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Lost and Found : The Adoption Experience
by Betty Jean Lifton
Reprint Edition Paperback, 321 pages List: $13.00 -- Amazon.com Price: $11.70 -- You Save: $1.30 (10%) Published by Harpercollins (Paper) Publication date: February 1,1988 * The essential primer on adoptee issues and search by renowned author, therapist, adoptee and Bastard National, Betty Jean Lifton. Recommended by BN.
Journey of the Adopted Self : A Quest for Wholeness
by Betty Jean Lifton
Reprint Edition Paperback List: $13.00 -- Amazon.com Price: $11.70 -- You Save: $1.30 (10%) Published by Basic Books Publication date: May 1, 1995* The book which defines the "bastard moment".
Twice Born : Memoirs of an Adopted Daughter
by Betty Jean Lifton
Hardcover Published by McGraw-Hill Publication date: November 1975
ITHAKA: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found
by Sarah Saffian
Hardcover
List: $23.00 -- Amazon.com Price: $16.10 -- You Save: $6.90(30%)
Published by Basic Books
Publication date: November 1998
A reader from New York City, New York, (March 4, 1999) says:
THE MOST CAPTIVATING AND REAL BOOK I HAVE READ IN YEARS
When I first picked up Sarah Saffian's book, I was unsure about what to expect or what kind of writing I would find. What I sooned learned was that ITHAKA would prove to be one of the most captivating and truthful books I had read in years. Unable to put ITHAKA down, I anticipated each page, each event, with more excitement than the last. Saffian slowly unravelled her story like an old blanket: gentle, familiar, calming. She described her facinating ordeal with a poise and intelligence rarely seen in young authors today. After learning so much about Saffian's life, I felt a kind of sisterhood to her, as her words floated off the page and filled my mind with thoughts and ideas about myself that I had never before considered. A good book will make the reader not only think about the story at hand, but also the story of his or her own life; ITHAKA did just this, with a charm and finesse that made the book nothing less than irresistible.
The Adopted Break Silence
by Jean Paton
Paperback
Published by Orphan Voyage
Publication date: December 1954
Price: $8.00 + $1.35 special surcharge
Adoption, Race, and Identity : From Infancy Through Adolescence
by Rita J. Simon, Howard Altstein
List: $49.95
Hardcover
Published by Praeger Pub Text
Publication date: January 1992
Adoption Reader, The : Birth Mothers, Adoptive Mothers, and Adopted Daughters Tell Their Stories
by Susan Wadia-Ells (Editor)
Paperback, 285 pages List: $15.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $14.35 -- You Save: $1.60(10%) Published by Seal Pr Feminist Pub Publication date: October 1,1995
The author, Susan Wadia-Ells, adopt@sover.net, 11/18/96: The first feminist book on adoption & a literary anthology The Adoption Reader contains essays and stories by birth mothers, adoptive mothers and adopted daughters. These diverse stories of women's lives illustrate how women have moved through their adoption journeys in order to name and claim their whole lives. The thirty essays written by well known authors such as Louise Erdrich, Nancy Mairs, Shay Youngblood, and Florence Fisher, along with many less established writers, cover topics such as: open adoption; international adoption; lesbian families; single parent adoptions; bi-racial adoptees; reunions; open records; special needs children and foster parenting. This is a wonderful "gift book" for birth mothers, adoptees, adoptive families and for clinicians and administrators in the adoption field. The book has been favorably reviewed by major adoption organizations (AAC, Adoption, PACT, Roots & Wings, Chain of Life, etc) and by academic/women's studies journals alike. [Library Journal, The Women's Review of Books, etc]. The Women's Press just issued the British Edition of the book in September, 1996. This has become the best-selling book at adoption conferences nation-wide and is being "adopted" by women's literature and family studies courses through-out the USA and Canada. BN Recommended.
