Ordinary heiress, extraordinary life: Patty's got a gun
Jill Radford is impressed by a study of the kidnap that gripped 1970s America - and the ensuing trial
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Playing with Planets
Gerard 't Hooft is a Nobel laureate (physics, 1999) who made important contributions to particle physics, most notably by refining the mathematical formulism of electroweak theory, an important step...
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Plowshares into Swords: From Zionism to Israel
Any history of the Middle East will have its politics. And it is good for historians to be self-conscious about their own slant, especially in such a contested area. But announcing a political...
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Mindboggling: Preliminaries to a Science of the Mind
Richard Gregory on an introduction to a way of interpreting communication and linguistics
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The Seven Deadly Sins: A Very Partial List
The notion of sin may be unfashionable, but the publication of Susan Emanuel's translation into English (in collaboration with the author) of this short, accessible book is rather timely, since it...
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China's Struggle for Status: The Realignment of International Relations
In 1989, after the Chinese Government cracked down on the pro-democracy movement, China found itself in a serious international crisis. Western powers, led by the US, imposed various sanctions on the...
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(J) = Review forthcomingART AND DESIGN- Aesthetics and the Work of Art: Adorno, Kafka, RichterEdited by Peter de Bolla, lecturer in history of art, and Stefan H. Uhlig, lecturer in English literature...
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Education and Leadership
Academics' real-life experiences remind Chris Brink that universities must be grounded in reality
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White Blood: Personal Journeys with Childhood Leukaemia
One in 2,000 children develops leukaemia. Despite improved survival rates over the past 50 years, treatment is painful and stressful. Sadly, even with the latest improved therapies, it is not always...
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Women, Crime and Character: From Moll Flanders to Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Nicola Lacey's book is a version of her 2007 Clarendon Law Lectures; although "expanded", it is shorter, and with a narrower, tighter focus than the usual academic monograph. Her argument...
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It’s just fiction, says Archbishop
Church leader sets aside the writer’s theology in favour of his imaginings, says Robin Feuer Miller
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World’s Greatest Architect: Making, Meaning, and Network Culture
According to the dust jacket, this book contains “brilliant essays” creating “patterns of possibility that allow the reader to see and design one’s personal connection between each essay”. Human...
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Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, Liverpool
1 Essentials of Marketing & Companion Website with GradeTracker Student Access Card by Frances Brassington and Stephen PettittPearson Education, £36.99ISBN 97814058582812 Access to History:...
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From where I sit - Cancel rehab for battlefield earth
Although John McCain led the charge against "earmarks" - the practice of allocating specific taxes for specific purposes - both candidates for the US presidency went on record against them. I propose...
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Two in a bed shock
Jamie Targett, our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, was quick to condemn "the salacious gossip" that followed the revelation in last week's Poppleton Evening News that our vice-chancellor had...