Lifeline: The Action Guide to Adoption Search [Paperback]

Virgil L. Klunder (Author)

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Citing the minimal (often critical) need of identifying family medical histories, Klunder, himself an adoptee, offers a compendium of advice and encouragement for adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents to sharpen and strengthen their skills at locating blood relatives with whom connections had been severed by the relinquishment and adoption process. Almost three-fourths of his book consists of state-by-state directories of agencies and services (official and volunteer), contacts and tips, sample letters of inquiry, and suggested readings. While Klunder's work would have benefited from more careful editing (at least two text lines are missing; punctuation and spelling errors are frequent), the information sources he provides should be useful, particularly in public library or social agency settings.
- Suzanne W. Wood, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Alfred
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Caradium Pub (June 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879499177
• ISBN-13: 978-1879499171
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,180,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A treasure-trove of information, although it needs an update, June 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lifeline: The Action Guide to Adoption Search (Paperback)

This resource for the adoptee or birth parent in search is very valuable. Since its 1991 publication, many of the addresses of information sources have changed, it is still worthy of a read. If you are just starting your search, read this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Search Tool, October 28, 2009

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This review is from: Lifeline: The Action Guide to Adoption Search (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resouce for anyone searching within the adoption triad community. The forms necessary to aquire and send information within this book are a must. This explains all the pitfalls and were and hows for a positive search.

4.0 out of 5 stars exceptionally good!, November 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lifeline: The Action Guide to Adoption Search (Paperback)

Mr Klunder had a very good way of describing situations, citing examples, which makes all the difference in the world! His book gave me lots of ideas as to what types of questions to ask and HOW to ask them in order to get the most information in the answers! I am searching in the state of NJ and it is a very difficult state to get info from, and I am hoping to use some of the info from Mr Klunder's book in order to obtain the information I seek. If Mr Klunder happens to read this, I would certainly appreciate him contacting me. I have some questions I would like to ask him. Thanks for all the great information Mr Klunder, your book was certainly valuable to me! I went to the library reference section where I found your book and I was so involved, I got through it in 3 days!