Not just a complete fan's guide to the music of Michael Jackson, this book is the definitive overview of the unforgettable King of Pop's unique career. Album by album, track by track, it examines every song released by The Jackson 5, as well as Michael's complete solo output from Off The Wall in 1979 to his last album of original material, Invincible, in 2001. Features include: A brand new chronology A detailed album by album, track by track analysis A separate section on compilation albums A song index for easy reference. Eight page colour timeline Dozens of quotes from Michael himself Geoff Brown is production editor of Mojo Magazine and has written extensively on soul and R&B in the UK media during a 25 year career in music journalism. He has also written books on Diana Ross and James Brown.
Have you ever felt stuck in a place of mediocracy? The place where it feels like you’re gripped with handcuffs? The place where your feet are fastened to the red light while looking down the road to destiny? Does your mind show you that place that brings pure joy all while reality reminds you of idleness? There was a time in my life where I was dominated with the thought of “This is it?” Where I was then couldn’t be my destination in life. I asked God to get me to my destiny and give me the proper steps to take so I can do my part in getting there. All while I was in bondage, I began to take the steps of being released! The roller coaster to destiny has its highs and lows, but I stayed in the cart of purpose through it all! The steps that I took and the things I learned weren’t just for me; they are for you also. I hope you give this book some attention and gain some tools needed to screw your future into place. I pray this book breaks you from the cage of spiritual, emotional, and literal poverty and releases you into the next dimension of destiny! Enjoy the ride! WWW.IAMENNISGEOFF.COM
This is the definitive biography of this extraordinary and controversial superstar, written by Geoff Brown, a former editor of Black Music magazine. For three decades James Brown dominated the changing face of post-war popular black music. Others were as inspirational in the short term, and several of his successors have been bigger pop stars, but none matched Brown's independent authority, sustained influence or commercial longevity. But while another generation danced to the pulse of James Brown, at the end of the eighties the man himself was back in a southern US jail, a country mile or so from where he was incarcerated in his teens. between the two internments is the compelling story if a man who, by reaching from his roots and striving determinedly for himself, came to represent in music and personal power the post-war emancipation of black America. Illustrated with many rare photographs and includes a comprehensive discography.
Richly illustrated guide with full colour photographs showing where the tombs etc are located with over 100 colour photographs. A unique examination of how kings met their ends - a horrible history for grown ups.
Born sick, two young parents with no vision left a babyaEUR(tm)s future in jeopardy. The lack of ability to be cared for from his mother and father created a disconnection that was replaced by adoption. Growing up with his mom bound to prison cells and a father laid to his final resting place was the key that would release Ennis/Geoff into his destiny. But not without a fight and years of developing understanding. The adopted kid began to find his way when he realized separation was a safe place and not destruction. With generational curses that are now broken and forgiveness setting, he begins on the path of self-identity. While failing at many different endeavors, he never gave up. The burning desire to find an answer to the deep-burdened question that was embedded in his soul aEURoeWhy me?aEUR is now beginning to unfold. With nine brothers and sisters total and a family of his own, he is now on a quest to save others from emotional suicide that is a product from painful realities.
Otis Redding's extraordinary Southern soul voice resonates down the years as a thing of profound beauty and unfathomable emotional depth. His unique vocal delivery gave Motown's pop artists a run for their money, while his stage presence matched pioneering funk magus - and fellow Georgia native - James Brown for sheer entertainment value. Crucial to the success of the Stax label, Redding quickly rose from obscurity and, thanks to his dizzying performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, was poised for major crossover success.However, on December 10, 1967, he was killed when his private plane crashed into Lake Monoma near Madison, Wisconsin. '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay', recorded just a week earlier, went straight to Number 1, prompting widespread speculation on what Otis Redding might have achieved had his life not been cut brutally short.In this, the first serious profile of the soul legend, Geoff Brown talks to Stax illuminati Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes and David Porter, plus many others, about his tragically brief life, infectious personality and incredible talent. The resulting biography is a wonderful testament to this greatly loved artist.
