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The Actor, a Script, and an Ox: A Zen Approach to Acting

Examines the reasons nearly two hundred thousand single American women have decided to become mothers, and discusses father's rights, adoption, family responses, and the effects of single parenting on mother and child

By A. F. Winter

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9780531098479, titled "And Baby Makes Two: Motherhood Without Marriage" | Franklin Watts, October 1, 1984, cover price $16.95 | also contains And Baby Makes Two: Motherhood Without Marriage | About this edition: Examines the reasons nearly two hundred thousand single American women have decided to become mothers, and discusses father's rights, adoption, family responses, and the effects of single parenting on mother and child

May the Circle Be Unbroken: An Intimate Journey into the Heart of Adoption

Examines the adoption process and its personal, practical, legal, and emotional implications

By Lynn C. Franklin

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Hardcover:

9780517707555 | 1st edition (Harmony Books, November 1, 1998), cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Examines the adoption process and its personal, practical, legal, and emotional implications

Paperback:

9781478355342 | Createspace Independent Pub, October 16, 2012, cover price $12.99

9780595340958 | Authors Choice Pr, January 30, 2005, cover price $19.95

9780609804803 | Three Rivers Pr, December 1, 1999, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Examines the adoption process and its personal, practical, legal, and emotional implications

Adoption Detective: Memoir of an Adopted Child

By Martin Land

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Hardcover:

9781604945713 | Wheatmark Inc, August 15, 2011, cover price $46.95

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9781604945706 | Wheatmark Inc, August 15, 2011, cover price $21.95

Somebody's Child: Stories from the Private Files of an Adoption Attorney

An attorney specializing in adoption journeys behind the scenes of adoption to provide a personal look at the experience from the perspective of birth mothers and adoptive parents alike and addresses such issues as adoption scams, gay adoption, and open adoption. Original.

By Randi G. Barrow

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9780399528163 | J P Tarcher, October 1, 2002, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: An attorney specializing in adoption journeys behind the scenes of adoption to provide a personal look at the experience from the perspective of birth mothers and adoptive parents alike and addresses such issues as adoption scams, gay adoption, and open adoption.

Loved by Choice: True Stories That Celebrate Adoption

By Susan E. Horner and Kelly Fordyce Martindale

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9780800717865 | Fleming H Revell Co, March 1, 2002, cover price $20.00

Adoption Digest: Stories of Joy, Loss, and the Journey

By Rita Laws and Tim O'Hanlon

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9780897896696 | Praeger Pub Text, September 30, 2001, cover price $27.95

9780313374920 | Praeger Pub Text, September 30, 2001, cover price $27.95

Sacred Connections: Stories of Adoption

An illustrated celebration of adoption collects images and stories from twenty-five adoptive families to paint a loving portrait of the relationships underpinning the adoption process, from birth parents to adoptive families.

By Niki Berg (photographer) and Mary Ann Koenig

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9780762408016 | Running Pr Book Pub, February 27, 2001, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: An illustrated celebration of adoption collects images and stories from twenty-five adoptive families to paint a loving portrait of the relationships underpinning the adoption process, from birth parents to adoptive families.

Be My Baby: Parents and Children Talk About Adoption

First-person accounts by birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted children examines how adoption, including open and multiracial adoption, impacts individuals and families, and reveals the frustration, joy, and expectations.

By Gail Kinn and Ken Shung (photographer)

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9781579651527 | Artisan, September 1, 2000, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: First-person accounts by birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted children examines how adoption, including open and multiracial adoption, impacts individuals and families, and reveals the frustration, joy, and expectations.

Eleanor's Rebellion: A Mother, Her Son, and Her Secret

In a heartfelt account of the relationship between a son and his mother, the author describes his discovery at the age of forty that he had been adopted, his out-of-wedlock birth, his adoption by a woman who turned out to be his own birth mother, the revelation of his real father--actor Van Heflin--and their impact on his life. 15,000 first printing.

By David Siff

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9780375401756 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The author describes his discovery at the age of forty that he had been adopted, his out-of-wedlock birth, his adoption by a woman who was actually his own birth mother, and the revelation of his real father--actor Van Heflin.

Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother

Records the adoption process as well as the author's hopes and fears about motherhood and adoption while waiting for the birth of her adopted biracial son

By Jana Wolff

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9780836221862 | Andrews McMeel Pub, February 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Records the adoption process as well as the author's hopes and fears about motherhood and adoption while waiting for the birth of her adopted biracial son

Paperback:

9780967214313 | Vista Communications, January 1, 2000, cover price $14.95

Thank You Son for Finding Me: A Birthmother's Story

By Beth J. Kane

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9780944031827 | Aslan Pub, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.95

Child of My Heart: A Celebration of Adoption

A positive and thought-provoking look at the joys and frustrations of adopting a child offers insights and impressions from those who have undergone the experience, including Rosie O'Donnell, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Pearl S. Buck. Original.

By Barbara Alpert (editor)

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9780425169018 | Berkley Pub Group, May 1, 1999, cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Adoptive parents share stories of excitement, joy, trepidation, and fulfillment

To Love a Child: A Reluctant Father Adopts a "Forgotten" Child

The author relates how he and his wife decided to adopt a toddler who was born addicted to drugs taken by his late mother, and how the three of them, through patience, generosity, and love, finally became a real family. IP.

