Fifth edition of this long-running guide to Canada's transcontinental train ride.

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The eighth edition of the definitive guide to the world's longest railway journey is a major revision entirely re-researched & updated by Anna Kaminski a Russian-UK dual-national educated in both countries. All routes were retravelled & there is additional information on Siberia including the Lake Baikal area. The book

Includes:: kilometre by kilometre route guides to the Trans-Siberian (Moscow-Vladivostok) Trans-Mongolian (Moscow-Beijing via Ulaan Baatar) & Trans-Manchurian (Moscow-Beijing) journeys with strip maps in Russian English & Chinese plus a new section on the Siberian BAM route; city guides & maps to 25 stopovers including Moscow St Petersburg Sergiev Posad Rostov-Yaroslavski Yaroslavl Vladimir Suzdal Nizhny Novgorod Vyatka (Kirov) Perm Yekaterinburg Tyumen Tobolsk Omsk Novosibirsk Tomsk Krasnoyarsk Irkutsk Lake Baikal Listvyanka Bolshie Koty Bratsk Severobaikalsk Nizhneangarsk Ulan Ude Chita Birobidzhan Khabarovsk Vladivostok Ulaan Baatar Harbin Beijing where to stay & eat information about Siberia & the railway & 76 maps plus timetables rail fares Russian & Chinese phrases.

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The Trans-Siberian routes are some of the greatest rail journeys of the world. Whichever one you choose it s a rewarding experience of changing landscapes & culture people & of life on the rails. Anthony Haywood Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 8 authors 7 time zones 15 000+ km of railway track Countless breathtaking vistas Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Comprehensive planning tools Life on the Rails feature In-depth background Easy-to-read layout ...

Transactional Analysis (TA) is a versatile & comprehensive system of psychotherapy. Transactional Analysis: 100 Key Points & Techniques synthesises developments in the field making complex material accessible & offering practical guidance on how to apply the theory & refine TA psychotherapy skills in practice. Divided into seven manageable sections the 100 key points cover: the philosophy theory methods & critique of the main approaches to TA TA perspectives on the therapeutic relationship diagnosis contracting & treatment planning using TA a trouble shooting guide to avoiding common pitfalls refining therapeutic skills As such this book is essential reading for trainee TA therapists those preparing for examinations as well as experienced practitioners who will find much practical guidance on the skilful & mindful application of this cohesive system of psychotherapy. ...

SAGE celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Counselling in Action in November 2008. Praise for the First Edition: ' Ian Stewart has made the difficult link between theory & practice clear without being patronizing. This is valuable for everyone interested in TA since many concepts can only be fully assimilated when linked to actual examples. Even if you are not in clinical practice this book would be a useful addition to your library & for anyone in training or beginning practice this is required reading'
- Group Relations"." Transactional Analysis Counselling in Action Third Edition" meets a demand for a clearly-written step-by-step account of the process & practice of using transactional analysis to promote personal change. This book retains the successful overall structure & organisation of the popular earlier editions but has been fully revised. Key features of this new edition include: 'concise' 'hands-on' descriptions of current techniques & concepts in transactional analysis presented in an accessible style that is immediately useful to the practitioner; a sequence of chapters that are ordered to reflect successive stages in the typical process of therapeutic change using transactional analysis (this assists in building understanding & application of transactional analysis step by step in the order that is likely to arise during actual psychotherapy or counselling); & expanded discussion of the protective procedure known as 'closing the escape hatches' (no-suicide no-homicide no-go-crazy decision). It also

Includes:: possible contra-indications; a single extended case history that runs through the book to illustrate practice & theory; ' Key Ideas' panels which provide summaries of the main ideas that are described in each section or chapter; & ' Self-supervision sequences' that offers suggested checklists of questions that readers can use in appraising their own work with clients. In this revised Third Edition of his bestselling guide Ian Stewart offers trainee & practising psychotherapists & counsellors an introduction to the core concepts & basic techniques of transactional analysis. Ian Stewart is Co-Director of The Berne Institute Nottingham. He is accredited by the ITAA & the EATA as a Teaching & Supervising Transactional Analyst."


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Bill Phillips is back...with the book that goes beyond Body for Life the 1 New York Times bestseller to transform your life in 18 short weeks. Transformation changes the way you think one week at a time step by step. Within these pages Phillips delivers on the titles promise. In a unique fusion of art science common sense & the wisdom of the life experience itself Transformation illuminates the right way to making significant meaningful & healthy changes. Specifically Phillips guides readers step-by-step through his Transformation Tenets which when practiced daily energizes authentic & lasting change beginning deep within your heart & then radiating out into every aspect of your life & are reflected in everything you see do feel & experience. Truly.. .the Transformation is the way to change everything; your body yourself but only beginning there.A Broken down into key steps that are easy to follow from day to day this book means that you can realise the small changes that add up to total transformation." ...

At the end of 2007 St Pancras became the new London terminus for the high speed channel tunnel rail link to continental Europe taking over from Waterloo International. Central to this change the entire structure & area around St Pancras have been renovated & transformed as one of the largest civil engineering projects in Europe. This book looks at the history & process of the project & shows how the old St Pancras one of Londons finest Victorian stations has been both restored to its original glory & extended for the demands of 21st-century rail travel. Packed full of specially commissioned photography & written by those intimately involved in the project The Transformation of St Pancras Station" tells the remarkable story of how the original building was renovated & expanded with major new additions & how the surrounding area has been regenerated to become a desirable destination in its own right." ...

This book shows you how to use the techniques of neuro-linguistic programming to bring about profound & lasting personal transformation. Healer & NLP practitioner Cissi Williams reveals how NLP can be a powerful tool for helping people free themselves from the grips of their ego & connect more fully with their spirit. She explains: What NLP is & how it relates to spiritual wisdom The essential tools for using NLP to heal with the spirit How to use language to bring about deep healing How to bring about your personal breakthrough How to coach yourself & others You will learn how NLP can change negative feelings into positive increase your spiritual energy & help to reduce your self-limiting beliefs. As you gain greater skills Cissi explains how the highest forms of self-healing will take place. You will access your wise inner self & experience extraordinary new levels of awareness. Packed with practical exercises & case studies based on the authors many years of coaching & training experience this book provides an exciting new dimension to the ever-popular subject of NLP ...

In this book Erika Fischer-Lichte traces the emergence of performance as an art event in its own right. In setting performance art on an equal footing with the traditional art object she heralds a new aesthetics. The peculiar mode of experience that a performance provokes
- blurring distinctions between artist & audience body & mind art & life
- is here framed as the breeding ground for a new way of understanding performing arts & through them even wider social & cultural processes. With an introduction by Marvin Carlson this translation of the original Asthetik des Performativen addresses key issues in performance art experimental theatre & cultural performances to lay the ground for a new appreciation of the artistic event.

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Before Optimus became a Prime.. .he fought for order. Before Megatron became a conqueror.. .he fought for freedom. Before they were enemies.. .they stood against
- Autocracy! Writers Chris Metzen (World of Warcraft) & Flint Dille (original Transformers" animated series) are joined by artist Livio Ramondelli (" Transformers: Chaos") to bring you an IDW digital comics event five million years in the making."
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