New Adoption Books Published or Revised This Year
These new or newly revised books can help as you begin to make the decisions that will define your adoption path.
Yes, You Can Adopt! A Comprehensive Guide to Adoption, by Richard Mintzer (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003), lives up to its name by providing a broad overview of the considerations, decisions, and processes involved in adopting a child. [Read more, or purchase...]
There Are Babies to Adopt, A Resource Guide for Prospective Parents (Revised and Updated), by Christine Adamec (New York: Citadel Press, 2002), is notable for its positive attitude—as the author admits, there is "a lot of cheerleading." But if you’re hesitant to adopt or discouraged by what you hear or think you know about adoption, this book is for you. [Read more, or purchase...]
How to Adopt Internationally, A Guide for Agency-Directed and Independent Adoptions (Revised and Updated), by Jean and Heino Erichsen (Ft. Worth: Mesa House Publishing, 2003), focuses on the process of international adoption, providing a step-by-step guide. [Read more, or purchase...]
Somebody’s Child, Stories from the Private Files of an Adoption Attorney, by Randi Barrow (New York: Perigee, 2002) As an adoption attorney, I picked up Randi Barrow’s new book wondering what I could learn from her files that I did not know from my own. As I read, I found her stories fascinating. Barrow follows each case with a discussion of the points it raises, and many of the points rang true to me. [Read more, or purchase...]
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