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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On a busy Washington morning amid the shuffle of tourists & the brisk rush of government officials the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has descended on the Executive Mansion & gained access by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens of innocent bystanders murdered. Through the quick actions of the Secret Service the president is evacuated to his underground bunker
- but not before almost one hundred hostages are taken. While the politicians & the military leaders argue over how to negotiate with the terrorists one man is sent to break through the barrage of panicked responses & political agendas surrounding the crisis. Mitch Rapp the CIA's top counterterrorism agent makes his way into the White House & soon discovers that the president is not as safe as Washington's power elite had thought. & in a race against time he makes a chilling discovery that could determine the fate of America
- & realizes that the terrorist attack is only the beginning of a master scheme to undermine an entire nation.

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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." ...

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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The war for Cybertron is over
- now the hard part begins! Bumblebee & his fellow Autobots struggle to maintain control of a world
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The classic comic strip collections from the Transformers UK weekly continue with a tale of triumph & tragedy set on the Transformers home planet of Cybertron. Optimus Prime is on the run a target not just for the Decepticons crack team of hunters the Predacons but also his fellow Autobots! Trapped on Cybertron this may well be the battle Prime doesnt walk away from. Featuring Ultra Magnus the Wreckers Megatron & the shocking return of the most unexpected Transformers villain of all! Plus Swoop battles his former namesake Divebomb! Packed with bonus material specially created for this volume this is pure unadulterated Transformers heaven! ...

Classic Transformers" tales from the UK continuity continue here! Volume 3 in the series reprints for the first time in trade format the British Transformers/ Action Force crossover " Ancient Relics!" alongside stories originally printed in " Transformers" UK issues numbered 78-87 93 & 96-104. Writer & life-long TF fan James Roberts provides in-depth historical perspective in each volume & TF UK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers." ...