Written by Warren Ellis Art by Darick Robertson & Rodney Ramos Cover by Darick Robertson In this second volume of TRANSMETROPOLITAN which now has been reconfigured to collect issues 7-12 renegade journalist Spider Jerusalem targets three of societys most worshipped & warped pillars: politics religion & television. When Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions he finds himself fleeing a group of hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wifes frozen head a distorted creature alleging to be his son & a vicious talking police dog. Advance-solicited; on sale May 20
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Episcopal bishop Timothy Archer is haunted by the suicides of his son & mistress & must cope with the implications of the discovery of a religious artefact. These events drive him into a quest for the identity of Christ. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer is Philip K. Dicks last completed novel & a learned moving investigation of the paradoxes of belief. ...

The heir to Martina Cole's crown with a story of murder the underworld violence & treachery. The Butlers are the kings of the East End. Vinny & Roy Butler are the apple of their mum's eye & although Queenie knows they can play dirty when it comes to family they look after business & make her proud. Nothing & no one can bring the Butler's down. But Vinny seems to have crossed the wrong person & his cards are marked. & with the brothers joined at the hip Roy may just be in the firing line too... One bloody night sets Vinny on the path of desperate vengeance but will the Butlers emerge stronger than ever or is the East End code of honour as good as dead? ...

Sometimes one hero isn't enough
- sometimes you need a full dozen. Mack's search for his dazzling dozen continues in the second
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After twelve years of secret training Atticus OSullivan is finally ready to bind his apprentice Granuaile to the earth & double the number of Druids in the world. But on the eve of the ritual the world that thought he was dead abruptly discovers that hes still alive & they would much rather he return to the grave. Having no other choice Atticus his trusted Irish wolfhound Oberon & Granuaile travel to the base of Mount Olympus where the Roman god Bacchus is anxious to take his sworn revenge
- but hell have to get in line behind an ancient vampire a band of dark elves & an old god of mischief who all seem to have KILL THE DRUID at the top of their to-do lists.
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Raphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash sifting it sorting it breathing it sleeping next to it. Then one unlucky-lucky day Raphael's world turns upside down. A small leather bag falls into his hands. It's a bag of clues. It's a bag of hope. It's a bag that will change everything. Soon Raphael & his friends Gardo & Rat are running for their lives. Wanted by the police it takes all their quick-thinking & fast-talking to stay ahead. As the net tightens they uncover a dead man's mission to put right a terrible wrong. & now it's three street boys against the world... ...

9/11 the war in Iraq the London bombings now Afghanistan... Thousands died & in their aftermath many more became prisoners of their own devastated minds
- their only hope a small number of dedicated pioneers working to piece together the crumbled fragments of their lives. The Ancient Greeks called it trauma. & yet almost three thousand years later what was identified as shellshock during the First World War is still mistaken for cowardice or lack of moral fibre. Only since Vietnam have we begun to understand the symptoms & the causes of what is now known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Professor Gordon Turnbull recognized PTSD as a serious clinical condition from the start of his career as a psychiatrist in the RAF. It afflicts people hit by violent tragedy injury or shock & directly or indirectly it can affect us all. Andy Mc Nab & Johnson Beharry VC are just two of the hundreds who have benefited from Gordons care & counsel. He conducted unprecedented debriefings of British prisoners of war & British hostages released from the Lebanon including John Mc Carthy Jackie Mann & Terry Waite. Trauma" explores the stories behind the headlines & of those much closer to home. It describes how Gordon treated them how this treatment often flew in the face of accepted knowledge & how it was at times several steps ahead of current scientific discovery. Overwhelmed by anxiety flashbacks nightmares & a terrible feeling of isolation many sufferers think they will never again find the comfort of normality
- but in 80 per cent of cases Gordon Turnbull & his team have helped them rebuild their lives. How they achieve this lies at the heart of his fascinating & inspirational story."

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Now in paperback this bestselling classic presents seminal theory & research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Together the leading editors & contributors comprehensively examine how trauma affects an individuals biology conceptions of the world & psychological functioning. Key topics include why certain people cope successfully with traumatic experiences while others do not the neurobiological processes underlying PTSD symptomatology enduring questions surrounding traumatic memories & dissociation & the core components of effective interventions. A highly influential work that laid the foundation for many of the fields continuing advances this volume remains an immensely informative & thought-provoking clinical reference & text. A new preface to the paperback edition situates the book within the context of contemporary research developments. ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR. Bert Trautmann is a football legend. He is famed as the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup final & played on. But his early life was no less extraordinary. He grew up in Nazi Germany where first he was indoctrinated by the Hitler Youth before fighting in World War Two in France & on the Eastern Front. In 1945 he was captured & sent to a British POW camp where for the first time he understood that there could be a better way of life. He embraced England as his new home & before long became an English football hero. Brilliant Observer. A remarkable story well worth reading The Times. A gripping story of an unlikely redemption through football Sunday Times. This poignant book is a tribute to the depth of both Clays research & her compassion Independent. ...

Celebrate the world. 229 countries & destinations to explore 817 beautiful images to inspire. Bigger brighter & bolder than ever the second edition of Lonely Planet's definitive travel pictorial has been revised & updated to be even more inspiring than the last. The Travel Book captures the essence of every country on the planet through stunning photographs & atmospheric text. User-friendly A-to-Z coverage & double-page spreads of every country make this book a total delight
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