Lives of the Twins

Lives of the Twins
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501169610

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Indivisible by Two

Indivisible by Two
Author: Nancy L. Segal
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2005
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780674019331

A leading expert on twins delves into the stories behind her research to reveal the profound joys and real-life traumas of 12 remarkable sets of twins, triplets, and quadruplets. Segal unravels these moving stories with an eye for the challenges that life as a twin (or triplet or quadruplet) can pose to parents, friends, and spouses, as well as the twins themselves.

One and the Same

One and the Same
Author: Abigail Pogrebin
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2010-10-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0307279626

Journalist Abigail Pogrebin is many things—wife, mother, New Yorker—but the one that has defined her most profoundly is “identical twin.” As children, she and her sister, Robin, were inseparable. But when Robin began to pull away as an adult, Abigail was left to wonder not only why, but also about the very nature of twinship. What does it mean to have a mirror image? How can you be unique when somebody shares your DNA? In One and the Same, Abigail sets off on a quest to understand how genetics shape us, crisscrossing the country to explore the varied relationships between twins, which range from passionate to bitterly resentful. She speaks to the experts and tries to answer the question parents ask most—is it better to encourage their separateness or closeness? And she paints a riveting portrait of twin life, yielding fascinating truths about how we become who we are.

The Life of Twins

The Life of Twins
Author: K. and E. Twinning Store
Publisher:
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781676195405

Debuted as #1 Amazon new release, K&E, founders of Twinning Store, the largest twin store for twins by twins brings you The Life of Twins - Insights from over 120 twins and their friends and family. "Great read for twins, parents of twins and future parents. Provides insights that non twins could never know." - Dustin "This book allows individuals who are not twins, a look into the world of being a twin, or parents to twins - and what a cool place that is!" - Patti In The Life of Twins, they along with other twins, twin parents and friends of twins shares what it is like to live the twin life. It is a resource for twins by over 120 people from all over the world. Read to learn the inside scoop, stories, experiences, advantages, challenges, and uniqueness from the twin perspective. From iconic twin entrepreneurs to twin athletes, from twins who together to twins who have taken different paths, their insights can help you answer everything you want to know about twins. Learn from twin celebrities and twin parents and twins such as the seen in Vogue and Marie Claire Collyer twins, the Awesomeness TV's Bell twins, Refinery 29's Lucie Fink, ABC's Dancing with the Stars Emma and Kelly Slater and so many more. About the authors: In 2017, we decided to start Twinning Store after trying to find other twins online. Fast forward and Twinning Store has grown into a worldwide community of twins that follow our blog, stay posted on our social media and rock our twin clothing and accessories. We still can't believe how much our community has grown and how far it reaches. To us, it seems like yesterday that the hashtag #twinfluencer had 5 posts and it is at 9k time of writing this and publications such as Vogue Magazine, the Atlantic, Telegraph, and Elle using the term. Before we even started Twinning Store, we knew that we could never be experts of all things twins. Our relationship may have similarities to other twins, but we are only connoisseurs of our own twin bond. Just as other twins are experts of their relationship. To make sure we got as much knowledge as possible as a community, we have therefore asked other twins for their input. This book is our vehicle to share all that with you. In other words, this book isn't just written by us, it is a collective effort from over 120 twins, twin moms, twin dads, significant others of twins and friends of twins. This book contains their insights--including practical and tactical advice from twins who have learned things along their twin journey. Whether you are a twin, parent of twins, expecting twins, or want to learn more about twins, this is your guide from the people that live the twin life in over 40 countries. Among other things, you will learn: Some of the ultimate twin perks Must-have twin information directly from twins How often twins communicate and in what way Do twins mind being called "the twins"? Some of the downsides of being twins What to gift a twin How to say the word twin in over 10 languages What advice twins have for non-twins What it is like to date a twin from people who have done just that How twin parents view the twin bond And much more. It is the perfect gift for: twins in all ages (identical, fraternal, girl, boy, woman or man) twin parents or expecting twin moms and dads someone is dating a twin family or friend of twins anyone curious to learn more about the twin bond and twin dynamic This reference book, which we wish was available when we were growing up,

Twins

Twins
Author: Varian Johnson
Publisher: Graphix
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2020
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 9781544451275

"Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there's nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good?"--Provided by publisher.

