This early academic work on the fourteenth amendment is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a study on the history of the fourteenth amendment and its appearance before congress. This is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in American political history.

All they wanted was a child. They never expected this. A childless couple. An adoption specialist. A little girl with a secret. A young boy with unimaginable powers. A scientist with an over-inflated ego. And an elderly psychic who knows the truth. In the fall of 2002, Claire and Logan adopt five-year-old Samantha and welcome her into their home. But then strange and incredible things begin to happen. The Kellers are unwittingly pulled into an unfathomable...

Clover discovers the Magical Animal Adoption Agency in the first in a marvelous new illustrated chapter book series​!
Despite her name, Clover has always felt decidedly unlucky. So when she stumbles upon a mysterious cottage in the Woods, she can hardly believe her good fortune. It's the Magical Animal Adoption Agency, and it houses creatures of all kinds. Fairy horses, unicorns, and a fiery young dragon are just the beginning!...

"When aging Gabriel's son and daughter adopts an orphaned girl from Peru, Gabriel doesn't know what to think of this foreign child who isn't of his own blood. Besides, he was barely much of a father to his own son...how is he going to take to being a grandfather? The story is made up of moments of sharing between the grandfather and the granddaughter, as well as various interactions around this dilemma with his wife, his lifelong friends, and his...

It would be easy to accept this book as 'another adoption story', that is until you read it. From the first words the reader is caught up in the account, enthralled by not just the tale but the telling of it. Ms. Shiveley Welch's talent reveals the journey to love, her decision to adopt instead of giving birth, her new and wonderful child and most of all her earnest desire and steadfast belief that everything would come to pass.Son of My Soul -The...

Ralph and Alice adopt a baby.

Fascinating look into the early 20th century world of adoption in Kansas City, Missouri. "More Voices of The Willows" is a follow up to "Mansion on a Hill: The Story of The Willows Maternity Sanitarium and the Adoption Hub of America." Adoptees and birth mothers share heartwarming and sometimes heart wrenching reunion stories. Ranging from 1908 until 1969, these twenty-two voices express the common threads of needing to know who am I, what is my family...

Being a bad witch always has a way of coming back to bite you. But can a bad witch learn to become a good witch or will old habits die hard? Jocasta Incantata (aka Kastaspella) is about to discover that being a teenager in another world comes with very fine print. And if you don't read it all with infinite care there are unexpected consequences to deal with.