Second Choice : Growing Up Adopted
by Robert Andersen
Paperback List: $10 -- Amazon.com Price: $10 Published by Badger Hill Press; ISBN: 0963264842 Publication Date: February 1993
An Adopted Woman
by Katrina Maxtone-Graham
Hardcover List: $21.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $21.95 Published by Remi Books Publication date: March 1983
Being Adopted : The Lifelong Search for Self
by David M. Brodzinsky, Marshall D. Schechter, Robin Marantz Henig
Paperback, 213 pages
List: $12.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $11.65
Publication date: April 1, 1993
Where Courage Is Like a Wild Horse : The World of an Indian
Orphanage
by Sharon Skolnick, Manny Skolnick
Hardcover Published by Univ of Nebraska Press Publication date: January 1998
Outer Search, Inner Journey: An Orphan and Adoptee's Quest"We urge anyone involved with cultural issues to read this book. Dodds's description of his life is open, honest and painful. He writes smoothly, with no sentiments or regrets or self-pity. Well-written, thought provoking and intelligent."
--- Adoption Today "Thought provoking and brutally honest, this book is a disquieting look into international adoption as well as a glimpse into a tortured soul. Peter's story is a moving examination of a life-long struggle to escape from a cultural and emotional no-man's-land." --- German Life
Butterflies in the Wind : Spanish/Indian Children With White Parents
by Jean Nelson-Erichsen, Heino R. Erichsen
List: $18.00 Paperback Published by Los Ninos Intl Publication date: May 1992Designing Rituals of Adoption : For the Religious and Secular Community
Far from the Reservation; The Transracial Adoption of American Indian Children
by David Fanshel
Availability: This title is out of print, but if you place an order we may be able to find you a used copy within 1-3 months. Published by Scarecrow Pr Publication date: January 1972
Growing Up Adopted
by Maxine Rosenberg
1st Ed. School & Library Binding Published by MacMillan Pub Co Publication date: September 1989
The Home : A Memoir of Growing Up in an Orphanage
by Richard McKenzie
Hardcover List: $23.00 -- Amazon.com Price: $20.70 -- You Save: $2.30(10%) Published by Basic Books Publication date: February 1,1996
Love Leaves No Regrets : An Insightful View of Displaced Children Through the Eyes of a Former Foster Child
by Robert Colwell
Hardcover List: $16.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $15.26 -- You Save: $1.69 (10%) Published by Duncan & Duncan Publication date: April 1,1996The Psychology of Adoption
Paperback, 416 pages List: $26.00 -- Amazon.com Price: $26.00 Published by Oxford Univ Press Publication date: December 1993
Second Choice : Growing Up Adopted
by Robert Andersen
Paperback List: $10.00-- Amazon.com Price: $10.00 + $0.85 special surcharge Published by Badger Hill Press Publication date: February 1993Tell Me No More Secrets, No More Lies : Life As an Adoptee
Paperback List: $10.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $10.95 Published by G. S. Enterprise Publication date: December 1990
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Search : A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents
by Jayne Askin
Paperback - 352 pages 3rd edition (August 1998) List: $24.50 -- Amazon.com Price: $24.50 Published by Oryx Press
Now in its third edition, this widely acclaimed resource provides an honest and detailed guide for adoptees and their birthparents. Drawing from personal experience as well as from extensive research, author Jayne Askin presents creative ways to overcome obstacles and attack problems that occur during the search process. New to this edition is coverage of the dramatic advances that have been made in the area of electronic search methods for adoptees and birthparents, and Askin clearly explains how even the most novice computer users can access them. State-by-state listings of adoption laws have also been completely updated, as have the addresses and contact information for the numerous groups, organizations, and other resources featured in the book.
Adopted? : A Canadian Guide for Adopted Adults in Search of Their Origins
by Clare Marcus
Paperback List: $3.95-- Amazon.com Price: $3.95 + $2.35 special surcharge Published by Intl Self Counsel Press Publication date: June 1979
Adoption Reunions : A Book for Adoptees, Birth Parents and Adoptive Families
by Michelle McColm
Paperback List: $15.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $14.35 -- You Save: $1.60 (10%) Published by Second Story Press Publication date: December 1993
Adoption Searches Made Easier
by Joseph J. Culligan
Paperback List: $34.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $34.95 Published by Fja Inc. Publication date: November 1996
Adoption Searcher's Handbook : A Guidebook for Adoptees, Birth Parents & Other Involved in the Adoption Search
by Norma Tillman
Paperback List: $29.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $29.95 Published by Diane Pub. Co. Publication date: March 1994
Are You My Father? : Adventures in the Risky Business of Adoption
by John T. Gatto, Briseis Gatto
Hardcover List: $34.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $34.95 Published by Smith & Varina Pub. Publication date: January 1990
Birthbond : Reunions Between Birthparents and Adoptees - What Happens After...
