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Street Fighting Man' is the 7th novel in the 1960s Jimmy Mack series and the second novel in the 1968 trilogy. The 1968 trilogy follows the 1967 trilogy. 'Alice', a parallel story, is also part of the series. The series follows the rise of James 'Mack' MacKinnon, a young Mod, to top London fashion photographer. Mack shares his love with three young women who live with him in Chelsea. Effy is his fiancée, and she has succeeded as a fashion designer. Angie and Joy are fashion models. The three young women are close friends as well as his lovers. This three-way romance challenges the conventional boy-girl, man-woman romances. The Jimmy Mack series celebrates the swinging Sixties, with a detailed look at life in 1960s Britain. Set in the fashion industry of the time, it explores the impact that it had on life. Multi-faceted themes explore societal change, politics, the power of the establishment, the class divide, the sexual revolution, religion, crime, and much more through an existentialist eye. As in all the previous novels, there is a soundtrack. Each chapter is prefaced with a recording that lends itself thematically to the written words and acts as a backdrop to the content.
Covering all the key aspects of anatomy and physiology that nursing students need to know, this book condenses vast amounts of scientific information into short, concise, and easily accessible chapters. From an overview of cells, blood, and the major organ systems, through to the key developmental stages, genetics and ageing, this book introduces all the vital anatomy and physiology information that aspiring nurses will need to learn. Throughout the book, case studies link core principles of anatomy and physiology to realistic scenarios commonly encountered by nurses in clinical practice, helping students apply this knowledge to their everyday working life.Key features*; Mapped to the new NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)*; Case studies, activities and other learning features help students translate the theory to practice*; Provides revision guidance and strategies for tackling exams and assessments
Covers all the key aspects of anatomy and physiology that nursing students need to know in short, concise and easily accessible chapters. Whilst using case study scenarios commonly encountered by nurses in clinical practice, to help students to apply this anatomy and physiology knowledge to their everyday working life.
The Jimmy Mack novels follow James 'Mack' MacKinnon's rise to the top as a Sixties fashion photographer. From teenage Mod to manhood, his shared love affair with a fashion designer and a model is at the core of this saga. As their fame grows, they will find themselves in London, New York, and Paris. Along the way, they will experience press and fashion industry intrigue, deception, and malice. A saga stretching from 1964 to 1969. The novels set within a Modernist viewpoint will challenge a reader's perception of relationships, sex, friendships, families, and almost all aspect of life in a decade that changed the modern world.
Fashion photographer Mack MacKinnon's world is on fire! For some, 1968 is the year of sex, drugs, and rock 'n'roll. For Mack it's sharing a love life under one roof with fashion designer Effy, and model Angie. When Effy returns from the States, she is no longer the same person who left. What has happened to change her? To make matters worse Soho's Maltese Mafia needs him for a job. Meanwhile Greek shipping tycoon Konstantinos wants payback for what Mack did to him. Somehow Mack intends to deal with it all and come out on top. The start of the second trilogy in the Jimmy Mack saga, following on from Jimmy Mack - Some Kind of Wonderful, and the Jimmy Mack 1967 trilogy (Strong Love, Let The Good Times Roll, and The New Breed). The Jimmy Mack saga follows the rise of a young teenage Mod to manhood in the Swinging Sixties as a fashion photographer.
As a 96-year-old WWII veteran this story I'm telling is about my experiences during the war and some very interesting stories about my life including working for the mafia, being involved with the demise of the zoot suiters and various stories about Marilyn Monroe, and my friendships at Calvet in West Los Angeles near the homes of Marilyn and OJ Simpson. And my interview from Washington honoring me on the same program honoring General Douglas Mc Arthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz. Plus, other memories from me you will enjoy.
A demographic and ethnographic exploration of how the aging Japanese society is affecting the family.
"The first thorough account of [the Ross] expedition. Never before or since has the Antarctic pack ice been breached by two wooden warships powered by wind alone without the aid of charts or any prior knowledge of what they were about to carry out and discover. Includes stories about the crew members"--Publisher's description.
Just because she died it doesn't mean he's dead. When Alice, a 1960s fashion model decides to disappear, she leaves a manuscript with her friend, Angie Thornton. Can Alice's bizarre admissions be true? Or is her mysterious manuscript nothing more than an elaborate hoax? So, who is Alice? Is she really an eighteen-year-old teenage Mod from Halifax who became one of 'Mack' MacKinnon's famed New Breed models? Or is she really someone else? In Alice's 1960s wonderland, anything is possible. One of the novels in John Knight's Jimmy Mack Sixties saga. An allegory exploring the meaning of who and what we are.
JIMMY MACK 1967 - Let The Good Time Roll (Side B). What happens when fame and fortune come calling? Mack, Effy and Angie find instant success in the fashion world of the 1960s. But nothing is straightforward or simple. This is a love story with a difference. What if the three are two couples? Effy and Angie are best friends who have agreed to share Mack living life as two separate couples. Their new lives will take the three away from the North of England and the Mod scene thrusting them into high earning celebrity careers. As their fame grows they will find themselves in London, Spain and New York. Along the way they will experience press and fashion industry intrigue, deception and malice. Can their unusual love arrangement survive?
The drug fuelled all-night Mod dance scene of the Sixties is the backdrop to a secret love. Soul music the soundtrack to this intense love affair.
The definitive account of Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary's Trans-Antarctic Expedition, completed 60 years ago this year.
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