography More Than 300 Questions to Help You Write Your Personal History. New York: Collier Books, 1994. 
24.  Neuenschwander, John A. A Guide to Oral History and the Law. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. 
25. Pavuk, Pamela, and Stephen Pavuk. The Story of a Lifetime A Keepsake of Personal Memoirs. USA: TriAngel Publishers, Inc., 1997. 
26. Pengra, Nancy. Family Histories An easy, step-by-step guide to capturing your family's precious memories NOW . . . before they're lost! St. Paul: Family Histories, 1995. 
27. Ritchie, Donald A. Doing Oral History A Practical Guide, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. 
28. Rosenbluth, Vera. Keeping Family Stories Alive Discovering & Recording The Stories & Reflections of a Lifetime, 2nd ed. United States of America: Hartley & Marks Publishers, Inc., 1997. 
29. Shumway, Gary L., and William G. Hartley. An Oral History Primer. Salt Lake City: Primer Publications, 1973.
30. Spence, Linda. Legacy A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Personal History. Athens: Swallow Press, 1997. 
31. St. Denis, Louise. Ask Lots of Questions, Get Lots of Answers. Canada: Heritage Productions, 2002. 
32. Thurston, Dawn, and Morris Thurston. Breathe Life Into Your Life Story. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2007. 
33. Williams, Patricia A. Once Upon a Lifetime . . . Take time to record the stories of your life. Canada: The Time Broker, Inc., 1996. 
34. Wood, Linda P. Oral History Projects in Your Classroom. United States of America: Oral History Association, 2001. 
35. Zimmerman, Bill. A Book of Questions A Playful Journal to Keep Thoughts & Feelings. Naperville: Sourcebooks, 1997. 
36. — How to Tape Instant Oral Biographies Capture Your Family's Living History for Future Generations. Cinncinati: Betterway Books, 1999.
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