Below is a list of books written by our alumni. If you have written a book and would like it featured on this page please email alumni@soton.ac.uk
The books are listed alphabetically by authors surname.
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John Taverner: His Life and Music
Hugh Benham (BA English & Music 1965, PhD 1970)
A book about John Taverner, leading church composer under Henry VIII.
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John Taverner: Complete Edition of the Music for EECM in five volumes
Hugh Benham (BA English & Music 1965, PhD 1970)
Although principally a 'scholarly' edition, this is also suitable for use in performance.
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Latin Church Music in England c. 1460-1575
Hugh Benham (BA English & Music 1965, PhD 1970)
A widely-received introduction to a little-known period in the history of English music.
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Baroque Music in Focus
Hugh Benham (BA English & Music 1965, PhD 1970)
This short book was designed principally for GCE Music students, but it provides a useful introduction to Baroque music for the general reader.
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Cult Fiction
Andrew Collins (pseudonym: Ardie Collins) (BA English 2009)
Cult Fiction is a novel about a man who, inadvertently and through very little fault of his own, sets up a cult.
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How to Be an Existentialist
Dr Gary Cox (BA Philosophy 1988)
How to Be an Existentialist is a concise, witty and entertaining book about the philosophy of existentialism.
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How to Be A Philosopher
Dr Gary Cox (BA Philosophy 1988)
How to Be A Philosopher gives answers to some of life’s biq questions while revealing others have no answer.
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Sartre: A Guide for the Perplexed
Dr Gary Cox (BA Philosophy 1988)
Sartre: A Guide for the Perplexed is an illuminating and comprehensive introduction to the work of this major twentieth-century thinker.
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Sartre and Fiction
Dr Gary Cox (BA Philosophy 1988)
Sartre and Fiction offers a clear and accessible introduction to the extensive fictional writings of Jean-Paul Sartre.
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The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness
Dr Gary Cox (BA Philosophy 1988)
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness is a witty and engaging exploration of life, the universe and everything from an existentialist persepective.
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The Sartre Dictionary
Dr Gary Cox (BA Philosophy 1988)
The Sartre Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Sartre.
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Mister Shah
Dr Christian DeFeo (PhD English 2010)
Mr. Wahid Shah is a Londoner of Pakistani descent, an accountant, a devoted husband, a fan of classical music.
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Don’t You Have Anything Better to Do?
Jane Durant née Shields (BA Geography 1963)
Don't You Have Anything Better To Do? is a series of parables about life.
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The Colors of Supervision (2nd Edition)
Jane Durant née Shields (BA Geography 1963)
The Colors of Supervision is an easy-to-read practical and helpful book to assist you learn the rules of supervision.
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Stitch-up in Ealing
Christine Eborall (BSc Botany, 1969)
This book tells the story of how people in the third largest borough in London tried to get an elected mayor.
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The Good Guide to Working with Consultants
Jon Fitzmaurice (BSc Sociology with Social Administration 1970)
The Good Guide To Working with Consultants is published by NCVO and helps organisations in the voluntary and community sector select and make the best use of the right consultant for each assignment.
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The Mirror Crack’d: Fear and Horror in JRR Tolkien’s Major Works
Dr Lynn Forest-Hill (BA English 1993, PhD 1997)
This is a collection of essays by an international group of scholars illustrates the transformation of JRR Tolkien's sources.
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Transgressive Language in Medieval English Drama: Signs of Challenge and Change
Dr Lynn Forest-Hill (BA English 1993, PhD 1997) More...
