In this wholly original & remarkably ambitious work ' Atrocitologist' Matthew White considers man's inhumanity to man across several thousand years of history. From the First Punic War & the collapse of Mayan rule to the reign of Peter the Great & the cataclysmic events of the Second World War White's epic book spans centuries & civilisations as it measures the hundred most violent events in human history. If we study history in order to avoid the mistakes of the past then there can be no more important place to start. ...

A prophetic & experimental masterpiece by J. G. Ballard the acclaimed author of Crash & Super-Cannes. This edition features explanatory notes from the author. The irrational all-pervading violence of the modern world is the subject of this extraordinary tour de force. The central characters dreams are haunted by images of John F. Kennedy & Marilyn Monroe dead astronauts & car-crash victims as he traverses the screaming wastes of nervous breakdown. Seeking his sanity he casts himself in a number of roles: H-bomber pilot presidential assassin crash victim psychopath. Finally through the black perverse magic of violence he transcends his psychic turmoil to find the key to a bizarre new sexuality. ...

We now know that the desire to become attached to a partner is a natural human drive
- not a weak attribute of clingy females as
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How do past relationships shape who we are today? Attachment theory offers a powerful model for explaining how our earliest relationships affect not only our development as children but also our feelings & behaviour as adults. This succinct & highly readable book offers the perfect introduction to a fascinating & fast-growing field. It explains the key concepts in attachment theory & describes how the main attachment types play out both in childhood & later life. It identifies some of the intriguing questions being explored by research such as: a- What part do individuals attachment histories play in adult relationships? a- What scope is there for attachment styles established in infancy to change later in life? Students & professionals alike from across the fields of psychology counselling health & social work will find this an illuminating & thought-provoking guide to the rich complexity of human behaviour. ...

SEPARATION the second volume of ATTACHMENT & LOSS continues John Bowlbys influential work on the importance of the parental relationship to mental health. Here he considers separation & the anxiety that accompanies it: the fear of imminent or anticipated separation the fear induced by parental threats of separation & the inversion of the parent-child relationship. Dr Bowlby re-examines the situations that cause us to feel fear & compares them with evidence from animals. He concludes that fear is initially aroused by certain elemental situations
- sudden movement darkness or separation
- which although intrinsically harmless are indicative of an increased risk of danger.

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In this classic work of psychology John Bowlby examines the processes that take place in attachment & separation & shows how experimental studies of children provide us with a recognizable behaviour pattern which is confirmed by discoveries in the biological sciences. He makes clear that human attachment is an instinctive response to the need for protection against predators & one as important for survival as nutrition & reproduction. ...

This eloquent book translates attachment theory & research into an innovative framework that grounds adult psychotherapy in the facts of childhood development. Advancing a model of treatment as transformation through relationship the author integrates attachment theory with neuroscience trauma studies relational psychotherapy & the psychology of mindfulness. Vivid case material illustrates how therapists can tailor interventions to fit the attachment needs of their patients thus helping them to generate the internalized secure base for which their early relationships provided no foundation. Demonstrating the clinical uses of a focus on nonverbal interaction the book describes powerful techniques for working with the emotional responses & bodily experiences of patient & therapist alike. ...

Every day teachers & other school staff have to deal with children who present challenging behaviour during their learning process at school. This book combines the fundamental principles of attachment theory with teacher-based case studies & practical how to interventions. ...

This text offers a comprehensive account of how social developmental perspectives & attachment theory can illuminate practice in the field of child protection & family support. Drawing extensively throughout on case study material the text moves from an introduction to the key theories to a detailed outline of the main methods & processes. It offers a carefully developed & systematically tested practice & assessment model for professionals in this area & should be a valuable resource for students & professionals alike. ...

It's 1999 & for the staff of one newspaper office the internet is still a novelty. By day two young women Beth & Jennifer spend their hours emailing each other discussing in hilarious detail every aspect of their lives from love troubles to family dramas. & by night Lincoln a shy lonely IT guy spends his hours reading every exchange. At first their emails offer a welcome diversion but as Lincoln unwittingly becomes drawn into their lives the more he reads the more he finds himself falling for one of them. By the time Lincoln realizes just how head-over-heels he really is it's way too late to introduce himself. What would he say to her? ' Hi I'm the guy who reads your e-mails
- & also I think I love you'. After a series of close encounters Lincoln decides it's time to muster the courage to follow his heart ' & find out whether there really is such a thing as love before first-sight.
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