Bøger af Robert Marion

In the first book of the Tana-Waka series, Tana-Waka is summoned from his dying planet Earth to another world. An earthlike world with two moons inhabited by a native people not unlike the Native American peoples of Earth. He is their hope to end an ongoing war and unify two enemies who were once one people. This is the second book of this otherworldly series.The Anaka dreamer White Dove has prophesied the Inu attack of the peaceful Maka people. As the Maka villages are decimated by thousands of barbaric Inu warriors, the pregnant dreamer heads to the climactic battle between her and the Inu's evil shaman, the likes of which unleash the fearsome power of nature.The Maka are neither friend nor enemy of the Anaka. To enter Maka lands with Anaka warriors would not be taken kindly, but it is their dreamer who insists they can and must help, or the entire Maka people will die.Tana-Waka and War Chief Haka head south to aid Deputy War Chief Five Killer, as they consider the punishment for three of their senior warriors for breaking formation in battle.A new and heinous evil is discovered in the southern lands that border the Anaka. In Crane and Maka villages, women and children are disappearing in the night and none has returned. These crimes may be heinous enough to unleash the wrath of the forest spirits.

"Warriors Honor" Someone is killing county prosecutors, state attorneys, county probation officers, and the criminals they allow to go free. Is an old serial killer using Native American warrior justice again, after five long years, or is this a new killer that has authorities baffled? Of the two last potential suspects, from the original murder cases, one is in Arizona State Prison. The other is a former Navy SEAL, a man frustrated with the American Justice system that is corrupt and broken, and someone who has apparently dropped off the face of the earth. Detective Mike Furlough is a seasoned Arizona homicide detective, who has spent 21 years with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department. He is a man that is troubled in his personal life, beginning to grasp that his career is nearing its end and he is not only alone, but lonely and unfulfilled. After five years, the same Native American style torture killings is happening again. After four new murders, Detective Furlough is reaching for straws. This savvy killer is selective about who the next victim will be. This killer has left no physical evidence at the crime scenes, except of course the victims' bodies. Furlough delves into the gruesome realm of Native American vengeance and warrior honor. His investigation also uncovers corruption in the probation department and his own department's office politics that go deeper than he imagined. His only lead is a slim one which takes him across the Pacific to the Philippines to find a killer, but he may find what he needs the most.

A dying man from a dying planet returns to the roots of his Native American ancestors. Tana-Waka is called by the Foothills Tribe over the vast distances of space to a land where two powerful tribes must again become one people, or their wars will cause their own destruction.In the first book of the Tana-Waka series, Tana-Waka is summoned from his withering planet Earth to another world by a desperate people. In hopes, he can end an ongoing war and unify enemies who were long ago one people.Tana-Waka awakens in a world with two moons. He is only a man but his link to the forest spirits is an old one. His power is in his ability to see the souls of people; his strongest weapon is his knowledge from the fading memories of his former world, as well as his ability to dream.Legend says the he alone possess blue eyes, power over animals, a mastery of warrior tactics, and an unmatched ability as a diplomat. Aided by the healer Mahanee and Tewani, the chief's beautiful daughter, they try to forge a new path for the people before it is too late.

Do you know what your doctor really thinks or how your doctor really feels about medicine and about you? The seeds lie in the critical first few years of a medical education, and Dr. Robert Marion, director of the Center for Congenital Disorders at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, draws from his own experiences as student, intern, and resident to provide some surprising -- and sobering -- answers.In the course of twenty gripping, illuminating, and extraordinarily candid stories, Dr. Marion reveals the dehumanizing, slightly insane, and often brutal process of medical training. You will experience not only the intense pressure and chronic exhaustion of the doctor-to-be, but also the price the patient must often pay. While each story stands alone as an adventure in medicine, taken together they are a call to change. With profound eloquence and compassion, Dr. Marion explores ways in which to assure that humanity and idealism survive the grueling and destructive path to technical competency.

While supervising a small group of interns at a major New York medical center, Dr. Robert Marion asked three of them to keep a careful diary over the course of a year. Andy, Mark, and Amy vividly describe their real-life lessons in treating very sick children; confronting child abuse and the awful human impact of the AIDS epidemic; skirting the indifference of the hospital bureaucracy; and overcoming their own fears, insecurities, and constant fatigue. Their stories are harrowing and often funny; their personal triumph is unforgettable.This updated edition of The Intern Blues includes a new preface from the author discussing the status of medical training in America today and a new afterword updating the reader on the lives of the three young interns who first shared their stories with readers more than a decade ago.