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More success for our alumni authors
Celebrating our Alumni authors
Massive congratulations to our alumni authors who have had their books published.
Take a look at the latest books available from our alumni authors:
Sophie Kirtley (PGCE Secondary English and Drama, 2002) has her debut novel The Wild Way Home being published on 1 July
When Charlie's longed-for brother is born with a serious heart condition, Charlie's world is turned upside down. Upset and afraid, Charlie flees the hospital and makes for the ancient forest on the edge of town. There Charlie finds a boy floating face-down in the stream, injured, but alive. But when Charlie sets off back to the hospital to fetch help, it seems the forest has changed. It's become a place as strange and wild as the boy dressed in deerskins. For Charlie has unwittingly fled into the Stone Age, with no way to help the boy or return to the present day. Or is there? What follows is a wild, big-hearted adventure as Charlie and the Stone Age boy set out together to find what they have lost - their courage, their hope, their family and their way home.
Adrian Laing (LL.B, 1978) has recently published the Bluffers Guide to Law
Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of law. Know the difference between civil and criminal lawyers, jurisprudence and judicial imprudence, and tort and illegal coercion (which is usually very painful). In moments of uncertainty always resort to the tried and tested rejoinder: 'I'm a lawyer, therefore I know.' Alternatively, try 'Will we win? It depends.'
This book can be purchased online.
Graham Martin (PhD Psycology, ) has published The Sensory Ecology of Birds (2017) and has a new book Bird Senses: How and What Birds See, Hear, Smell, Taste and Feel coming out this year
Graham Martin takes the reader deep into the world of birds from a new perspective, with a ‘through birds’ eyes’ approach to ornithology that goes beyond the traditional habitat or ecological point of view. There is a lot more to a bird’s world than what it receives through its eyes. This book shows how all of the senses complement one another to provide each species with a unique suite of information that guides their daily activities.
David Stephens (M.Ed, 1976 and PhD 1880) has published International Education and Development: Culture, Context and Narrative
Drawing on a wide range of international contexts, International Education and Development provides an innovative and comprehensive critique of developments to improve schooling in the global South. Offering both a theoretical critique of the field and a series of case studies, drawn from recent research, illustrating the usefulness of a narrative approach, it generates a greater understanding of the meta-narratives that shape development and international education.
This book can be purchased online.
Dr Michael A. Williams (MA 1993, PhD 2008) published The Whitby-Loftus Line last year and it is currently in it's third imprression of printing
The Whitby-Loftus line cost over £50 million to build in today’s money, but it never paid its way and so only lasted 75 years. It did, however, offer the most scenic, spectacular and romantic railway journey in the north of England traveling over viaducts, through tunnels and along precipitous cliffs giving panoramic views of the sea, sand, valleys, bays, abbeys, castles, woods and the occasional shipwreck. In standard Oakwood format this book has been researched entirely from primary sources and is profusely illustrated with maps, diagrams and photographs.
This book can be purchased online.
Date: 23 June 2020