Through heart warming true stories chosen for greatness shows how adoption has made the world a much better place and how adoption is part of gods plan to ensure that every child enjoys the love of a mother and a father as his own son did this is a book of how lives were changed and how we can change lives. Chosen for greatness profiles 16 well known adoptees who were given the opportunity to change history for the better when they were taken in by their new families their contributions and accomplishments span the spectrum from science to sports religion to entertainment technology to politics these adoptees did. The history of adoption is the history of the world itself children taken in by new families have grown up to dramatically reshape the world in ways most of us do not fully appreciate chosen for greatness profiles 16 well known adoptees who were given the opportunity to change history for the better when they were taken in by their new families their contributions and accomplishments span the spectrum from science to sports religion to entertainment technology to politics . In his new book chosen for greatness how adoption changes the world author paul j batura demonstrates how adoption has influenced and reshaped the world in ways most of us dont even realize