Bøger af Jason Warner

Surrogacy is a gift that allows couples and individuals, who may not be able to have children traditionally, an opportunity to become parents. The Journey of Same-Sex Surrogacy gives others hope that they, too, can have a family. It's a book about possibilities and dreams that details the trials along the way. Jason Warner and his partner, deMarco, eagerly want to start the next chapter of their life together. They discover they could each possibly have a biological child that would also be a fraternal twin to the other through a surrogate mother using in vitro fertilization (IVF). Although it's a new field with few resources, Warner walks readers through this journey of discovery, sharing life-changing decisions, answering many questions and providing several resources while also including stories of others. He also offers valuable information on legal and medical issues that couples face when pursuing surrogacy.

Sevastian & the Purple Fairy is a children's book of stories sharing the journey of a young boy named Sevastian upon meeting a purple fairy. Sevastian is a foster child who has finally found the home and family of his dreams. On his 5th birthday Sevastian meets a purple fairy and he is visited every year thereafter where he is taken to a different world named Xanarouge. The creatures of Xanarouge teach Sevastian many life lessons through his growing years. Sevastian is given a golden key and is told that one day it will unlock the wish he has been waiting for. A book full of wonder and wishes, these stories remind us that with the power of positive thinking, all things are possible.

A continent-wide survey of Islamic State's presence, local allies and trajectories of violence in Africa.

In 2019, Islamic State lost its last remaining sliver of territory in Syria, and its Caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed. These setbacks seemed to herald the Caliphate''s death knell, and many now forecast its imminent demise. Yet its affiliates endure, particularly in Africa: nearly all of Islamic State''s cells on the continent have reaffirmed their allegiance, attacks have continued in its name, many groups have been reinvigorated, and a new province has emerged. Why, in Africa, did the two major setbacks of 2019 have so little impact on support for Islamic State? The Islamic State in Africa suggests that this puzzle can be explained by the emergence and evolution of Islamic State''s provinces in Africa, which it calls ''sovereign subordinates''. By examining the rise and development of eight Islamic State ''cells'', the authors show how, having pledged allegiance to IS Central, cells evolved mostly autonomously, using the IS brand as a means for accrual of power, but, in practice, receiving relatively little if any direction or material support from central command. Given this pattern, IS Central''s relative decline has had little impact on its African affiliates--who are likely to remain committed to the Caliphate''s cause for the foreseeable future.