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Yearly Archives: 2015

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  • 13 Nov 2015

    Round Up of the First Ever Academic Book Week

    This week has seen the UK’s first ever Academic Book Week; a celebration of the diversity, innovation and influence of the academic book. The week was architected by the Academic Book of the Future Project, made up of a core team of 5 experts from UCL and King’s College, London. They asked booksellers, publishers, librarians […]

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  • 9 Nov 2015

    Cambridge University Press celebrates Academic Book Week

    This week Cambridge University Press is celebrating both University Press Week and Academic Book week by giving away free access to 20 of our most influential books, hosting an Open Day and live streaming a lecture on the future of publishing. Events were kicked off on Monday 9th with an exclusive open day for members […]

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  • 6 Nov 2015
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    Roberto F. Aguilera, Marian Radetzki

    Why the oil price rose stupendously, why it will stay low, and what this means for the world

    Roberto F. Aguilera and Marian Radetzki, authors of The Price of Oil (2015) look at how low oil prices will affect economics, the environment and politics.

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  • 5 Nov 2015
    Michael Y. Bennett

    My First Encounter with the “Absurd”

    Michael Y. Bennett, the author of he Cambridge Introduction to Theatre and Literature of the Absurd , recalls the first time he encountered Beckett's classic of absurd drama.

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  • 4 Nov 2015

    Cyber Psychology

    Participants:  Patricia Wallace, the author of The Psychology of The Internet John Suler, the author of The Psychology of the Digital Age Kent Norman, the author of Cyberpsychology Raphael Cohen-Almagor, the author of Confronting the Internet’s Dark Side What roles do digital mainstream media play in amplifying cyberpsychology issues? Do you see this as a […]

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  • 3 Nov 2015
    Steven J. Dick

    Cosmic Encounters with Alien Life

    Steven J. Dick, the editor of The Impact of Discovering Life Beyond Earth, contemplates how finding intelligent life and other worlds would irrevocably change our own.

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  • 2 Nov 2015
  • 31 Oct 2015

    Happy Halloween!

    First, you’ll want to brush up on the history of Halloween. Then check out all of the great new posts this week if you haven’t already! The gothic and the occult have a deep history in our literary tradition: Andrew McCann examines the popular rise of occult writing as the 19th century brought about commercial […]

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