Dr Graham Jackson offers practical advice on managing a heart condition while also being able to live a full and active life. The book offers medical advice on exercise, diet and smoking, and shows how to significantly reduce chances of a heart attack
Given the clinical success and worldwide publicity for erectile dysfunction treatment and then the adverse cardiac reactions, mostly heart failure, in some patients, clinicians began to worry about the safety of the new drugs currently available to the public. Graham Jackson, a well-known expert and lecturer on cardiac problems and erectile dysfunction, provides the reader with straightforward guidelines on the pharmacological, social and sexual benefits of correct dosing in various types of patient groups.
For the suburbanites of 1960s Toronto, the Jane Loop streetcar terminal is the gateway to the vibrant and uninhibited city. For Neil Bennett, it is also an escape — escape from his father’s sadistic pranks, the taunts of childhood bullies, and the rigid propriety of his Islington neighbourhood. The summer before Neil’s seventeenth birthday, the façade of respectability is shattered when a vigilante begins to break into nearby homes, exposing the transgressions of his neighbours. The break-ins, along with the arrival of an alluring new bread delivery man and a visit from his aunt Sylvia from Hollywood, embolden Neil to finally explore the possibilities that exist beyond his own street. With evocative writing and engaging dialogue, Graham Jackson masterfully explores the subtle complexities of life in 1960s suburban Toronto in this provocative coming-of-age journey to self-discovery.
Six classic ghostly tales in the tradition of M. R. James This delightful collection of classic ghost stories was the only foray into the world of supernatural fiction made by the renowned British architect Sir Thomas Graham Jackson. Jackson was born in 1835 and rose to become one of the most distinguished architects of his generation. He spent much of his career working within the academic environment of Oxford, England and his work on many college projects is enduring and highly regarded. The internationally famous 'Bridge of Sighs' over New College Lane is notable among them. Perhaps it was his long association with the world of academia that fostered a love of the 'Jamesian' style of the ghostly tale. In any event his own literary efforts-executed late in life at the age of 80- fall satisfyingly within that tradition. This concise book is now very rare and among collectors of supernatural fiction is a highly desirable find on the antiquarian book market. This special Leonaur edition is therefore an essential addition to the bookshelves of all enthusiasts. Available as a paperback as a collectors hardcover edition with a full cloth binding, head bands, gold foil embossed spine and dust jacket.
Heart Health - the 'at your fingertips' guide is all about you and your heart: how to keep your heart healthy, or - if it has been affected by heart disease in some way - how to make it as strong as possible. Expert cardiologist Dr Graham Jackson shows you that it is never too late to take action to strengthen your heart.
This volume brings together two classic ghost story collections. The first, Six Ghost Stories by Sir Thomas Graham Jackson (1919) is an antiquarian ghost story delight in the vein of M. R. James. These are fully developed tales of ordinary lives into which the supernatural creeps. The second, Mrs. H. D. Everett's The Death Mask and Other Ghosts (1920), is a fun and varied collection of fourteen shorter ghost stories, with family haunts, communication from the other side, malevolent curses, and more. These are an excellent addition to the ghost story bookshelf.
Incest in Heidelberg Gardens, dark meetings of the Order of the Silver Serpent, the shadow world of the Conservative Alliance and its impact on the city. These are the themes of The7th Victim, a psychogeographic novel of Melbourne, seven chapters in the life of Xian Cross Michael. Xian is an apparatchik of the Alliance, but he's on the way out. He's served his purpose. His departure reverberates around his suburban enclave, shaking its foundations and influencing the behaviour of its inhabitants, in particular his sister Mary and her husband Leif Winther. Leif is the suicide heir of the Winther family, a dominant force in the Alliance, the political party shaping Melbourne. Or does the city shape the emotions of those within it and control its own future? Xian is the narrator of the novel, one of the victims - but not the seventh. Who are the others? And can Xian be trusted to tell the truth?
Captain RP Laxman and Oliver Cape sail to the Olympus Islands on the giant wind ferry Charon. Their mission is to administer the World Authority's peace at the end of the long anarchist war... Expecting to make a useful contribution in an outpost of empire, they instead become enmeshed in local intrigue and incompetence. The Resident Commissioner is a pompous alcoholic, with a Treasurer scheming to replace him. The Secretary, James Darling, is a buffoon with a dangerous, diseased mind. The Japanese trader, Omi, is also prominent in the affairs of the Islands, as are the Resident Commissioner's wife, Jocasta, and the Treasurer's daughter, Hope... The Olympus Islands are being slowly drowned by the ocean. The native People of the Coral, bemused by the Authority's representatives, realise they have to make use of their innate occult vision and take a more active role in their own affairs... Even though they know that, ultimately, the inhabitants of all worlds live at the direction of the Fates and the Furies.
Citizen Lipstick is stalked by her past. She is also menaced by Citizen Will, a psychotic cat burglar, one of a new generation of revelling citizen. Their society, led by an egoistic President, is in moral decline. The lives of these three intersect in the hilly streets of Darkmoon Bay, a reality much like ours. But their world has been altered by Citizen Lipstick asking the question, what is her right to life? Perhaps Citizen Will can provide an answer. Not much can be expected of the President, who is fully occupied with his own survival. Darkmoon Bay is one of the city's conservative, revelling suburbs. Nothing in the shadows of its apartment block canyons can support the growth of a geranium, let alone a moral conviction. The Church of the Prophets is similarly enfeebled. Citizen Lipstick's search for an answer leads her onto the unlikely green grass of Darkmoon Bay Park, beneath the giant image of the President in his political death throes. Whose knife will prevail?
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