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New Poetries VII
Neil Fleming (Trinity, 1979), Helen Charman (Emmanuel 2011), Phoebe Power (Pembroke 2011) and Jamie Osborn (Clare, 2013), edited by Michael Schmidt

Anthology collection of the finest new poetry from around the English speaking world.

Neil Fleming (Trinity 1979), Helen Charman (Emmanuel 2011), Phoebe Power (Pembroke 2011) and Jamie Osborn (Clare 2013) are among 22 poets whose work is celebrated here in, the signature 2018 anthology from leading UK poetry publisher Carcanet Press.

Theodor Storm:Symbolism: Reading Storm's Landscapes
David Artiss (Downing 1969)

For the first time analysis of Storm's wide use of symbolism, together with his astonishing skills as a wildlife expert and folklorist illuminates what a profound effect these have on his landscapes. His bifocal view of nature permeates his narrative fiction with few exceptions.

The Kenyan TJRC: An Outsider's View from the Inside
Ronald Slye (Christ's 1984)

Between 1963 and 2008 Kenya experienced systematic atrocities, economic crimes, ethnic violence, and the illegal taking of land. To come to terms with these historical injustices and gross violations of human rights, the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) was established.

Chinese Cookbook for Food Allergy
Maria Lee and Lee Tak Hong (Clare 1969)

Food allergies have become more common and more severe worldwide. 15 years ago allergies to peanut and fruits were rare, but they can be life threatening now if an allergic person eats them accidentally. One parent of a peanut allergic child has described it as like sitting on a time bomb; waiting for the next life threatening attack to arise if her child eats peanut by mistake.

The Medieval Clothier
John Lee (Corpus Christi 1997)

A clear and accessibly written guide to the medieval cloth-making trade in England.

Cloth-making became England's leading industry in the late Middle Ages; clothiers co-ordinated its different stages, in some cases carrying out the processes themselves, and found markets for their finished cloth, selling to merchants, drapers and other traders. While many clothiers were of only modest status or "jacks of all trades", a handful of individuals amassed huge fortunes through the trade, becoming the multi-millionaires of their day.

Autumn Voices
Robin Lloyd-Jones (Selwyn 1953)

Funded by Creative Scotland, Robin Lloyd-Jones interviewed twenty Scottish writers ranging in age from 70 to 92 about their later lives and their continuing creativity. The majority of these men and women had made for themselves a benign circle. That is to say their creativity contributed to their health and wellbeing, and their health and wellbeing, particularly their mental health, was an important factor in maintaining their creativity.

Gypsies: An English History
David Cressy (Clare 1964)

A history rich in archival detail, tracing five hundred years of misunderstanding and prejudice regarding Gypsies in England and Europe.

Twins & Multiple Births: the essential parenting guide from pregnancy to adulthood
Carol Cooper (Newnham 1969)

Updated twice since its original publication, this popular and inspiring parenting guide is for parents of twins or more. It’s written by a practising GP and mother of twins who seamlessly combines her medical know-how with first-hand experience of having more than one baby at once.

Hampstead Fever
Carol Cooper (Newnham 1969)

In a London heatwave, emotions reach boiling point. The lives of six Londoners overlap and entangle as each of them searches for love, sex, money, or just a truce between squabbling children. Like “Love, Actually,” but set in Hampstead in midsummer, this is a slice of contemporary urban life to make you laugh, cry, and nod in recognition.

978-0995451414
Carol Cooper (Newnham 1969)

Contemporary novel in which a diverse group of Londoners search for someone special and end up finding themselves. For one booze and hope-fuelled night, the lives of a clutch of thirty-somethings criss-cross at a singles event. Undercover journalist Harriet is after a by-line, not a boyfriend. She’s a struggling freelance with a live-in lover, who unexpectedly has to choose between the comfortable life she knows and a bumpy road that could lead to happiness.