This book explores the importance of effective multi-agency and multi-disciplinary partnership work for the mental health of children and young people in care and adoption. It takes an overall systemic perspective, but the co-authors contribute different theoretical approaches. It focuses on practice, showing how practitioners can draw on their varied theoretical approaches to enhance the way they work together and in partnership with carers and with professionals from other agencies. The book provides a context that looks at the needs of children and young people in the care and adoption systems, the overall importance for their mental health of joined up 'corporate parenting', and national and local approaches to this. It then moves to focus on practical ways of working therapeutically in partnership with others who contribute diverse skills and perspectives, using specific case examples. Additional chapters look at collaborative ways of working with key carers to enhance their therapeutic role. Finally, some of the main elements of partnership collaboration are explored, as well as the challenges of work across agencies and disciplines.
Geoff Brown led a life of addiction and slow decay. Drugs, crime and ennui pervaded every part of his day-to-day alienation. He dragged his way out of the pit without resorting to God or alcohol or any of the other crutches people commonly use. Here is his story. Pray your children don't make the same mistakes. This is the 2019 expanded edition of the 2012 bestselling memoir Hammered, telling the true story of the author's twenty years plus of drug dependency and the resultant lifestyle as experienced in Australia. This new edition contains more than 20,000 extra words and gives a better insight into the emotional impact of the journey and more detail on the recovery. "Fascinating, and very easy reading." Joe Lansdale, author of the Hap & Leonard series "This is a hard journey well shared and a book that risks real sadness to tell its human truth." Kris Saknussemm, cult novelist and multimedia artist "This book is to Australia what Trainspotting is to Scotland." R.B. Clague, author
I want what I want . . . not what other people think I ought to want.' What Wendy Ross wants is simple - to live and love openly as a modern, independent woman. The problem is that according to her birth certificate her name is Roy Clark and she is a boy. Mistreated by her father, who is appalled at having such a child, misunderstood by her sister, whose clothes she has stolen, and committed to a mental hospital where she is mistaken for a homosexual, Wendy finally gets her chance to escape when she turns twenty-one and inherits a small legacy. But life isn't easy for a transwoman in 1960s England, and things get even more complicated when she falls in love with the handsome Frank ... A groundbreaking novel and a landmark of transgender fiction, Geoff Brown's classic I Want What I Want was originally published in 1966 and was the basis for a 1972 film adaptation written by Gillian Freeman and starring Anne Heywood. This edition, the first in decades, features a new introduction by Prof. Michael Bronski of Harvard University, an award-winning writer of books on LGBT history.
The Rough Guides Snapshot to the Balearic Islands is the ultimate travel guide to Ibiza, Formentera, Menorca and Mallorca. It guides you around the Spanish Belearics with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights, from Ibiza Town's brash clubs to the spectacular beaches on tiny Formontera; from Mallorca's mega-resorts to the charming town of Ciutadella on Menorca. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Spain, with all the practical information you need including transport, cuisine, costs and health. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Spain. Full coverage: Ibiza, Ibiza Town, Sant Antoni de Portmany, Formentera, Mallorca, Palma , Port de Sóller, Deià, Valldemosa, Port de Pollença, Port de Alcúdia, Menorca, Máo, Ciutadella. (Equivalent printed page extent 70 pages).
Rough Guides Snapshot Catalunya is the ultimate travel guide to this unique part of Spain. It guides you through the Catalan region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights, including the Casa-Museu Dalí (Salvador Dalí's shrine to Surrealism), the rugged coves and pretty beaches of the Costa Brava, and the soaring peaks of the Pyrenees. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops and tapas bars, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Spain, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Catalunya, including transport, cuisine, costs and health. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Spain. Full coverage: The Costa Brava, Roses, Cadaqués, Casa-Museu Dalí, Palafrugell, Begur, Girona, Figueres, Besalú, Vic, Cardona, Salsona, The Catalan Pyrenees, The Noguera Pallaresa Valley, The Romanesque Trail, Cava Country, Sitges, Tarragona, The Monestir de Poblet. (Equivalent printed page extent 116 pages).
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