Alumni Books Publications
‘Henri and the Magnificent Snort’
Samantha Childs (2000, Visiting Student)
Henri is a joyful French bulldog with a happy life… and a magnificent snort! But when his family moves, he…
‘The Politics and Everyday Practice of International Humanitarianism’
Dr Miriam Bradley (1999, PPE)
Offers a critical, but balanced, analysis of actually modern day humanitarianism Includes chapter-length case studies of the international responses to…
“Approaching Pipe Rolls: The Thirteenth Century”
Richard Cassidy (1966, History)
This is the first study specifically concerned with thirteenth-century pipe rolls and shows how pipe rolls were compiled, what they…
‘Jerusalem: The Story of a Song’
Edwin John Lerner (1972, English)
Jerusalem: The Story of a Song is a popular history of England’s unofficial national anthem, which began life as a poem…
Poisonous Tales: A Forensic Examination of Poisons in Fiction
(Dr Hilary Hamnett / 1999, Chemistry)
Dangerous, dark and difficult to detect, poisons have been a common character in literature from ancient times to the modern…
The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause
Dr Hannah Short (1997, Human Sciences)
Support for every stage of your journey through early menopause and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency. Finding out in your teenage years…
‘Bagatelles’
Bernard Hughes (1992, Music)
Experience the complete works of composer Bernard Hughes for solo piano in this exceptional collaboration with pianist Matthew Mills. This…
‘Yorick, the Confessions’
Dennis Harkness (1958, Geography)
The Gravedigger is a joker. Why on Earth would Hamlet believe him? Of course it’s not Yorick’s skull! So the…
A River Avon Year: The Wildlife and History of ‘Shakespeare’s Avon’
Rick Thompson (1966, English)
This is a book about a river; its wildlife, history and folklore, and the remarkable people who have lived in…
‘Longford: A Village in Limbo’
Wendy Tibbitts (2011, English Local History)
Only the pandemic of 2020 has prevented the rural village of Longford in West Middlesex from becoming a heap of…
‘The Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think’
Dr Carolyne Ann Larrington (1978, English)
A fresh look at the stories at the heart of Norse mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the…
Women in the History of Science
Rebecca Martin (2013, History)
Women in the History of Science brings together primary sources that highlight women’s involvement in scientific knowledge production around the world….
Folding Fantasy: Volume 1
Peter Buchan-Symons (2013, Mathematics)
Fold a brand new collection of Fantasy-themed origami models by Peter Buchan-Symons, one of the UK’s leading origami artists. Designed for…
Dramaturgy: The Basics
Anne Hamilton (1983, Visiting Student)
Dramaturgy: The Basics introduces the art of dramaturgy, explaining how dramaturgy works, what a dramaturg is, and how to appreciate…
Staple Security: Bread and Wheat in Egypt
Jessica Barnes (2000, Geography)
Egyptians often say that bread is life; most eat this staple multiple times a day, many relying on the cheap…
Cherubims
Edward Clarke (1995, English)
The poems in Cherubims explore the complex labyrinth of childhood-and parenting-in ways that are unflinchingly candid, delightfully entertaining, and unmistakably…
Unshackled: Reimagining the Practice of Law
Paul T. Llewellyn (1994, Jurisprudence)
In Unshackled, Paul Llewellyn reimagines the practice of law as a more humane and human-centered career, presenting a practical plan…
Designing Engaging and Interactive Synchronous Online Class Sessions
Matthea Marquart (1995, Visiting Student)
Using Adobe Connect to Maximize its Pedagogical Value. (Matthea Marquart / EdTech Books, 2022)
Choices
Kenny Lam (1996, Law)
Written in Chinese, Choices presents a summary of Kenny Lam’s learnings throughout his illustrious career: from Senior Partner at McKinsey,…
Jerusalem: the story of a song
Edwin Lerner (1972, English)
Jerusalem: the story of a song is a popular history of England’s unofficial national anthem, which began life as a…
Motivation: The Ultimate Guide to Leading Your Team
Catherine Stothart (1976, English)
Motivation is regarded as a cornerstone of performance in the workplace, both personally and for organisations. If you are a…
Black Ghosts
Ken Kamoche (1988, Social Studies)
Dan Chiponda earns a scholarship to study in China and reluctantly leaves Zimbabwe for an uncertain future. While stoically dealing…
A Fragile Hope
Ken Kamoche (1988, Social Studies)
The short stories in A Fragile Hope are set in different locales, from Nairobi and small villages and slums in…
The Purpose Upgrade
Paul Skinner (1995, Modern Languages)
Change Your Business to Save the World. Change the World to Save Your Business History shows that hard times can…
A Tenpenny Dip in Paradise and other flights of fancy
Don Chapman (1952, English)
As Don Chapman recalls in his latest book, ‘the University was a far more chauvinist institution’ when he was an…
Seven Ways to Fix Policing NOW
Robert Peirce (1973, Modern History)
This practical guide to policing reform presents a call to action to address a threefold crisis in policing – a…
Precious Things
Bernard Hughes (1992, Music)
Devoted to Bernard Hughes’s choral music and programmed in close collaboration between the composer and The Epiphoni Consort, this portrait…
The Frictionless Organization
David Jaffe (1982, PPE)
The businesses that many of us admire most are companies like Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, Tesla and Xero. They are businesses…