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Armillaria Root Rot: Biology and Control of Honey Fungus
Dr Roland Fox (BSc Botany 1966, PhD Science 1970)
This text aims to answer the questions most often raised about Armillaria. More...To submit your book to be included on this page email alumni@soton.ac.uk
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Principles of Diagnostic Techniques in Plant Pathology
Dr Roland Fox (BSc Botany 1966, PhD Science 1970)
The correct diagnosis of a plant disease is an essential prerequisite of its successful control. More...To submit your book to be included on this page email alumni@soton.ac.uk
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The Gardener's Book of Pests and Diseases
Dr Roland Fox (BSc Botany 1966, PhD Science 1970)
A guide to maintaining a healthy garden by preventing and dealing with pests and diseases. More...To submit your book to be included on this page email alumni@soton.ac.uk
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A Hundred Years at Sunnyside
John Gates (BSc Sociology, 1976)
Stories spanning over a century about the village of Wigginton, near York. More... -
The Sahara: A Cultural History
Eamonn Gearon (BA Theology 1992)
This book examines the history, culture, and terrain of the Sahara.
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The Five-Minute Writer
Margret Geraghty (MA Film Studies 2004)
The Five-Minute Writer is a book of exercises and inspiration for aspiring writers.
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Multicore Application Programming: For Windows, Linux, and Oracle Solaris
Dr Darryl Gove (BSc Mathematics 1990, MSc Mathematics 1992, PhD 1997)
This book covers the common approaches to writing parallel programs, and discusses the challenges particular to multicore processors.
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Solaris Application Programming
Dr Darryl Gove (BSc Mathematics 1990, MSc Mathematics 1992, PhD 1997)
Solaris Application Programming is a detailed guide for developers who are developing applications for the Solaris operating system.
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The Developer's Edge
Dr Darryl Gove (BSc Mathematics 1990, MSc Mathematics 1992, PhD 1997)
A collection of interesting blog posts and articles on developing on and for the Solaris operating system.
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The Business Value of IT: Managing Risk, Optimising Performance and Measuring Results
Michael Harris (BSc Electronic Engineering 1982)
How should we run our IT Departments to ensure value for money? This book answers that and many other questions.
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Public Relations, Society and Culture
Dr Caroline Hodges (BA Spanish 1999)
This edited collection adds momentum to the emergent interest in the relationship between public relations, society and culture by bringing together a wide range of alternative theoretical and methodological approaches, including ethnography, storytelling, pragmatism and semiotics.
This book was co-edited by Dr Lee Edwards at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.
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Supporting Meaningful Social Networks
Dr Yongjian Huang (PhD Electronics & Computer Science 2009)
Recent years have seen exponential growth of social network sites.
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A bottle of Guinness please
David Hughes (BSc Chemistry 1972)
Reference work researched from the Brewery archives in London and Dublin.
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The guide to Guinness collectables
David Hughes (BSc Chemistry 1972)
This is a 300 page hard back illustrated auction guide to the valuation of guinntiques.
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The Cardiovascular System
Dr Robert Johnson (BM Medicine 1993)
This is an integrated textbook on the cardiovascular system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.
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Leading Your People to Success
Nicholas Kitchin (BSc Acoustical Engineering 1981)
Leading Your People To Success – by guiding corporate culture change was written as a result of experiencing change at Shell and helping to lead culture change at Carpenter UK.
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Accounting Irregularities in Financial Statements
Benny K B Kwok (BSc Business Economics with Accounting 1988, MBA 1993)
Accounting irregularities are at the heart of those kinds of frauds that hit financial statements and include misstatement, misclassification as well as misrepresentation.
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Financial Analysis in Hong Kong
Benny K B Kwok (BSc Business Economics with Accounting 1988, MBA 1993)
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Forensic Accountancy
Benny K B Kwok (BSc Business Economics with Accounting 1988, MBA 1993)
This 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive insight into many principles and practices in the forensic field.
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Tutankhamun Uncovered - The Adventure Behind the Curse
Michael Marfleet (BSc Geology 1965)
This novel re-examines the lives, characters, environments and beliefs of Tutankhamun and the discoverer of his tomb, Howard Carter.
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History and Development of Education in Tanzania
Dr Philemon Mushi (PhD Education 1991)
The book examines the history and developments of education in Tanzania, from the pre-colonial to post-colonial periods, delineating the economic and social context which shaped and helped to define the origins of various educational reforms and their developments.