Entwined Lives

Entwined Lives
Author: Nancy L. Segal
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1999
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780525944652

A groundbreaking study of twins brings together the latest scientific research and case studies to explore the complexities of human behavior and development as it examines such topics as twins separated at birth, pseudotwins, the loss of a twin, the implications of new fertility drugs, and more. 10,000 first printing. Tour.

We, But Me

We, But Me
Author: Kenny Lee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-09-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732543508

Whether fraternal, identical, or just two peas in a pod, twins share an unmistakable connection that lasts a lifetime. Inspire the twins in your community to celebrate their special bonds, while embracing all the things that make them unique. Throughout the book, the "We, but" construct introduces a shared quality on the right-hand side of each spread. Then, when the reader turns the page, they're presented with a trait that showcases each character's individuality.

Accidental Brothers

Accidental Brothers
Author: Nancy L. Segal
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1250101913

"A unique window into human behavior and development." —Steven Pinker The riveting story of two sets of identical twins separated at birth and improbably reunited as adults, a dream case for exploring nature and nurture. Accidental Brothers tells the unique story of two sets of identical Colombian twin brothers who discovered at age 25 that they were mistakenly raised as fraternal twins—when they were not even biological brothers. Due to an oversight that presumably occurred in the hospital nursery, one twin in each pair was switched with a twin in the other pair. The result was two sets of unrelated “fraternal” twins—Jorge and Carlos, who were raised in the lively city of Bogotá; and William and Wilber, who were raised in the remote rural village of La Paz, 150 miles away. Their parents and siblings were aware of the enormous physical and behavioral differences between the members of each set, but never doubted that the two belonged in their biological families. Everyone’s life unraveled when one of the twins—William—was mistaken by a young woman for his real identical twin, Jorge. Her “discovery” led to the truth—that the alleged twins were not twins at all, but rather unrelated individuals who ended up with the wrong families. Blending great science and human interest, Accidental Brothers by Nancy L. Segal and Yesika S. Montoya will inform and entertain anyone interested in how twin studies illuminate the origins of human behavior, as well as mother-infant identification and the chance events that can have profound consequences on our lives.

Someone Else's Twin

Someone Else's Twin
Author: Nancy L. Segal
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2011-07-19
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1616144386

The combination of a riveting true story and cutting-edge twin research makes this book an irresistible page-turner. Identical twins Begoña and Delia were born thirty-eight years ago in Spain’s Canary Islands. Due to chaotic conditions at the hospital or simple human error, the unthinkable happened: Delia was unintentionally switched with another infant in the baby nursery. This fascinating story describes in vivid detail the consequences of this unintentional separation of identical twin sisters. The author considers not only the effects on these particular sisters, but the important implications of this and similar cases for questions concerning identity, familial bonds, nature-nurture, and the law.

Deliberately Divided

Deliberately Divided
Author: Nancy L. Segal
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2021-11-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1538132869

A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Takes the first in-depth look at the New York City adoption agency that separated twins and triplets in the 1960s, and the controversial and disturbing study that tracked the children’s development while never telling their adoptive parents that they were raising a “singleton twin.” In the early 1960s, the head of a prominent New York City Child Development Center and a psychiatrist from Columbia University launched a study designed to track the development of twins and triplets given up for adoption and raised by different families. The controversial and disturbing catch? None of the adoptive parents had been told that they were raising a twin—the study’s investigators insisted that the separation be kept secret. Here, Nancy Segal reveals the inside stories of the agency that separated the twins, and the collaborating psychiatrists who, along with their cadre of colleagues, observed the twins until they turned twelve. This study, far outside the mainstream of scientific twin research, was not widely known to scholars or the general public until it caught the attention of documentary filmmakers whose recent films, Three Identical Strangers and The Twinning Reaction,left viewers shocked, angered, saddened and wanting to know more. Interviews with colleagues, friends and family members of the agency’s psychiatric consultant and the study’s principal investigator, as well as a former agency administrator, research assistants, journalists, ethicists, attorneys, and—most importantly--the twins and their families who were unwitting participants in this controversial study, are riveting. Through records, letters and other documents, Segal further discloses the investigators’ attempts to engage other agencies in separating twins, their efforts to avoid media exposure, their worries over informed consent issues in the 1970s and the steps taken toward avoiding lawsuits while hoping to enjoy the fruits of publication. Segal's spellbinding stories of the twins’ separation, loss and reunion offers readers the behind-the-scenes details that, until now, have been lost to the archives of history.