Alumni in Print
Affairs: True Stories of Love, Lies, Hope and Despair
Affairs: True Stories of Love, Lies, Hope and Despair by Juliet Rosenfeld (1988 Modern Languages) draws on Juliet’s work as a psychotherapist to tell five anonymised true stories of infidelity. These stories are painful, surprising and often very complicated, involving betrayal, grief, longing and questions of identity. Juliet’s main idea is that affairs are rarely just about sex or temptation in the moment: more often, they are tied up with older wounds, unmet needs and parts of ourselves we do not fully understand. The result is an engaging and often unsettling read that looks at infidelity in a way that feels thoughtful rather than sensational.
Past Lives, Forgotten Stories
Past Lives, Forgotten Stories: Cobbled Patchworks of History by Gareth Winrow (1978 Modern History) is a richly detailed work of his own family history. Rather than treating social history as distant or abstract, Gareth gives it a personal face, using family connections to explore the shifting world of industrial Britain. Drawing on archival research, contemporary press reports and the lives of his own ancestors, Gareth traces stories of criminals, performers, migrants and mill workers across 19th-century Britain, showing how ordinary lives can be dramatic, precarious and full of change.
History of Comics in France (French)
Histoire de la bande dessinée en France by Benjamin Caraco (2008 MSt History) offers a clear, concise and highly accessible overview of a wide-ranging subject, tracing the development of comics in France from the early 19th century to the present day. Benjamin explores how comics gradually emerged from caricature and illustration, how they became a major cultural industry, and how their formats, genres and audiences changed over time. He brings together publishing history, narrative form, international influences and cultural recognition in a way that is both rigorous and easy to follow.
Discernment in the Early Church and Today
Discernment in the Early Church and Today: Reclaiming Paul's Vision for Formation and Community Building by John Lewis (1999 DPhil Theology) presents Paul not simply as a theologian or letter writer, but as a deeply practical thinker concerned with shaping Christian character and communities. Through close readings of Paul’s letters, John shows that moral formation and community-building were central to Paul’s ministry, and that communal discernment lay at the heart of spiritual life. John connects careful biblical interpretation with the needs of the contemporary church, arguing that Paul’s vision still offers a valuable model for shared spiritual wisdom and responsible pastoral practice today.
French Aircraft Carriers 1910–2000
French Aircraft Carriers 1910–2000 by John Jordan (1966 French and Spanish) is a detailed history of French naval aviation from the experimental Foudre to the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle. John follows the development of French aircraft carriers through wartime improvisation, treaty limits, abandoned projects and postwar rebuilding, showing how naval strategy and ship design changed over the course of the 20th century. The book covers the ships that entered service alongside the many planned and unbuilt designs, which help place later carriers in a wider historical context.
AI and the Future of Leadership
AI and the Future of Leadership: Opportunities and Threats for Hybrid Organisations by Adrian Jarvis (1986 English) examines what happens to leadership when artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday organisational life. Adrian explores how existing leadership models hold up in workplaces shaped by automation and algorithms, questioning whether older frameworks are equipped for the realities of human–machine collaboration. The book considers both the possibilities and the risks of AI at work, including innovation, control, resistance and wellbeing, and uses these tensions to argue for a new model of “hybrid intelligence leadership”.