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Principles and Education Practice of Adult Education
Dr Philemon Mushi (PhD Education 1991)
The book examines principles and practice of adult education. Using Tanzania and other countries in Eastern Africa as a case study, the book reveals conceptual and practical problems associated with the implementation of adult education which must be addressed if the practice of adult education has to be improved.
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Easter Sunday
Peter Ostrowski (BSc Physics 1981)
A novel. The search for both answers and questions regarding Creation, set in Hatfield in 1982.
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Eternity's Sunrise
Peter Ostrowski (BSc Physics 1981)
A songbook (words, melodies and chords), comprising the 11 songs from the CD Eternity's Sunrise by Peter Ostrowski.
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Le Bon Dieu
Peter Ostrowski (BSc Physics 1981)
English translations by Peter Ostrowski of songs by Jacques Brel.
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Songs of Innocence of Experience
Peter Ostrowski (BSc Physics 1981)
Musical settings (melodies, chords and words) of all 45 of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, first published in 1789 and 1794. (words by William Blake, music by Peter Ostrowski).
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Tales from the Burning Shores of Patmos
Peter Ostrowski (BSc Physics 1981)
A songbook (words, melodies and chords) of 54 songs written between 1978 and 1989.
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The Psychopause
Peter Ostrowski (BSc Physics 1981)
The lyrics of 42 songs by Peter Ostrowski, written between 1979 and 2004.
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When Chronons have been melted down
Peter Ostrowski (BSc Physics 1981)
A songbook (words, melodies and chords) of 18 songs written between 1978 and 1994.
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Why the Sky is Silent
Peter Ostrowski (BSc Physics 1981)
Reflections on society and social progress.
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A Cornucopia of Packs
Jeffrey Pack (BSc Economics 1967, Diploma in Economics and Econometrics 1968)
The author explores his own certain forebears back about 250 years mainly in a small village in Kent.
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Love is in the Air
Jeffrey Pack (BSc Economics 1967, Diploma in Economics and Econometrics 1968)
The author’s father, Joe Pack, signed up in the RAF in 1940 as a bomber pilot. On his 18th mission he was shot down on the German/ Dutch border.
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Gender and Physical Education. Contemporary Issues and Future Directions
Professor Dawn Penney (PhD Education 1994)
Gender and Physical Education offers a critical and comprehensive commentary on issues relating to gender in PE and teacher education.
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Sport Education in Physical Education. Research based practice
Professor Dawn Penney (PhD Education 1994)
Sport Education is an exciting approach to the teaching of PE. More...To submit your book to be included on this page email alumni@soton.ac.uk
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Various Local History Books
Gerald Ponting (BSc Zoology 1961)
Please see below a list of the various local history books, places included are Fordingbridge, Bournemouth, Breamore and Chandler's Ford.
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The Beckett Powells of Brook House, Botley
Brian Powell (BEng Mechanical Engineering 1989)
The Beckett Powells of Brook House, Botley is the story of the house, the family and some of the staff who lived in the seven bedroom home in Hampshire.
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Bathing Houses and Plunge Pools
Vivien Rolf (MA 18th Century Studies 2006)
The grounds of many large eighteenth-century country estates boasted a bathing house or plunge pool for their supposed health benefits.
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Increase and Extract the value of your Business
James Sale (Certificate in Education 1979)
This booklet has been written for owners of leaders of businesses who are interested in extracting value by sale or by other means, and answers the following questions: How can I maximize value in my business?
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Insight – Journeys into the heart of things
James Sale (Certificate in Education 1979)
Listening's motivational power, motivation and meditation, establishing your purpose and transforming the self - read James' journey into the heart of things.
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To Be a Pilgrim
James Sale (Certificate in Education 1979)
To Be a Pilgrim is the sixth major collection of poetry by James Sale, and explores his increasing preoccupation with religious and spiritual themes: the journey, in fact, towards death in which we are all pilgrims.
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York Notes: Macbeth
James Sale (Certificate in Education 1979)
A comprehensive and easy to use guide to examination success when studying Shakespeare's play, Macbeth.
