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The Clinician's Guide to Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment and Assessment provides evidence-based strategies for clinicians looking to treat, assess and better understand anxiety sensitivity in their patients. The book delivers detailed guidance on the theoretical background and empirical support for anxiety sensitivity treatment methods, assessment strategies, and how clinicians can best prepare for sessions with their clients. Bolstered by case studies throughout, it highlights anxiety sensitivity as a transdiagnostic risk factor while also looking at the importance of lower-order sensitivity factors (physical, social, cognitive) in treatment planning, implementation and evaluation.

Examines anxiety sensitivity as a transdiagnostic risk factor Provides an overview of clinical assessment strategies, such as self-report and behavioral Highlights the importance of lower-order anxiety sensitivity factors for treatment Outlines strategies for effective implementation of exposure therapy Looks at computerized treatment methods Includes a companion website that features scripts and worksheets for clinical use

Toy Story meets James Bond in this incredibly action-packed new series. Spy Toys are going to take the world by storm!The world's leading toy manufacturer makes playthings for the rich and famous, and every toy they create contains a tiny computerised brain and a unique personality. These toys are seriously awesome! But every so often there’s a faulty toy ... Dan is a Snugaliffic Cuddlestar bear – he should be perfect for hugging. But because of a faulty chip, Dan is so strong he could crush a car! Thrown on to the rejects pile, he meets Arabella, a Loadsasmiles Sunshine Doll, who has a very short temper and is absolutely NOT good with children. Soon Dan, Arabella and Flax (a custom-made police robot rabbit gone AWOL) are recruited by the mysterious Auntie Roz, and together they make up THE SPY TOYS. Their first mission: to protect the prime minister's son from being kidnapped ...!Featuring hilarious, action-packed illustrations by Tim Wesson throughout, this series is perfect for fans of Pam Butchart and David Solomons' My Brother is a Superhero.

Toy Story meets James Bond in the third book in this incredible action-packed series! Can Dan the teddy bear who is too strong, Arabella the rag doll with the bad temper and Flax the tech genuis robot rabbit save the day once more?When the world’s most famous chocolate factory disappears, it is up to the Spy Toys to find out the truth – and fast! If the chocolate runs out, there could be riots from children everywhere! The Spy Toys are sent undercover into a school where they need to disguise themselves as regular pupils. Could this be their toughest challenge yet? They’ll need all their wits about them to defeat this baddie. And one thing is for sure: these kids don’t play nice!Featuring hilarious illustrations from Tim Wesson throughout, this series is perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Solomons’ My Brother is a Superhero.

'Immensely, cheerily silly' GuardianDog lost in space? Grown an extra head and don't know why? Pocket money stolen by a green blob? You need the Space Detectives!Connor and Ethan are spending their summer holidays aboard the world's first orbiting city, Starville (basically Beverley Hills in space!). The amazing space station is bursting with celebrities and the mega-rich. But Connor and Ethan are too busy selling ice cream to see the sights.However, neither of our heroes can resist a mystery and when they discover the space station is hurtling on a collision course with the moon (eep!) they know they need to step in. This is a case for the SPACE DETECTIVES!Can Connor and Ethan find the culprit and save Starville from its impending doom?LOOK OUT FOR SPACE DETECTIVES: EXTRA WEIRD CREATURES

'Immensely, cheerily silly' Guardian'A thunderously good read, so funny and action packed. Children are going to love it!' Serena Patel, author of ANISHA, ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVEGrown an extra head and don't know why? You need the Space Detectives!Connor and Ethan are bamboozled when Starville, the space station where they live, is overrun with cosmic chaos! Boys have two heads, dogs have three tails and even aliens who normally have six arms are growing extra ones! What is going on? Can Connor and Ethan get to the bottom of this intergalactic mystery?Featuring: a piano-playing pig, zooming hover-scooters and astronomically scrumptious Snorgleberry tarts

'Immensely, cheerily silly' Guardian'A thunderously good read, so funny and action packed. Children are going to love it!' Serena Patel, author of ANISHA, ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVEGrown an extra head and don't know why? Pocket money stolen by a green blob? Lost your peculiar pet? You need the Space Detectives!What seems like a simple case of a missing pet soon has the Space Detectives completely bamboozled! This is no ordinary pet – it’s a synthpet, where owners mix in different animals to make a totally unique one-of-a-kind pet. The missing pet has the body and legs of a cat, a duck’s bill, long rabbit-like ears and the scaly tail of a crocodile. A creature like that should be easy to spot, right? Not on Starville, the universe’s biggest space station where every inhabitant looks different – it’s like looking for a star in a galaxy.Where should our heroes Connor and Ethan even begin? Another out-of-this-world adventure awaits!

