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Energy Kingdoms: Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf
Jim Krane (Peterhouse 2009)

After the discovery of oil in the 1930s, the Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Bahrain—went from being among the world’s poorest and most isolated places to some of its most ostentatiously wealthy. To maintain support, the ruling sheikhs provide their subjects with boundless cheap energy, unwittingly leading to some of the highest consumption rates on earth.

The Irish Garden: A Cultural History
Peter Dale (Selwyn 1969)

Don’t leave yet. Let there be one more piece of magic to remember the place by.

The Dialectics of Post-Soviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan
Murad Ismayilov (Darwin 2007)

This book offers a detailed account of the dynamics behind the religious-secular divide in Azerbaijan over the past two decades of independence and the conditions underlying the ongoing process of normalisation of Islamic discourse and the rising cooperation across the country's secular-religious political landscape and looks into some future dynamics this transformation is set to unleash.

The Spirit of Inquiry
Susannah Gibson (Corpus 2008)

Cambridge is now world-famous as a centre of science, but it wasn't always so. Before the nineteenth century, the sciences were of little importance in the University of Cambridge. But that began to change in 1819 when two young Cambridge fellows took a geological field-trip to the Isle of Wight. Adam Sedgwick and John Stevens Henslow spent their days there exploring, unearthing dazzling fossils, dreaming up elaborate theories about the formation of the earth, and bemoaning the lack of serious science in their ancient university.

Islam: An Illustrated Journey
Zulfikar Hirji (Caius 1996)

An Illustrated Journey is a richly illustrated, accessible account of Islamic history that gives the reader an introduction to a faith that is practised today by over a billion people whose traditions and civilisations are rich and diverse.

The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman
Benjamin King (Downing 1993)

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) has always inspired devotion. Newman has made disciples as leader of the Catholic revival in the Church of England, an inspiration to fellow converts to Roman Catholicism, a nationally admired preacher and prose-writer, and an internationally recognised saint of the Catholic Church. Nevertheless, he has also provoked criticism. The church authorities, both Anglican and Catholic, were often troubled by his words and deeds, and scholars have disputed his arguments and his honesty.

Ruskinland: How John Ruskin Shapes Our World
Andrew Hill (Trinity 1984)

Who was John Ruskin? What did he achieve – and how? Where is he today? One possible answer: almost everywhere.

The Great River Rowed The Mississippi Million
John Pritchard (Robinson 1983)

After a trip to Ghana with Right To Play, John Pritchard, former Olympic rower and self-confessed middle-aged eccentric, set his next formidable challenge: to row the length of the Mississippi River and raise $1,000,000 for the charity.

John and his team would row in a Victorian Thames skiff, a wooden boat with a fixed wooden seats and fixed pins, the design of which has remained almost unchanged for nearly 200 years.

Out of Range
Nick Drake (Magdalene 1980)

This fourth poetry collection from the London-based screenwriter, playwright, poet and Magdalene graduate Nick Drake takes on some of the most pressing issues for the planet in poems about plastic waste, the Whitechapel Fatberg and climate change.

The poems in Out of Range expand on environmental concerns raised in Nick Drake's last collection The Farewell Glacier, his book-length sequence of poems set in the High Arctic. His new book also includes a series of three poems about the Arctic.

Art and Political Thought in Medieval England, c.1150-1350
Laura Slater (King's 2008)

Images and imagery played a major role in medieval political thought and culture, but their influence has rarely been explored. This book provides a full assessment of the subject. Starting with an examination of the writings of late twelfth-century courtier-clerics, and their new vision of English political life as a heightened religious drama, it argues that visual images were key to the development and expression of medieval English political ideas and arguments.

Shylock's Advocate
Angelo Mucci

The protagonists of the dialogue, Mr. Hughes (lawyer) and Mr. Ohayon (economist), compete in an exciting interpretation of Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, through the tools of economic analysis of law.

 

The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee
Elinor Teele (Corpus 2000)

A rip-roaring puzzle box of an adventure about grit, guts, and gold, from Elinor Teele, the acclaimed author of The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin.

The small, run-down town of Eden is the only place Jenny Burns has ever called home. The roots of the trees are in her bones, the air of the mountains is in her breath, the lakes and rivers are in her blood. And that’s why, when her father loses his job and tells Jenny that they may have to move on from Eden, she knows she can’t let that happen.

Bringing history alive through local people and places
Lynne Dixon (Girton 1968) Alison Hales

This book is aimed at trainee primary teachers and classroom teachers. It is based on the latest research and practice in the field and supported by appropriate theory. It considers how to develop children's concepts and skills through local history and how to link local, national and global aspects of history. It encourages practitioners and trainees to develop their own historical knowledge, understanding and confidence in the teaching of the subject through a range of activities. Ideas and concepts are supported by a range of practical ideas for classroom teaching.

15-Minute STEM
Emily Hunt (née Hayes, Hughes Hall 2009)

Quick and creative science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities for 5-to 11-year-olds offers an exciting collection of 40 tried-and-tested, easy-to-resource STEM activities designed to engage and inspire young learners. The activities make connections to real-world scenarios, helping children to understand how their learning is relevant to their future, and have been linked to conceptually similar STEM-related careers all of which are individually profiled in a glossary at the back of the book.

The Orchid (Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew)
Lauren Gardiner (Christ's 1999) Phillip Cribb (Christ’s 1965)

Produced in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this collection of 40 orchids tells the many intriguing stories of this beguiling plant. It is enhanced with botanical illustrations by the great orchid artists, 40 of which have also been selected be included as prints and presented in a handsome collector's box.

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

For the first time analysis of Theodor 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.

Natural Born Learners
Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Learning is the soul of our species. From our first steps to our last words, we are what we learn. Our education predicts how much we'll earn, how content we will be, even how long we'll live. But for all its obvious importance, learning has lost touch with human progress. We live in an information age, work in a knowledge economy, yet our schools are relics of an industrial era.

Feeling Heard, Hearing Others
Robert Foxcroft (Emmanuel 1971)

When you feel heard a silence falls.

In that silence more may come.

Often it is something deeper: you can feel it

Just now forming at the edge of being.

Feeling Heard, Hearing Others is a book about empathy, self-empathy, and the act of listening. It will appeal to anybody who likes to listen to other people. The book makes one central claim and asks one key question: 

From Source to Sea a Meander Down the Dordogne Valley
Valerie Thompson (Homerton 1962)

From Source to Sea is the result of over five years researching and writing as I traveled the whole length of the River Dordogne with a friend. This fascinating journey covers most aspects of the river's history, from early man through the Romans, Cathars, Templars, the Hundred Years War, the castles, religious institutions, churches, towns and what is in, on, by and over the river.

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.

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