Best Countries For International Adoption - April 2024

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane: A Novel

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review), a moving novel about tradition, tea farming, and the bonds between mothers and daughters.In their remote mountain village, Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. For the Akha people, ensconced in ritual and routine, life goes on as it has for generations—until a stranger appears at the village gate in a jeep, the first automobile any of the villagers has ever seen. The stranger’s arri... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HMXRVL8
• ASIN: B01HMXRVL8
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Adoption Combat Zone: Deceptions and Collateral Damage: Our True Story of International Adoption

In Adoption Combat Zone the author takes you on a journey of her own personal adoption of four teenagers from Ukraine. From the deceptions and lies told by hosting agencies and while in country, to the trauma her family went through after bringing them home, you will find yourself sobbing, then angry, that such travesties take place, all in the name of helping children have a better future. Through the over 350 families who contributed their stories the reader realizes navigating the world of trauma children and teens is difficult at best and organizations who should support these families who... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1732042608
• ASIN: 1732042608
• ISBN: 1732042608
• Manufacturer: Purpleclothbooks

Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan

Jamie Zeppa was 24 when she left a stagnant life at home and signed a contract to teach for two years in the Buddhist hermit kingdom of Bhutan. Much more than just a travel memoir, Beyond the Sky and the Earth is the story of her time in a Himalayan village, immersed in Bhutanese culture and the wonders of new and lasting love. Whether you're travelling to Bhutan, looking for the best travel writing around, or wishing to be transported to a culture, mindset, and spiritual ethos wonderfully different from your own, Beyond the Sky and the Earth is a joyous and lush memoir that will transfo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 157322815X
• ASIN: 157322815X
• ISBN: 157322815X
• Brand: Brand: Riverhead Trade
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

The Politics of Adoption: International Perspectives on Law, Policy & Practice

This volume identifies and analyses the fundamental social and legal functions of adoption. It is a timely publication as across the world adoption law reform is now giving rise to contentious issues. The change process underway in England and Wales offers an opportunity and a perspective to explore areas of commonality and difference in the experience of other nations. It also provides a window through which to examine the presumption that within and between cultures there exists a common understanding of what is meant by adoption.The book offers a comparative analysis of developments in the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1402041535
• ASIN: 1402041535
• ISBN: 9781402041532
• Manufacturer: Springer

A Long Way from Home

The true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by her natural parents, left alone in a neglected orphanage.Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round the world to adopt little Anna. She couldn’t have been more wanted, loved and cherished. So why was she now in foster care and living with me? It didn’t make sense.Until I learned what had happened. …Dressed only in nappies and ragged T-shirts the children were incarcerated in their cots. Their large eyes stared out blankly from emaciated faces. Some were obviously disabled, others not, but all were badly undernourished. Flies circled around... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0008278199
• ASIN: 0008278199
• ISBN: 0008278199
• Manufacturer: Harper Element

Arthur: The Dog who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home

The epic true story of one man, a dog, and how they found each otherAs seen on an ESPN SC Featured documentaryWhen you're racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing you need is a stray dog tagging along. But that's exactly what happened to Mikael Lindnord, captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, when he threw a scruffy but dignified mongrel a meatball one afternoon.When the team left the next day, the dog followed. Try as they might, they couldn't lose him—and soon Mikael realized that he didn't want to. Crossing rivers, battling illness and injur... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1771643374
• ASIN: 1771643374
• ISBN: 1771643374
• Manufacturer: Greystone Books

Goats of Anarchy 2019: 16-Month Calendar - September 2018 through December 2019

From the renowned Instagram account @GoatsOfAnarchy comes an all new calendar, Goats of Anarchy 2019—all of your favorite faces are here! Goats just want to have fun! Based on the Webby Award–winning Instagram account, Goats of Anarchy 2019 is a 16-month romp through Leanne's farm for special-needs goats. Each month features furry friends, happy smiles, butting heads, and a whole lot of goat quirkiness. Since 2011, Leanne Lauricella has been taking care of goats on her New Jersey farm, and the results are both heartwarming and hilarious. Goats are well known for being some of the sill... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1631064800
• ASIN: 1631064800
• ISBN: 1631064800
• Brand: Hachette Book Group/Motorbooks
• Manufacturer: Rock Point

Born with Wings: The Spiritual Journey of a Modern Muslim Woman

The dramatic, spiritual memoir of a prominent Muslim woman working to empower women and girls across the world—for readers of Malala Yousafzai and Azar Nafisi.Raised in a progressive Muslim family in the shadows of the Himalayan mountains, where she attended a Catholic girls’ school, Daisy experienced culture shock when her family sent her to the States to attend high school in a mostly Jewish Long Island suburb. Ambitious and talented, she quickly climbed the corporate ladder after college as an architectural designer in New York City. Though she loved the freedom that came with being a c... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812995260
• ASIN: 0812995260
• ISBN: 0812995260
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

Are Those Kids Yours?: American Families With Children Adopted From Other Countries

"Cheri Register has given us a thought-provoking glimpse into the deeply complex world of international adoption: the children who grow up in it, the parents who raise them, the parents left behind, and the ethical questions it raises for us all."---Betty Jean Lifton Author of Lost and Found: The Adoption Experience"Well-written and a pleasure to read. `Are Those Kids Yours?' provides an insightful, comprehensive resource for individuals contemplating, awaiting, or bringing up an internationally adopted child. In a clear manner, Register raises appropriate questions, stimulates new thoughtfuln... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0029257506
• ASIN: 0029257506
• ISBN: 0029257506
• Manufacturer: Free Press