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Manual on Small Earth Dams
Tim Stephens (MSc Irrigation Engineering 1978)
The Handbook is designed specifically for engineers, technicians and extension workers, commercial farmers and contractors – all with some understanding of engineering and some experience of dams, irrigation and water supply involved in the sitting, design and construction of small earth dams in the drier parts of the African continent. More...To submit your book to be included on this page email alumni@soton.ac.uk
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Deeper – Contemplative Prayer for Charismatic Christians
Stefan Smart (BA English and History 1982, PGCE 1986, MPhil 1989)
In this bewilderingly frenetic and noisy world, we all long for a greater sense of peace and tranquillity.
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Automatic Lover
Dr Ariadne Tampion (BSc Electrical Engineering 1987, PhD 1990)
Automatic Lover is a combination of science fiction, satire and good old-fashioned romance.
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Tumbridge's Guide to Legal Qualification: The Common Law World
James Tumbridge (LLB Law 2000)
A new practical guide to permanent and temporary qualification in the common law legal world.
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Isle of Wight Photographers, 1840-1940
Dr Raymond Turley (BSc Physics 1959, PhD 1962)
A reference book concerned with professional photographers who worked on the Isle of Wight before 1940.
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The Quantum Quark
Dr Andrew Watson (BSc Physics 1979)
The world you can feel and touch is built of atoms, the smallest identifiable chunks of matter. Yet the heart of each atom is itself a whole new world, a world populated by quarks: indivisible, vanishingly small, the ultimate building blocks of our Universe.
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Soldier, Scientist and Statesman: a Biography of Yuval Ne'eman
Dr Andrew Watson (BSc Physics 1979)
As a leading scientist, government minister, and innovative soldier Yuval Ne'eman has led several lives woven into one.
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Alpines, from Mountain to Garden
Richard Wilford (BSc Biology 1986)
Looking at plants from the World's mountain ranges, this book describes their discovery, introduction to gardens and cultivation, in eight geographic chapters, illustrated with over 300 photographs of alpines in the wild and in gardens.
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Tulips, species and hybrids for the gardener
Richard Wilford (BSc Biology 1986)
Species tulips are becoming more widely available as gardeners wake up to their elegant shapes, vibrant-coloured flowers, and suitability for growing in containers, raised beds, and rock gardens.
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The Blackest Streets
Sarah Wise (BA English 1986)
The Blackest Streets examines the Old Nichol slum in east London, reputedly the most deprived square quarter-mile in Britain in the 1870s and 1880s.
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The Italian Boy
Sarah Wise (BA English 1986)
The Italian Boy is a social history that examines the lives of street people and the poor of London in the 1820s and 1830s, through the story of a notorious series of murders.
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75 Years in Science at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology
Dr Jan Witkowski (BSc Zoology 1968)
Reginald Harris, then director of the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, wanted to promote such research and in 1933 established the Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.
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Davenport’s Dream: 21st Reflections on Heredity and Eugenics
Dr Jan Witkowski (BSc Zoology 1968)
The Eugenics Records Office (ERO) at Cold Spring Harbor was established by Charles Davenport in 1910 and this book reprints Davenport's classic 1911 text.
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Evolution: The Molecular Landscape
Dr Jan Witkowski (BSc Zoology 1968)
The 74th Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology was held in 2009, the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin.
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Life Illuminated: Selected Papers from Cold Spring Harbor
Dr Jan Witkowski (BSc Zoology 1968)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory was founded in 1890 and this volume includes accounts of its researchers have made important contributions to biology.
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Recombinant DNA: Genes and Genomes-A Short Course
Dr Jan Witkowski (BSc Zoology 1968)
This is effectively the third edition of the textbook "Recombinant DNA".
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Death of Peppermint
Dr Kevin Wood (pseudonym: Tim Randle) (PhD Education 1999)
Death By Peppermint is an historical epic set in Leicestershire’s Vale of Belvoir, but stretches to the penal settlements of Van Dieman’s Land.
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Please note - any books featured on this website are listed with the authors permission and their own synopsis. The University of Southampton accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever in relation to these books.