The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption, 2nd Edition
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption, 2nd Edition

Author: Christine Adamec

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-01-04

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 1101218169

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“A beacon through the often tangled and varied paths to parenting through adoption.”— William Pierce, President, National Council for Adoption Hailed as “an extremely valuable resource” by Jann Heffner, executive director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, this new edition covers the adoption process, updated information on cyber adoption, changes in adoption laws, and the financial considerations of adoption. • Updated appendixes with new listings for adoption agencies, publications, adoptive parents’ groups, and adoption attorneys • Comprehensive information on adopting abroad, Internet-assisted adoptions, and the legal aspects of adoption, including pre-birth consent laws

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption

Author: Christine Adamec

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1997-12-01

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 9780028621081

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Offers advice on making an adoption application stand out, the latest adoption trends, and ways to spot scams, with profiles of real-life adopters and adoptees

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stepparenting
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stepparenting

Author: Ericka Lutz

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780028624075

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You're no idiot, of course. You know how to push a toddler on a swing, the recipe for the best gooey chocolate chip cookies, and even how to get teens to confide in you. Your own kids think you're hip, too (although they'd never admit to it). But when it comes to figuring out how not to come across as the wicked stepparent, you feel like you need a magical potion. Don't reach for the garlic yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Stepparenting gives you sanity-saving advice for dealing with the stepfamily, getting to know your stepchildren, and feeling confident in your role. In this Complete Idiot's Guide® you get: --Tips for dealing with the dreaded “first meeting.” --The top 10 complaints of stepmoms and stepdads—and how to deal with them. --Disciplining do's and don'ts. --Practical suggestions for dealing with the Ex. --Expert advice on making time for romance!

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Reformation & Protestantism
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Reformation & Protestantism

Author: James S. Bell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780028642703

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An easy-to-understand history of the Reformation and how it created modern Protestantism, for anyone interested in understanding why the Protestant churches, denominations and beliefs are what they are today.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating

Author: Steven Kerry Brown

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9781592576524

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An updated and revised edition of the most highly recommended guide to learning to be a private investigator-or just using the tools PIs do to understand what goes on in your local courthouse, find information in public records, and perform searches to save you time and money. Among the changes for this edition- Completely new chapters on skip tracing Up-to-date information on how to make money by understanding your local courthouse and finding not-so-hidden gems in public records Under-the-radar databases you need to know about Completely new-and hot-chapters on due diligence searches, including pre-employment and tenant screening investigations and adoption searches

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jewish History and Culture
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jewish History and Culture

Author: Benjamin Blech

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9781592572403

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An updated and revised edition of one of The Complete Idiot's Guidespopular religion and history titles. Additional information about Jews in early American history through the 19th century. Expanded coverage of Jewish history and culture in the places you might least expect - Asia and South America. Jewish history and culture brought up to date to 2004.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry

Author: S. Brent Morris

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781592574902

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In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry, an expert author reveals the truths and dispels the myths that have surrounded the Freemasons for hundreds of years- Were the first masons 14th-century stone masons and cathedral builders, or can Freemasonry really be traced back as far as Egypt, Babylon, and Palestine? The Masonic insistence on the belief in a Supreme Being The Masons and the Knights Templar True or false- the Masons coordinated the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution. How are Masons initiated, and exactly what goes on in a Masonic lodge? What s the difference between the York Rite and the Scottish Rite, and are there women and African American Freemasons? The Masons in the streets of Washington, DC- a tour