This is the 125-page book Marissa Mayer custom-made for about $1 million to pump up Yahoo employees

There's a 125-page book that all Yahoos received last fall. It was gifted to them by their CEO Marissa Mayer, who reportedly spent about $1 million custom-making it, according to Re/code's Kara Swisher.

Yahoo did not offer a comment when Business Insider asked about the price tag on the books. However, Mayer took time out of Yahoo's earnings call on Tuesday afternoon to address "blatant falsehoods" in the press about some expensive purchases Yahoo has been accused of making. For example, Mayer shut down a rumor that Yahoo's Great Gatsy-themed holiday party cost $7 million. Instead, Mayer hinted that the cost was closer to $2 million; Yahoo says it spent roughly $150 per head for the party.

Anyhow, the point of the book - whatever the cost to make it - is to educate Yahoos about the company and its past, and to show them where the company wants to go. It's also meant to lift their spirits, which might be a little low with all the recent talk of layoffs and questions about Mayer's turnaround plan.

We got a copy of the Yahoo employee book and flipped through it. It's full of inspiring quotes and emails from big moments throughout the company's 21-year history, and it helps explain some of the transition Mayer is helping the company make now.

Here are some select pages from the book that demonstrate that.