Overview
Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA was a Global Ebook Awards gold medal winner and a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist. It is Richard Hill's true and intensely personal story of how he pieced together the long-kept secret of his own origins. This highly suspenseful book is a compelling saga of personal detective work that will appeal to anyone who loves a good mystery. But this isn't fiction. It's an engrossing account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records. This fascinating quest, including the author's landmark use of DNA testing, takes listeners on an exhilarating roller-coaster ride and concludes with a twist that rivals anything Hollywood has to offer.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Hill ,
David Colacci
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9781665276757
ISBN 10: 1665276754
Publication Date: 28 February 2017
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
An engaging, page-turning memoir that thoughtfully puts together the pieces of a family puzzle.-- Kirkus
Author Information
Richard Hill's groundbreaking use of genetic genealogy tests in adoption search was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. In order to share his success secrets and tips with other adoptees and genealogists, Richard created an educational website, dna-testing-adviser.com, which makes genetic genealogy understandable to all. His first book, Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA, is a memoir recounting his personal experience as an adoptee searching for his biological family. His second, Guide to DNA Testing, presents a concise, easy-to-understand overview of genetic genealogy testing today. Richard gives talks and interviews on DNA testing. As the unifying expert who bridges the fields of genetic genealogy and adoption search, he has become the go-to person for adoptees and others seeking to find lost relatives or confirm suspected relationships. The author has a BS in physics, an MBA, and more than thirty years of experience in marketing. David Colacci is an actor and director who has directed and performed in prominent theaters nationwide. His credits include roles from Shakespeare to Albee, as well as extensive work on new plays. As a narrator, he has won numerous Earphones Awards, earned Audie Award nominations, and been included in Best Audio of the Year lists by such publications as Publishers Weekly, AudioFile magazine, and Library Journal. He was a resident actor and director with the Cleveland Play House for eight years and has been artistic director of the Hope Summer Rep Theater since 1992.
