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The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
The Adoptee Survival Guide: Adoptees Share Their Wisdom and Tools by 
Alternate Roots: Ethnicity, Race, and Identity in Genealogy Media by 
The Dialogical Mind: Common Sense and Ethics by 
The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy by 
Genetic Genealogy in Practice by 
A Guide to Genetic Counseling by 
Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing: Adventures in Discovering News-Making Connections, Unexpected Ancestors, Long-Hidden Secrets, and Solving Historical Puzzles by 
The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are by 
NextGen Genealogy: The DNA Connection by Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation by 
Secrets in Families and Family Therapy by 
The Social Life of DNA by 
Telling Genes: The Story of Genetic Counseling in America by 
Unwanted Legacies by These selections were written from personal experience of finding genealogical surprises, and how the authors dealt with them.
All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir by 
Almost Home: A Memoir by 
Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret by 
August Gale: A Father and Daughter's Journey Into the Storm by 
Broken Tree: How DNA Exposed a Family's Secrets by Exposed by DNA: A Path to Reveal Family Secrets by 
The Foundling: the True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me by 
Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade by 
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by 
Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History by 
The Little Book of Racial Healing: Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation by 
The Lyncher in Me: A Search for Redemption in the Face of History by 
Paper and Spit - Family found: How DNA and Genealogy Revealed My First Parents' Identity by 
Say I'm Dead: A Family Memoir of Race, Secrets, and Love by 
Swabbed and Found: An Adopted Man's DNA Journey to Discover His Family Tree by 
White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing by 
