Latest Publications
‘Yearbook Signing’
Michaela Brady (2017, Social Science of the Internet)
Leatrice is a poet and cultural observer whose work delicately explores the architecture of memory, early love, and the imprint…
Dr Emma Holmes – ‘How We Hear: An Introduction to Auditory Perception’
Emma Holmes
This comprehensive introduction to auditory perception delivers a clear, engaging journey into the science of hearing – balancing fundamental concepts…
Steve Draper – ‘The Girl and the Goldcrest’
Steve Draper (1971, Music)
This fascinating children’s eco-fantasy weaves adventure, heart, and a powerful message about protecting the natural world into an exciting narrative…
Jana Bakunina – ‘The Good Russian: In Search of a Nation’s Soul’
Gwen Clayton (1991, Oriental Studies)
Not just historical fiction, this evocative exploration of contemporary Russia blends personal memoir with incisive cultural and political observation, taking…
Steve Draper – ‘Project Cryption’
Steve Draper (1971, Music)
This exciting second instalment in the Greenerdawn series builds on the magical eco-fantasy world-building of Steve Draper’s debut novel. Steve Draper…
Nick Manning – ‘Beautiful Buildings of Wimbledon, Putney, and Roehampton’
Nick Manning (1976, Modern Languages)
Nick Manning’s second book is not a conventional local history, but rather a complete and captivating journey explored through community…
‘Rice, Miso Soup, Pickles: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life’
Gwen Clayton (1991, Oriental Studies)
Not a cookbook, but a unique insight into Japanese cuisine and culture by one of its most revered food writers,…
‘Kunjpura 1967: Living as a VSO in India’
Keith Ross (1963, Metallurgy)
Wanting a taste of another world and an experience of teaching science, Keith Ross (1963, Metallurgy) applied to do Voluntary…
‘Origin Myths’
Duncan Wu (1981, English)
In 2011, Duncan Wu moved to the forests of northern Virginia, finding himself in a place largely unchanged since the…
‘The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Forty-Third Year of the Reign of King Henry III Michaelmas 1259 (Pipe Roll 103)’
Richard Cassidy (1966, History)
Critical insights into the period of baronial reform and rebellion in England (1258-67) and the evolution of parliament. This new…
‘Plausibility and the Solution to the Behrens-Fisher Problem’
Brian Darbyshire (1966, Engineering)
‘Plausibility and the Solution to the Behrens-Fisher Problem’ is a detective story that reveals the solution to a mathematical conundrum…
‘How to Read a Church: 20th Anniversary Edition’
Richard Taylor (1986, English)
A unique, accessible guide to the common symbols and meanings in church art and architecture ‘[a] gem of a book’…
‘A Year on the Fosse’ – The Wildlife and History of the Famous Roman Road
Rick Thompson (1966 English)
This is a book about a road – The Fosse Way – that spears straight through the heart of England…
‘Citrus: A World History’
David Mabberley (1967, Botany)
From oranges, lemons and limes to mandarins, citrons and pomelos, citrus fruits occupy a unique place in global cultural history….
‘Book of Orders and Accounts for the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees’
John Little (1968, Chemistry)
n 1769, the Welsh antiquary Thomas Pennant admired Stockton-on-Tees as a ‘handsome town’ with a ‘remarkably fine high street’. Only…
‘The Future-Proof Career: Strategies for Thriving at Every Stage’
Isabel Berwick (1985, English)
An accessible and approachable guide to work and careers from a trusted and authoritative source. The Future-Proof Career looks at…
‘Student Resistance to Dictatorship in Chile, 1973-1990 ‘Security to Study, Freedom to Live!”
Richard George Smith (1980, Chemistry)
This book documents and analyses Chilean university and school students’ opposition to the Pinochet regime during the latter years of…
‘My Palestine’
Mohammad Tarbush (1972, Social Studies)
Mohammad Tarbush was born in British Mandate Palestine. As an infant, he and his family were forced to evacuate their…
‘The Commoners’
Nick Manning (1976, Modern Languages)
The Wimbledon and Putney Commons have attracted a host of remarkable people over the last 500 years. Aristocrats, politicians, theologians,…
‘Exam Nation’
Sammy Write (1997, English)
Exams, grades, league tables, Ofsted reports. All of them miss the point of school and together they are undermining our…
‘Stories by a Russian Londoner’
Jana Bakunina (1999, Economics & Management)
Stories by a Russian Londoner by Jana Bakunina is a collection of short stories that explores how political events mould our…
‘The Oxford Handbook of British Romantic Prose’
Professor Robert Morrison (1984, English)
Explores Romanticism as it was represented in the works of its nonfiction prose writers, showing an exuberant Romanticism that was…
‘Mine to Die’
Rob Donovan (1967, Modern History)
There are many powerful stories in Mine to Die. They include the contrast between the lives of the rich mine owners and…
‘Landmarks in the History of the English Language’
Professor Keith Johnson (1963, English)
Landmarks in the History of the English Language identifies twelve key landmarks spread throughout the language’s history to provide a lively…
‘The Real Story of the French Revolution: Separating Myth From Reality’
Mike Wells (1968, Modern History)
The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in the eighteenth century. Everyone knows about the…
‘Night Side of the River’
Jeanette Winterson, CBE (1978, English)
A ghost has no substance, but it has power – and presence – and it can appear in alternative forms….