By Ted Schwarz

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9780882821368 | New Horizon Pr, November 1, 1995, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: The author relates how he and his wife decided to adopt a toddler who was born addicted to drugs taken by his late mother, and how the three of them, through patience, generosity, and love, finally became a real family.

The Adoption Reader: Birth Mothers, Adoptive Mothers, and Adopted Daughters Tell Their Stories

More than thirty mothers and adoptees--including Louise Erdrich, Nancy Mairs, and Minnie Bruce Pratt--recount their experiences with adoption and explore such issues as open adoption, cross-cultural adoption, birth records, and adoption by lesbians. Original. IP.

By Susan Wadia-Ells (editor)

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9781878067654 | Seal Pr, October 1, 1995, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: More than thirty mothers and adoptees--including Louise Erdrich, Nancy Mairs, and Minnie Bruce Pratt--recount their experiences with adoption and explore such issues as open adoption, cross-cultural adoption, birth records, and adoption by lesbians.

When Home Is No Haven: Child Placement Issues

Examines important issues in child abuse and neglect cases and analyzes specific cases to discuss child placement

By Ruth Lord, Barbara F. Nordhaus and Albert J. Solnit

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9780300050912 | Yale Univ Pr, January 29, 1992, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: Examines important issues in child abuse and neglect cases and analyzes specific cases to discuss child placement

Paperback:

9780300059311 | Reissue edition (Yale Univ Pr, January 26, 1994), cover price $22.00

The Other Mother: A Woman's Love for the Child She Gave Up for Adoption

Product Description: The courageous story of a mother who surrenders her child for adoption and searches for him 19 years later.--Booklist.

By Carol Schaefer

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9780939149414 | Soho Pr Inc, January 1, 1991, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The author recounts how she was forced to give her baby up for adoption and stay in a home for unwed mothers, and describes her feelings meeting the grownup son she never knew

Paperback:

9780939149759 | Reprint edition (Soho Pr Inc, September 1, 1992), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The courageous story of a mother who surrenders her child for adoption and searches for him 19 years later.

Birthbond: Reunions Between Birthparents and Adoptees - What Happens After...

Clears up misconceptions about mothers who give up their children for adoption and the reunions of adopted children with their birthmothers

By Judith S. Gedimen

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9780882820729 | Reprint edition (New Horizon Pr, April 1, 1991), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Clears up misconceptions about mothers who give up their children for adoption and the reunions of adopted children with their birthmothers

Wanted: First Child : A Birth Mothers Story With the Adoption Process

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By Rebecca, Harsin

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9780931832697 | Fithian Pr, February 1, 1991, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: book

Adoption Story: A Son Is Given

The Ryans adopt the son of an unmarried woman but the birth mother becomes determined to take back her child one year later, triggering a stormy court battle

By Marguerite Ryan

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9780892563388 | Rawson Assoc, April 1, 1989, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The Ryans adopt the son of an unmarried woman but the birth mother becomes determined to take back her child one year later, triggering a stormy court battle

Paperback:

9780843930481 | Reprint edition (Leisure Books, November 1, 1990), cover price $3.95

Adoption: A Handful of Hope

Looks at the changing attitudes towards adoption, criticizes the adoption procedures of the past, and offers advice on creating humane adoptions

By Suzanne Arms

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9780890875513 | Celestial Arts, December 1, 1989, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Looks at the changing attitudes towards adoption, criticizes the adoption procedures of the past, and offers advice on creating humane adoptions

The Adoption Triangle: Sealed or Opened Records: How They Affect Adoptees, Birth Parents, and Adoptive Parents

Chronicles the current controversy in adoption cases through interviews and case studies

By Annette Baran, Reuben Pannor and Arthur D. Sorosky

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9780931722592 | Reissue edition (Taylor Pub, October 1, 1989), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the current controversy in adoption cases through interviews and case studies

With Child: One Couple's Journey to Their Adopted Children

An American couple describes their coming to grips with infertility, the decision to adopt, and the frustration of the adoption process itself

By Susan T. Viguers

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9780151975143 | Harcourt, February 1, 1986, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The author discusses her infertility, decision to adopt a child, the difficulties of making the arrangements, and what adoption has meant to her and her husband

Paperback:

9780809314980 | Reprint edition (Southern Illinois Univ Pr, March 1, 1989), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: An American couple describes their coming to grips with infertility, the decision to adopt, and the frustration of the adoption process itself

River of Promise: Two Women's Story of Love and Adoption

By Judith Dahl

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9780931055645 | Innisfree Pr, February 1, 1989, cover price $9.95

To Keera With Love: Abortion, Adoption, or Keeping the Baby

By Kayla M. Becker and Connie K. Heckert

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9781556120725 | Sheed & Ward, November 1, 1987, cover price $12.00

Beyond the Babylift: A Story of an Adoption

By Pamela Chatterton Purdy

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9780687030828 | Abingdon Pr, September 1, 1987, cover price $14.95

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