David M. Brodzinsky
David M. Brodzinsky, Marshall D. Schecter and Robin Marantz Henig Like Passages, this groundbreaking book uses the poignant, powerful voices of adoptees and adoptive parents to explore the experience of adoption and its lifelong effects. A major ... [... more]
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Ray Hutchins
As a young gunner, Napoleon Bonaparte was trained in one of Europe's finest artillery arms. Both the technological sophistication of their weaponry and the skill of their gunners was largely the result of the adoption of the system devised by one ... [... more]
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Bob Oehler
The adoption of blitzkrieg tactics in the German Army prior to the start of World War II meant that Germany needed a new kind of fighting vehicle to transport troops around the battlefield in support of the Panzer spearheads. It was in response ... [... more]
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Dawn Davenport
From the initial decision-Is adoption right for you?-through returning home with your child-How can you ease the transition?-The Complete Book of International Adoption takes parents step by step through the entire process of adopting a child ... [... more]
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Charles Freeman
Charles Freeman is a freelance academic and the author of more than five books, including the A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantine's adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent development ... [... more]
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The International Adoption Handbook: How To Make Foreign ...
What an awful book: Outdated, declasse and so preachy/stupid. You'd be better using the internet to find out the real deal on international adoption than reading this insipid book. Outdated - But Useful for the Basics: I took this book out of the [... more]
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Betty Jean Lifton
Betty Jean Lifton, Ph.D., is a writer, psychotherapist, and leading advocate for adoption reform. Her books include Journey of the Adopted Self, Lost and Found, and The King of Children, a New York Times Notable Book. A frequent lecturer, she has ... [... more]
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The Complete Adoption Book: Everything You Need to Know ...
Truly a complete guide to adoption: Ms. Beauvais-Godwin covers most aspects of domestic and international adoption producing what is an invaluable reference for a family chosing whether or not to adopt. She provides an exhaustive list of state-by-state [... more]
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Oliver: A Story about Adoption
There is NO difference. LOVE conquers all.: Excellent choice. OLIVER appeals to all ages. What made it more special was that Oliver was a DINOSAUR and every child I've met likes dinosaurs and stories about them. Great way to explain the trials and [... more]
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This Is How We Became A Family: An Adoption Story
A delicate subject dealt with beautifully!: What a wonderful book! Every attorney who handles private adoption should give this book to new parents. Any obstetrician's office where a child is making important decisions about her own life and that of a [... more]
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Openness in Adoption: Exploring Family Connections
Hard facts about the effects of OA: Finally, open adoption gets its due in this comprehensive study of its effects on all triad members. The research seems to prove that more openness is better; and that adoptees who have ongoing relationships with their [... more]
CDN$61.15
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Family Bonds: Adoption, Infertility, and the New World ...
Family Bonds: If you're an adoptee or birthmother, don't waste your money on this narrow-minded view of adoption. Bartholet has little to say about birthmothers! When she does mention birthmothers, she seems to view them as inconsequential baby machines. [... more]
CDN$28.95
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