A Commonplace Book (also called ZIBALDONE or hodgepodge book) is a collection of favorite sayings or statements of proverbial wisdom. It is a personal collection and varies among individuals. Authors include Seneca, John Milton, Edward Gibbon, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, W. H. Auden, Nicholson Baker. Cherry's LIFELINES has more than 600 subject categories. It is also his literary autobiography capturing a lifetime of reading with his appraisal of more than 1300 books, along with lists of favorite works of fiction/non-fiction and films.