Benjamin Daniels is angry. He is frustrated, confused, baffled and, quite frequently, very funny. He is also a GP. These are his confessions. A woman troubled by pornographic dreams about Tom Jones. An 80-year-old man who can't remember why he's come to see the doctor. A woman with a common cold demanding (but not receiving) antibiotics. A man with a sore knee. A young woman who has been trying to conceive for a while but now finds herself pregnant and isn't sure she wants to go through with it. A 7-year-old boy with 'tummy aches' that don't really exist. These are his patients. Confessions of a GP is a witty insight into the life of a family doctor. Funny and moving in equal measure it will change the way you look at your GP next time you pop in with the sniffles.

Few churches today can trace their lineage as far back as the Copts. Their ancient traditions and rituals go back as far as the very beginnings of Christianity. For centuries, they have withstood many trials and martyrdoms. But in the twentieth century, many Copts left their homeland and scattered all over the Earth, seeking prosperity and security. Many went to the West, but many others went to the heart of the Islamic world: the Arabian Gulf. They took their faith with them into this new and challenging environment. In this context, hybrid forms of spirituality emerged, anchored in the ancient practices but sharpened by contact with globalisation. This migrant spirituality characterises their stories and touches the heart of what it means to be a Christian sojourner today.

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Armageddon rages on, changing the world and bringing with it all of the Angels once thought dead and gone. Vera and Cole must save their own fallen solider when his past returns to haunt him. Everyone has a past and everyone has secrets. The only difference is only a few will try to kill you. Vera and Cole are no different fighting side by side in a battle over the world. Powers are growing inside Cole that he never knew he had and has no idea what they mean or how to control them. He only knows that figuring out his past will be the only thing to save his future. The past catches everyone in a storm. There will be nothing left if Vera and Cole fail. Watch as the world burns and war rages on. Believe the reckoning that is coming within Exsilium.

Nearly three years after his first book, There Is Nothing Poetic About Fish, Benjamin Daniel Lawless is in an entirely different frame of mind. "A lot changed in the last three years," says Lawless. "I got married, for one. It gave me an opportunity to look at the long term, both forwards and backwards in time. Reflect on where I've been and plot out where I might be going." It's obvious that in The Last Spelling Bee, he's doing just that.

Whether he's writing a to-do list for time travellers, spinning a tall tale of how he won his sixth grade spelling bee, or painting a picture of life in a distant galaxy, Lawless' work remains spry and lively, full of humor and surprising moments of mature clarity. For example, in "Spring Cleaning," the volcanic mountain range surrounding San Luis Obispo suddenly erupts, destroying everything human and man-made in the area. "And we deserve it too, living as we do," writes Lawless. "The arrogance of convenience, / our microwave ovens, / the slow drip in the kitchen sink."

Lawless - 28 and living in San Luis Obispo, California with his wife, his dog and his cat - has been writing poetry nonstop for fifteen years. "I've always focused on the adventure of life, the surreal moments when a shape in the corner of your eye becomes something fantastic in your mind. Kevin Clark once said that in writing poetry, you have to lie to get at the truth. I couldn't agree more."

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In Benjamin Daniel Lawless' first book of poetry you will find Astronauts Car crashes Muggings Freddie Mercury Storms in South Dakota Fiery cadavers in Fresno Confusion in Lodi Exhaustion Romance Awkward situations in burning buildings A gorilla at the prom Strange naked women Metaphor Dick Clark A world without us in it Baseball Fast cars and ghetto gangsters Art classes Dante's Inferno A good jazz band, but atrocious company Edward Hirsch Liquid hot magma The moon, and you and me Inappropriate comments to authority figures

Benjamin Daniels is back. He may be older, wiser and more experienced, but his patients are no less outrageous. Drawing on his time working as a medical student, a locum, and a general practitioner, Dr Daniels would like to introduce you to ... The old age pensioner who can't keep his hands to himself. The teenager convinced that he lost his virginity and caught HIV sometime between leaving a bar and waking up in a kebab shop. A female patient Dr Daniels recognises from his younger, bachelor years. The woman whose mobile phone turns up in an unexpected place. A Jack Russell with a bizarre foot fetish. Crackhead Kenny. Not to mention the super nurses, anxious parents, hypochondriacs, jumpy medical students and kaleidoscope of care workers that make up Dr Daniels' daily shift. Further Confessions of a GP is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Confessions of a GP. With more eyebrow-raising stories from the world of general practice, Dr Daniels will once again amuse, shock and surprise. You'll never feel the same about going to the doctor again...