Reference – The Old Shirburnian Society

Ghostwriting Novels: a guide for ghostwriters and the ghostwritten – Ben Jeapes (h 83)

Ghostwriting Novels: A Guide for Ghostwriters and the Ghostwritten will be published by Climbing Boy Productions on 24th October 2024. “As well as being very amusing and entertaining, it fills a significant gap in the literature of writing books, clearly explaining and demystifying one of the least understood areas of the craft. Highly recommended for … Read more

No Dig – Charles Dowding (a 76)

No Dig: Nurture Your Soil to Grow Better Veg with Less Effort by Charles Dowding. Work in partnership with nature to nurture your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops – without back-breaking effort. Have you ever wondered how to transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden? Well now you can! By following … Read more

Man and the ecosystem – J.R. Lloyd (staff 62-07)

J.R. Lloyd, Man and the Ecosystem, part of the Foundations of biology series produced under General Editor Dr L.M.J. Kramer, a set of five books providing a comprehensive advanced biology course for schools and colleges. Dr L.M.J. Kramer writes in the Preface to the volume, ‘Many ecological issues are debated passionately today and often they … Read more

Building Tomorrow: Averting Environmental Crisis With a New Economic System – Paddy Le Flufy (m 02)

Building Tomorrow focuses on six organisational technologies, each of which are being developed and implemented by pioneering experts and redesign fundamental aspects of our economic system, such as our development paradigm and how businesses are defined. Paddy uses real-world examples to describe in practical detail how people throughout society can put these technologies into action. In early advance … Read more

Great Ormond Street Handbook of Congenital Ear Deformities – Neil Bulstrode (e 86)

This Great Ormond Street Handbook provides a stepwise illustrated description of the surgical procedures used for correction of congenital deformities of the auricle. The content features over 600 intraoperative high-quality photographs of every step of each of the surgical procedures in addition to photographs of the preoperative planning and preparation. Chapters and topics covered: Microtia … Read more

Plastic Surgery: Principles and Practice – Neil Bulstrode (e 86)

With detailed, expert guidance on each essential topic, Plastic Surgery: Principles and Practice offers single-volume convenience without sacrificing complete coverage of this multi-faceted field. Written by global leading authorities, it provides concise, easy-to-follow instruction with the clinical details and supportive data needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Publisher: Elsevier Hardcover ISBN: 9780323653817 eBook ISBN: 9780323653824

Exe Men: The Extraordinary Rise of Exeter Chiefs – Rob Kitson (g 82)

Winner of the Telegraph Rugby Book of the Year award! Among the best stories in British team sport over the past decade has been the rise of Exeter Chiefs. How, exactly, did an unfashionable team from Devon emerge from obscurity to conquer the summit of English rugby? What makes them tick? What are their secrets? … Read more

Electric Trucks: A History of Delivery Vehicles, Semis, Forklifts and Others – Kevin Desmond (g 68)

Welcomed at end of the 19th century as the solution to the severe problem of horse manure in city streets, electric trucks soon became the norm for short-haul commercial deliveries. Though reliable, they were gradually replaced by gasoline-powered trucks for long-haul deliveries-although a fleet of electric milk trucks survived in Great Britain into the 1960s. … Read more

The Country Houses of Devon – Hugh Meller (a 59)

This new publication describes more than 400 of Devon’s most notable country houses in lively detail. Their owners & architectural history, their estates, ancillary buildings & gardens are all included. Over 1,000 old and new photographs, drawings, maps and sketch-plans, many published for the first time, illustrate the text. The author spent 26 years working … Read more

The Plays and Poems of Nicholas Rowe – Stephen Bernard (b 94)

Nicholas Rowe was the first Poet Laureate of the Georgian era. A fascinating and important yet largely overlooked figure in eighteenth-century literature, he is the ‘lost Augustan’.