by Judith S. Gediman
Reprint Edition Paperback List: $13.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $12.55 -- You Save: $1.40(10%) Published by New Horizon Pr Publication date: May 1,1991
Birth Mother Search : Someday I'll Find Her : The True Story of One Woman's Success in Locating Her Birth Mother
by E.B. Schumacher
Paperback List: $9.95-- Amazon.com Price: $9.95 + $0.85 special surcharge Published by Larksdale Press Publication date: May 1993
Birthright : The Guide to Search and Reunion for Adoptees, Birthparents, and Adoptive Parents
by Jean A. S. Strauss
Paperback List: $11.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $10.75 -- You Save: $1.20 (10%) Published by Penguin USA (Paper) Publication date: June 1,1994Synopsis: In 1983, the author--herself an adoptee--began her search for her birth mother. In this inspiring new handbook, she shares her experiences and helps searchers map out their own step-by-step journeys that will help empower and support them throughout this trying and significant time. Dear Birthfather
Paperback List: $5.00-- Amazon.com Price: $5.00 + $2.35 special surcharge Published by Hope Cottage Publication date: June 1992Finding Family
Paperback List: $11.00 -- Amazon.com Price: $9.90 -- You Save: $1.10 (10%) Published by New Star Books Publication date: November 1994
Gathering the Missing Pieces in an Adopted Life
by Kay Moore
Paperback, 201 pages List: $11.99 -- Amazon.com Price: $11.99 Published by Broadman & Holman Pub Publication date: January 1,1995Missing Links : The True Story of an Adoptee's Search for His Birth Parents
Paperback List: $9.95-- Amazon.com Price: $9.95 + $0.85 special order surcharge Published by Claycomb Press Publication date: February 1991
Reunion : The Search for My Birth Family
by Madelene Allen
Hardcover List: $19.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $19.95 Published by Boston Mills Pr Publication date: May 1994The author, Madelene Allen http://www.login.net/inverc, 11/02/96: Proven search handbook -12 known reunions as result of book. A thoughtful story of a seven year Canadian search. It takes the reader through not only the trials and tribulations of living as an adoptee but looks at the history and psychology of adoption. Most important part of the book is the FOCUS on HOW to USE non-identifying information. Each piece is a clue which if used correctly can lead towards reunion. Bibliograby, addresses.
So Here I Am! but Where Did I Come From? : An Adoptee's Search for Identity
by Mary Ruth Wotherspoon
Hardcover, 206 pages List: $19.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $17.96 -- You Save: $1.99 (10%) Published by Pate Pub. Publication date: May 1,1994Synopsis: The author shares with readers the account of her search for her natural parents and offers ways to help others understand the process, and what to expect in their own quests. 71 halftone photos. 1 color illustration.
Stories of Adoption : Loss and Reunion
by Eric Blau
1 Edition Paperback, 131 pages List: $16.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $15.26 -- You Save: $1.69(10%) Published by Newsage Pr Publication date: April 1,1993
The Great Adoptee Search Book
by Jean A. Strauss
Paperback List: $12.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $12.95 Published by Castle Rock Pub. Co. Publication date: October 1990
The Stranger Who Bore Me : Adoptee-Birth Mother Interactions
by Karen March
Library Binding, 128 pages List: $18.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $18.95 Published by Enslow Pub. Publication date: September 1,1990
Where Are My Birth Parents? : A Guide for Teenage Adoptees
by Susan Fischer, Karen Gravelle
Hardcover, 132 pages List: $14.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $14.95 Published by Walker & Co Publication date: June 1,1993Card catalog description: Discusses how and why adopted children may try to locate and get to know their birth parents and examines possible psychological benefits and problems associated with the process.
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