Living in the Know: The Adoptee's Quick-Start Guide to Finding Family with DNA Testing is a book about the importance of knowing the truth of one's origins and solving cases of unknown parentage with DNA Testing. Part memoir, part quick-start guide, Geraldine Berger, "The Genetic Genealogy Coach," shares her own journey to living in the know. The search for her birth parents spanned a cumulative thirty-four years, due to sealed records, aliases and other erroneous information. Berger tells you which DNA tests to use and how to navigate websites like Ancestry.com. She guides you step-by-step through the Berger Method, the proven strategy she has used to solve hundreds of cases of unknown parentage and other family tree mysteries. Berger's compelling personal story- and those of twelve others whom she has reunited with members of their biological families- make a powerful argument for discovering the truth of one's origins. Are you ready to live in the know? What's Inside? The Quick-Start Guide to Finding Family with DNA Testing Gerri's proven DNA testing strategy A special chapter for birth parents and birth family members searching for an adoptee Step-by-step instructions on how to download your raw DNA data and upload it to other sites Important considerations and search outcomes.
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