- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Oryx Press; 3 edition (1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1573561150
- ISBN-13: 978-1573561150
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.4 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 540 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,172,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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.,."crammed with helpful strategies....this guide is likely to diminish the amount of time searchers spend looking for sources, and will surely provide support throughout the process."-Kirkus Reviews
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Now in its third edition, this resource provides a detailed guide for adoptees and their birthparents. It offers a wealth of ideas, advice, resources, and encouragement to those considering embarking on their own journey of discovery. Drawing from personal experiences as well as extensive research, author Jane Askin presents creative ways to overcome obstacles and attack problems that occur during the search process. She presents realistic choices and alternatives, and their consequences for both parties. New to this edition is coverage of the advances that have been made in the area of electronic search methods for adoptees and birthparents, and how even the most novice computer users can assess them. State-by-state listings of adoption laws have also been updated, as have the addresses and contact information for the various groups, organizations and other resources featured in the book.
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As an adoptee or birthparent who initiates a search for those from whom you have been separated through relinquishment and adoption you instinctively feel you have a right to information. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
As an adoptee or birthparent who initiates a search for those from whom you have been separated through relinquishment and adoption you instinctively feel you have a right to information. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Make it your "search bible"!,
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This review is from: Search: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents 3rd Edition (Paperback)
This is undoubtedly the most comprehensive book on completing an adoption search that you will be able to find. The difference between this and other books that show you how to investigate to find missing people is that Askin's book is specifically tailored for the adoption situation. An adoptee herself, Askin is keenly aware with the emotional issues that go into a search for birth parents or relinquished child. In fact, the first few chapters are dedicated to helping the reader decide if he or she can invest, emotionally as well as financially, time-wise, etc. in the huge commitment undertaking an adoption search requires. From there she delves into the "how-to's" of a search. No, it will not necessarily lead a person with an extremely complicated search to her answers (in my case, I can't uncover my birth father's name, even after ten years). However, it was instrumental in leading me straight to my birth mother. One thing I wish it covered was the reunion process and what to expect afterward...but that's what books like _Birth Bond_ by Gediman, Dunphy, and Brown are for.
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Search: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents,
By Victoria Jandran (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Search: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents 3rd Edition (Paperback)
I Loved the support of the book. I no longer felt alone after reading it. I used the sample letter in the book and found my birth mom and got to have a reunion this year with her and my sisters. Thank You, Jane Askin! This book is very detailed and very factual, but easy to understand and follow -If your affected by adoption this book is a must for your library-buy it today!!
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Excellent search tool,
By Poohybear2@aol.com (Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Search: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents 3rd Edition (Paperback)
This is a wonderful guide for searches. It takes you through your search step by step. "Search" also gives contact addresses for support groups, sample letters to send seeking information & the addresses to send those letters to during your search. I found it a very helpful book.
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