Re Jane: A Novel

“Re Jane is snappy and memorable, with its clever narrator and insights on clashing cultures.”—Entertainment WeeklyFor Jane Re, half-Korean, half-American orphan, Flushing, Queens, is the place she’s been trying to escape from her whole life. Sardonic yet vulnerable, Jane toils, unappreciated, in her strict uncle’s grocery store and politely observes the traditional principle of nunchi (a combination of good manners, hierarchy, and obligation). Desperate for a new life, she’s thrilled to become the au pair for the Mazer-Farleys, two Brooklyn English professors and their adopted Chi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00O2BS54Q
• ASIN: B00O2BS54Q
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Predestined Love: Christian Inspirational Romance

."Predestined Love is a story of surrendering to God's perfect will for your life." ********“This short Inspirational Christian Novella is an endearing story about love and faith; the assurance that God answers prayers, that despite trials and tribulations and suffering, one’s faith in the love and power of God will ultimately bear fruit and bring triumph over adversity.”Travelling to Italy was Maria's way of escaping her past and beginning a new life. After being used and treated as cheap by men because of poor judgement, Maria prayed and left her fate in God's Hands to find her the per... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00TMVO9KA
• ASIN: B00TMVO9KA
• Manufacturer: Marshalee Patterson

The Politics of Adoption: International Perspectives on Law, Policy & Practice

Lawyer, academic and social worker Kerry O’Halloran analyses the fundamental social and legal functions of adoption. It is a timely publication, in this, its second edition, as across the world adoption law reform is now giving rise to contentious issues.

• ASIN: 9048180813
• ASIN: 9048180813
• ISBN: 9048180813
• Brand: O Halloran Kerry
• Manufacturer: Springer

Intercountry Adoptions:Laws and Perspectives of "Sending" Countries

The incidence of foreign adoptions from the nations of South America, Eastern Europe and Asia has greatly increased as a result of the drastic decrease in the number of adoptable babies from western nations. This book, written by adoption workers and legal scholars from twelve 'sending' countries, presents, for the first time, details of those countries' adoption laws and procedures as well as international agreements governing foreign adoptions. Intercountry Adoptions constitutes an important and long-awaited reference book for potential adoptive couples, child care workers, legal experts and... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0792332083
• ASIN: 0792332083
• ISBN: 0792332083
• Manufacturer: Springer

The Adoption of Indirect Instruments of Monetary Policy (Occasional paper) (Part 1)

• ASIN: 1557754896
• ASIN: 1557754896
• ISBN: 1557754896
• Manufacturer: International Monetary Fund

Poverty, Inc.

• ASIN: B01AZ1CG1E
• ASIN: B01AZ1CG1E

Adoption Beyond Borders: How International Adoption Benefits Children

Now Available in Paperback, Adoption Beyond Borders endorses international adoption as a viable path to child welfare by exploring key topics including: - Effects of institutionalization on children's developing brains, cognitive abilities, and socioemotional functioning-

• UPC: 49526979
• Rating: 5.0

The Ultimate Insider's Guide to Adoption : Everything You Need to Know About Domestic and International Adoption

Written by a true expert on adoption with personal experience, this comprehensive guide will help prospective adoptive parents through the process. With a warm, engaging voice, Swire Falker's book covers all the facets of both

• UPC: 50722447

The International Adoption Handbook - eBook

For anyone involved in, or thinking about, adopting a child from abroad, The International Adoption Handbook is an essential guide. The process of international adoption can sometimes seem complex, frustrating, and endless. This step-by-step guide,

• UPC: 145858054

An Inconvenient Calling: A FORTY YEAR JOURNEY IN INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS AND HUMANITARIAN AID

Deniese Dillon, Co-founder and Executive Director Emeritus of Dillon International, Inc., leads us through forty plus years of work in international adoption and humanitarian aid in several countries. She presents the early years of the

• UPC: 155500993

The adoption of International Accounting Standards in Germany - eBook

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: 1.7, Glynd?r University, Wrexham known as NEWI (School of Business), course: Financial reporting, language: English, abstract: It can be

• UPC: 610663786

Euro Adoption by Accession Countries - Macroeconomic Aspects of the Economic and Monetary Union - eBook

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Economics - Macro-economics, general, grade: 1,0, Wayne State University (Department of Economics), course: Macroeconomics, 26 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: On 1st May 2004

• UPC: 391778879

Six When He Came to Us : A Memoir of International Adoption

"Motherhood doesn't come with a handbook, but psychologist Parker (contributor to Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul, 2008, etc.) brings her professional knowledge to bear in her account of her family's early years together after

• UPC: 53030983

The Complete Book of International Adoption - eBook

The go-to guide for everything you want to know about international adoptionFrom 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

• UPC: 535721434

Adoption, The Best Gift: A handbook for prospective adoptive parents - eBook

When Nikki Biers and her husband were beginning to look into adoption, they had no idea what to expect or where to start. They met with an adoption attorney who was very thorough legally, but

• UPC: 648732872

Adoption Combat Zone : Deceptions and Collateral Damage: Our True Story of International Adoption

Adoption Combat Zone presents the reader with real life adoption experiences from more than 350 families, including the author. This is hard-hitting, adoption realism and a must-read for anyone considering adoption. Invaluable insights into adoption

• UPC: 911762770