General Practice Cases at a Glance
Carol Cooper (Newnham 1969) and Martin Block

A workbook of clinical scenarios, ideal for those working in general practice, students on their GP rotations, or anyone looking to improve their history–taking, diagnostic and management planning skills. Written by practising teaching GPs, it provides an accessible overview of the richness and complexity of general practice.

Cambridge en mitad de la noche
David Jimenez Torres (Clare 2008)

David Jimenez Torres's second novel is also the first by a Spanish author to be set in Cambridge.

Roll of Honour: Schooling and the Great War, 1914-1919
Barry Blades (Trinity Hall 1995)

'Roll of Honour' examines how the Great War of 1914-1919 was experienced by school communities in Great Britain. It focuses on the myriad faces of war rather than traditional stereotypes. The impact of the first 'total war' on students, teachers and governors from across the social and educational spectrum - from the elite public schools to the elementary schools for the poor - is considered using a wide range of resources and case studies. 'Roll of Honour' is the first book in the 'Schooling and the Great War' trilogy.

Speaking the Piano
Susan Tomes (King's 1972)

In Speaking the Piano, renowned pianist Susan Tomes turns her attention to teaching and learning. Teaching music encompasses everything from putting a drum in a child's hands to helping an accomplished musician unlock the meaning and spirit of the classics. At every stage, some fundamental issues keep surfacing. In this wide-ranging book, Susan Tomes reflects on how her own experience as a learner, in different genres from classical to jazz, has influenced her approach to teaching.

Violence: Humans in Dark Times
Natasha Lennard (Sidney Sussex 2005)

In a series of penetrating conversations, Brad Evans and Natasha Lennard talk with a wide range of cutting-edge thinkers—including Oliver Stone, Simon Critchley, Elaine Scarry, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak—to explore the role of violence in politics, culture, the media, public speech, and against the environment. "To bring out the best of us," writes Evans, "we have to confront the worst of what humans are capable of doing to one another. In short, there is a need to confront the intolerable realities of violence in this world."

Big Copyright Versus the People: How Major Content Providers Are Destroying Creativity and How to Stop Them
Martin Skladany (Jesus 1998)

When the idea of copyright was enshrined in the Constitution, it was intended to induce citizens to create. Today, however, copyright has morphed into a system that offers the bulk of its protection to a select number of major corporate content providers (or Big Copyright), which has turned us from a country of creators into one of consumers who spend, on average, ten hours each day on entertainment.

The Aladdin Trial
Abi Silver (Girton 1986)

When an elderly artist plunges one hundred feet to her death at a London hospital, the police sense foul play. The hospital cleaner, a Syrian refugee, is arrested for her murder. He protests his innocence, but why has he given her the story of Aladdin to read and why does he shake uncontrollably in times of stress?

Mormonism and the Emotions
Mauro Properzi (Peterhouse 2003)

Winner of CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award this book positions factors and outcomes in the constructs of emotion within a particular faith culture, involving conflicting and complementary dualities within Mormon views of authority, cognition, and responsibility.

Astroball: The New Way to Win it All
Ben Reiter (King's 2002)

When Sports Illustrated declared on the cover of a June 2014 issue that the Houston Astros would win the World Series in 2017, people thought Ben Reiter, the article’s author, was crazy. The Astros were the worst baseball team in half a century, but they were more than just bad. They were an embarrassment, a club that didn’t even appear to be trying to win. The cover story, combined with the specificity of Reiter’s claim, met instant and nearly universal derision. But three years later, the critics were proved improbably, astonishingly wrong. How had Reiter predicted it so accurately?

The Impatient Dr. Lange One Man's Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic
Seema Yasmin (Hughes Hall 2005)

When Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian rebels in July 2014, the world wondered if a cure for HIV had fallen from the sky and disappeared among the burning debris. Seated in the plane’s business-class cabin was Joseph Lange, better known as Joep, a shrewd Dutch doctor who had revolutionized the world of HIV and AIDS and was working on a cure. Seema Yasmin (MB BChir '09) studied medicine at Cambridge on Dr. Joep Lange's advice. In this book she tells the story of a fearless man who fought relentlessly to end the epidemic.

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