An attack by the Decepticons leaves the Autobots crashed on Earth for millions of years until the Decepticons appear again, looking to steal Earth's resources to create energy. In the second episode the Autobots revive & attempt to defeat the Decepticons with a booby trap, but it all goes wrong, & Optimus Prime takes the blast. In the final part of this story evil Megatron predicts the Autobots next move all too easily & it looks like the Autobots will be defeated by the Decepticons... or will they? In ' Transport to Oblivion' the Autobots become unwitting helpers in an evil Decepticon plot to test a space-bridge they have built. Spike & Bumblebee are duped into leading the Autobots across it, & into a trap... In ' Roll For It' Bumblebee, Spike & Chip Chase, a wheelchair-bound computer genius, crack the secret of an anti-matter formula. But Megatron steals the formula, etched on a computer chip, & the Autobots soon discover how much more dangerous he is with this new power. Finally, in ' Divide & Conquer', Optimus Prime takes some serious hits from Decepticon jet fighters & a select group of Autobots must travel to Cybertron to get a vital part to repair him. But can they get the part before the Decepticons take advantage of Optimus' weakness & launch a full-scale attack? ...

Five more episodes featuring the original robots in disguise. In ' Fire in the Sky' the Decepticons find a Transformer frozen in the ice at the North Pole. 'SOS Dinobots' sees the Autobots discover dinosaur bones in their cave. ' Countdown to Extinction' has the Transformers come to the rescue when Starscream tries to explode the Earth. 'A Plague of Insecticons' finds the Decepticons joining forces with the Insecticons & attempting to steal oil from a refinery. Finally, in ' Heavy Metal War', Megatron & Optimus Prime engage in a deadly duel, the outcome of which will effect the Autobots' future on Earth. ...

The fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising has been held responsible for everything from the outbreak of conflict in Northern Ireland to the alienation of an entire generation in the Republic of Irel&. This book examines the myths behind the most elaborate commemoration of the Rising to date ...

The war on terror, the war in Iraq & the Palestine problem are among the most daunting foreign policy dilemmas of our time, & they are interrelated in a complex web of ideology, myth & fact. This book explains why the 'hawks' inside the American Jewish community usually win & the 'doves' usually lose battles to influence US policy. ...

Pro-social modelling refers to the process by which the worker acts as a good motivating role model in order to bring out the best in people. This edition provides an accessible guide to what pro-social practice is & how to do it, offering support & guidance for managers & practitioners seeking to implement & develop pro-social practice. ...

Provides an accessible overview of the 'transformation' of Children's Services in Engl&. This book argues that the many changes which have taken place within, & beyond, Children's Services are related to the politics of Neoliberalism which, it is maintained, lie at the core of the Change for Children programme. ...