Grace is woken in the middle of the night to the sound of an armoured horse in her back garden. The next thing she knows, a dying Grace doppelganger bursts through her bedroom door and insists that she is the fifteenth and final Grace, and it is her destiny to win the Worthy War.Grace's quest takes her to the county of Brokenshire, where she must work with her trusty steed (who has a sharp tongue and a habit of reminding Grace of all the ghastly ends her predecessors have met!) to battle magical creatures and save the world.A vegan T. rex, a distinguished dodo, bomber geese and the fearsome trigger wolf are amongst the cast of memorable characters Grace meets on her adventure.*****‘Pratchett meets Dr Who, in a tale worthy of the legends of Camelot! This stonkingly ridonkulous adventure had me in stitches from start to finish, but the real power lies in its message of empathy and understanding. An absolute corker!’ Chrissie Sains, author of An Alien in the Jam Factory series‘An adventure EVERYONE needs to embark on! THESE ARE REAL HEROES!’ Rikin Parekh, illustrator of Iguana Boy and The Worst Class in the World series

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files saga continues in this original andin-continuity graphic novel, featuring a never-before-told story set after thebestselling novel White Night and graphic novel Down Town! A bizarre doublemurder draws the interest of Chicago's only wizard-for-hire. But as HarryDresden begins his investigation, the clues lead to troubling conclusions aboutthe possible perpetrator, and set him on a path that will place him in themiddle of a conflict between the city's three most powerful factions -- aconflict that could engulf all of Chicago!

When the Chicago Police Department are baffled by cases, they turn to Harry Dresden: private investigator and wizard! Armed with vast yet unrefined mystic skills, Dresden doggedly pursues every lead in his search for answers, crossing mobsters, renegade sorcerers, otherworldly monsters, and more!This second volume of The Dresden Files Omnibus collects three complete comic book series: "Ghoul Goblin", "War Cry", and "Down Town". These mind-blowing tales of Harry Dresden are set within official continuity, expanding Jim Butcher's rich universe with adventures never-before-seen in the novels!Reviews:"The perfect mix of mystery, thrills, humor, and magic. Highest possible recommendation." — SciFiPulse"Fast-paced and explosive." — Comic Book Therapy"The art pops with plenty to see... The story starts with a bang and works. Harry is just so cool." — Unleash The Fanboy"The art is clear and dynamic. The action sequences are particularly strong. Nicely done!" — Major Spoilers

Chicago's only professional wizard, IS BACK AND READYFOR ACTION, in the new entry in the #1 New York Times best-selling DresdenFiles. Harry Dresden, Is working for Bigfoot.Three hard to find Dresden short stories reimagined and interwoven withadditional material to make a wholly original graphic novel story featuringHarry taking on a case and going under cover to watch over Irwin Pounder,Bigfoots Scion.Featuring a cover by ChrisMcGrath the current Dresden Files prose coverartist.Don't miss this sixth all-new graphicnovel story set in the official Dresden Files continuity and exclusive toDynamite.

From the mind of best-selling author Jim Butcher, an ALL-NEW, COMPLETELYORIGINAL Dresden Files story that pits Chicago's mystical detective againstbloodthirsty rural monsters. Harry Dresden, a Chicago private investigatorand wizard, heads to a small, isolated Missouri town terrorized by Nevernevermonsters. The singularly unfortunate Talbot family has suffered a curse that hasdecimated their number for generations, and only our hero can save them... thatis, if he can survive hostile lawmen, the dark secrets of townsfolk, an ancientguardian spirit, and two deadly carnivores! Can Dresden cleanse the Talbotbloodline of its curse without a blood sacrifice of his own?