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An Archaeology of the Bantu Expansion: Early Settlers South of the Congo Rainforest

Peter R. Coutros, Jessamy H. Doman (Homerton 2003), Igor Matonda Sakala, and Koen Bostoen

The Bantu Expansion is one of the most intriguing issues in African history. Based on extensive fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and laboratory analysis, this book provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and multi-proxy account of the first Bantu speakers south of the Congo rainforest.

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This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story

Hayley Gullen (Peterhouse 2003)

'It's as if Hayley has been inside my head and captured every thought I had during treatment . . . an honest, brave, no-holds barred account'. Liz O'Riordan, surgeon and breast cancer survivor.

'Hilarious, complex, honest and profound. Every page made me laugh. Most of them also made me cry.' Ian Dunt, political journalist and broadcaster

This is a cancer story you'll actually want to read. With humour and honesty, it details Hayley Gullen's fight for individuality during the toughest time of her life.

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The Disorderly Latin Riddles of Symphosius

James Hatfield (St John's 1968)

This book exposes the modus operandi behind the Symphosius Aenigmata, a collection of 100 short Latin riddles preserved from the 5th century CE. These were riddles prepared in connection with annual celebrations for the Roman feast of Saturnalia.

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The Maiden Faust

Conor Farrington (King's 2004)

A literary novel presenting a female-led retelling of the Faust legend made famous by Marlowe, Goethe and Mann, set in 1840s/1870s Cambridge. Described as "atmospheric, strange, and addictive" by Louis de Bernières and as a "stunning achievement" by Janice Hallett.

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Navigating the Intersection of AI Policy, Technology, and Governance

Ayse Arslan (Wolfson 2015), Alaa Youssef (Stanford University)

Navigating the intersection of AI policy, technology, and governance presents both a challenge and an opportunity in today’s evolving digital landscape. As AI becomes more integrated in society, policymakers, engineers, and business owners must collaborate to ensure ethical, transparent, and equitable deployment. This intersection raises questions about data privacy, accountability, algorithmic bias, and the balance between innovation and regulation.

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The Surfacing

Claire Ackroyd (Trinity 1998)

  It’s twelve years since teenager Peter Ferguson drowned in Loch Ness—on the same night that Stephanie, her mother and her sister, Aurelie, were camping on its shores. In the shocking aftermath, their family and life as they knew it fell apart, and the sisters no longer speak. But now Aurelie is getting married, and Stephanie realises that a reunion might finally bring the truth about that fateful night to the surface…

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Blood Caste

Shylashri Shankar (Newnham 1987)

Is Jack the Ripper at large on the streets of Victorian India?

Hyderabad, India. 1895. When three bodies are discovered, with mutilations bearing an eerie resemblance to the Ripper’s Whitechapel victims, Chief Inspector Soobramania – known as Soob – is summoned to investigate.

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Jewad Selim: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Sculptures

Nima Sagharchi and Zaineb Jewad Selim (Churchill 1973)

Jewad Selim is one of the defining figures of twentieth century Middle Eastern visual culture and the key protagonist of Iraqi Modernism. In the 1950’s, Selim forged a distinctive movement which sought to express modern Iraqi identity by combining traditional, local forms of artistic expression with the visual language of the European avant-garde. This volume brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive Catalogue raisonné of the artist's paintings and sculptures, beginning with his early teenage artistic exercises and culminating in his iconic mature work.
 

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Race, Law and Hypercriminality

Sarah Corbett-Batson (King's 1990)

In a world of fake news and virtual reality, where social media posts seem more real that the materiality of racial capitalism, this book develops the idea of 'hypercriminality', as a means of exploring how racial disproportionalities in the criminal legal system persist, despite discourses of a post-racial meritocracy.

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The Cyber Ciphers of Eartha Quicksmith

Loris Owen (Clare 1993)

Kip, Albert, Leela and Timmi are back, and the riddles are trickier than ever. A fresh trail of puzzles leads to a lost craft called The Salamander and onwards to new wonders. With guardian android Incognita they take off for the beautiful but deadly Molten Ocean, where unlikely allies emerge from the depths. The race is on to find the Futurescope’s eyepiece and shut down the Grittleshank’s smoulderstone mine before the world as we know it is torn apart.

