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David Marshall

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Born

Dallas, Texas, The United States

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http://www.marshallbooks.net

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Self Help, Memoir, Nonfiction

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Boll Heinrich, Hermann Hesse, [author:Diet ...more

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My memoir, “IRON BOY: Searching for Freedom Inside a Family Religious Order,” was published on June 15, 2025 in paperback and e-book formats. It’s about freedom, even when the world is stacked against you. My voice and perspective change as I age from 6 years old in 1962 to 18 in 1974, with reflections at 40 in 1995.

I’m a PK (preacher's kid) from Texas, grew up in Chicago, and lived in NYC, Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, Mexico City, Munich, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before settling back in the Bay Area.

The Book of Myself: A Do-It-Yourself Autobiography, co-written with my grandpa Carl Marshall, was the first of our journal series, and remains a bestseller to this day. My wife Kate and I co-authored My Life Map; Picture of Me; W ...more

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What If We Taught Life Planning in High School and College?

My wife Kate and I are happy to report that our newest book, My Life Map: A Journal to Help You Shape Your Future has been published by Gotham Books, a Penguin imprint(soon to be Penguin Random House).

The BIG IDEA of the book is that you can increase your happiness by proactively shaping your future in all the major areas of life such family, friends, work, play, and lifelong learning. The simple Read more of this blog post »

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Published on February 16, 2013 01:26 • Tags: college, high-school, life-planning

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	What I Love about You by Kate Marshall (Goodreads Author), David Marshall (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Myself: A Do-It Yourself Autobiography in 20 Questions by David Marshall (Goodreads Author), Carl Marshall 3.88 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Us: The Journal of Your Love Story in 150 Questions by David Marshall (Goodreads Author), Kate Marshall (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Picture of Me: Who I Am in 221 Questions by Kate Marshall (Goodreads Author), David Marshall (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Myself: A Do-It-Yourself Autobiography in 201 Questions by David Marshall (Goodreads Author), Carl Marshall 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book of My Pet: In Celebration of Pets by David Marshall (Goodreads Author), Kate Marshall (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	IRON BOY: Searching for Freedom Inside a Family Religious Order 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of You: For My Child, With Love by David Marshall (Goodreads Author), Kate Marshall (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Myself A Do-It-Yourself Autobiography In 201 Questions it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Marshall rated a book it was amazing From the Rockies to the Windy City by Ali Anthony Bell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I grew up in the same family religious order, known officially as as the “Order: Ecumenical” to insiders and the “Ecumenical Institute” early on and later as the “Institute of Cultural Affairs” to outsiders; and knew the author when we were both boys ...more
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This is the third and most recent edition of this bestseller, published in 2019.
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This is the third edition published in 2019.
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Second edition. See third edition in 2019.
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Second edition. See third edition in 2019.
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David Marshall and 1 other person liked Jeff Vaughan's review of IRON BOY: Searching for Freedom Inside a Family Religious Order: "This is a great read. As a former member of this organization (8 years younger than the author), I really appreciated the narrative and descriptions of the environment in which we lived and and strived to survive. I appreciate his struggles with the " Read more of this review »
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David Marshall made a comment on Jeff Vaughan’s review of IRON BOY: Searching for Freedom Inside a Family Religious Order " Thank you, Jeff. Your characterization of the good, the bad, and the ugly about our family religious order is very apt. "
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