Bøger af Jo Alexander

Sword of Ages is a novel set amongst the ancient civilizations in the dim world of proto-history, and in a time when fact and magic blurred into an indistinct religion. From the burning wastes of the Arabian desert Yusuf, the six-fingered little orphan boy, is catapulted headlong into trauma and the new life the gods destined for him. Educated in the arcane sciences by his kindly mentor he inherits the fantastic Sword of Ages, only to discover the terrible burdens that duty and love can bring. Finding purpose in his search for the fabled Hall of Records and for the love of his life, he travels amongst the bloodshed and beauty of the ancient world as a warrior-prophet in search of his destiny.

Sword of War is the story of a man's dream playing havoc with his life. From his early childhood in Berlin Otto Hoffmann burns with the ambition to become a famous archaeologist like his hero Heinrich Schliemann, but runs into one disaster after the next. Fate just does not grant him his wish; in fact it would seem as if the gods are doing everything possible to break him. After a tumultuous year at Oxford and driven by passion he ventures into Southern Africa at the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War, and gets sucked into the maelstrom of death and suffering. Tested to the limit he clings to the two things that keeps him alive - his plans to excavate the ruins of Zimbabwe, and the love of the sweet English girl whose father is his bitterest enemy. In the end there is only one outcome, and it changes him beyond anything he ever imagined.

Sword of Destiny is the conclusion of an adventure spanning nearly 4,500 years. At the end of the twentieth century the wealthy and somewhat quirky archaeologist James Hoffman unexpectedly comes across the lost dairy of his great-grandfather that could help him solve a century-old mystery. At the same time he finds what he feels is true love, and blindly sets off in pursuit off both, just as the gods of Fate had planned he should. But his quest leads him along a way he never foresaw or intended, with results that would shake him to the core and change his life and destiny forever, if he can manage to stay alive.

This second "Core Topics" volume specially refers to labour and delivery. The latest findings and the implications for modern midwifery are considered, along with earlier work. The relationship between critically renewed research studies and good practice remains.

This fifth volume in the immensely popular series introduces new topics of Midwifery Practice and revisits some topics already discussed in previous volumes.

This latest volume in the immensely popular Midwifery Practice Series deals with a further set of important issues, this time drawn from all three stages of care during pregnancy.

The latest volume in this series revisits topics particularly pertinent to the postnatal period. It makes a timely contribution to the literature in the context of recent developments in the organisation of midwifery care, the emphasis on woman-centred care and empowerment, and the reclaiming by midwives of the normal birth and puerperium.

It is vital for midwifery practice to be based on up-to-date research, which is necessarily changing and dynamic. This work, a sub-series of the "Midwifery Practice Series" looks at current research findings and discusses the implications for midwifery following the "Changing Childbirth" report.