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Inclusive Practice for Learning Support Assistants

Zoe Hosier

Inclusive Practice for Learning Support Assistants explores the role of the LSA and, drawing from first-hand interviews, sheds light on a variety of LSA experiences and perspectives, detailing the (often hidden) aspects of their work to support the learning of special educational needs and neurodivergent students.

Covering key areas including wellbeing support, challenging behaviour and student independence, chapters:

- Provide LSAs with practical tips and reflective insights to improve their work supporting children and young people in schools

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My Sister is a Treasure

Tracy Darnton (1986)

Following on from My Brother is an Avocado, this picture book is a humorous look at what happens when a new baby joins the family.

"Dad says my sister is a treasure. I can't wait until we play pirates together and dig holes to look for more. I'll be the captain and wear the hat because I'm the oldest."

A girl takes the terms of endearment her family use at face value when she wonders what it would be like if her new baby sister really was a treasure or a ray of sunshine or a dimply dumpling in this adorable new picture book.

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How To Be Moderately Successful: Career Acceleration For Realists

Matthias Mahr (Robinson 1994)

Define your own version of success and get there faster. Whether you're starting out, stuck in the middle, or ready for a career change: this is your smart, hands-on guide to steady progression and a healthy work-life balance. Drawing on 25 years of experience at Boston Consulting Group, eBay, Eurostar and Trainline, and hundreds of coaching conversations, it offers straightforward advice with clear takeaways using fun, relatable stories.

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The Stitch-Up: How Medical Misogyny Harms Us All

Emma Szewczak (Corpus Christi 2013) and Dr Andrzej Harris (Corpus Christi 2012)

Medical misogyny kills, leaving many more in agony and unable to live full lives. 'The Stitch-Up' tells their stories, and calls for better research, healthcare options, language and treatment, arguing that being female should never be a death sentence.

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The Line of Sixteen: Searching for my children's great, great grandparents

John Rigg (Trinity 1974)

'The Line of Sixteen: Searching for my children's great, great grandparents' is based around the cohort of direct ancestors four steps back from the two children (who are now adults) in John Rigg's family. Their years of birth cover the period from 1836 to 1869, with their places of origin ranging across England, Scotland and Ireland as well as Malta and Germany.

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Between Medicine and Criminology: Richard Cabot and the Making of the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study

Brandon C. Welsh (Wolfson 1996), Steven N. Zane, and Scott H. Podolsky

In 1935, Richard Cabot (1868-1939), a renowned physician and professor of clinical medicine and social ethics at Harvard University, founded the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study. Appalled by the high recidivism rates of reformatories of the day, Cabot wanted to do something to help young, underprivileged boys from engaging in delinquency and embarking on a life of crime.

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On His Majesty's Service

Julian Francis Godolphin (Hughes Hall 1999)

The commonly held belief that the king or queen is a mere ornament of the constitution could not be further from reality. The turbulent past decade has tested the British constitution like never before, and Brexit, the illegal proroguing of Parliament and the near-death of Boris Johnson while in office have demonstrated the often misunderstood but crucial role the sovereign plays in ensuring stability in our political system.

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Wales in England, 1914-1945. A Social, Cultural & Military History

Wendy Ugolini (Newnham 1987)

At the beginning of the twentieth century, for many English men and women of Welsh origin, the idea of being in some part 'Welsh' reaffirmed their own understanding of what it meant to 'be British'. 'Wales in England, 1914-1945' is the first cultural history of this English Welsh duality, an identification with two constituent nations at once, and explores how 'Welshness' was imagined, performed, and mobilised in England during and between the two world wars.

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By the Way, Doctor

Norman Beale (Christ's 1966)

A memoir in 100 short stories of 30 years at the front line of medicine in NHS general practice. The vignettes relate comedy, irony, stoicism and tragedy. A book that focuses on people rather than disease; a book that eschews the usual career-sequential biography.

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Qualitative Research in Malaysia Bringing Voices from the Margins to the Mainstream

Su Li Chong (St Edmund's 2010)

This edited volume is a systematic collection of research initiatives in the qualitative research paradigm. It showcases how researchers in Malaysia, who are often expected to acquiesce to mainstream ways of designing, conducting and disseminating research, rise above methodological hegemony to carve out a different but meaningful path in order to represent the voice of the voiceless.

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