Alumni authors: G-I

The Political Career of Thomas Wriothesley, First Earl of Southampton, 1505-1550, Henry VIII's last Chancellor, 2001. Edwin Mellen Press (ISBN No 0-7734-7415-3)

Fawzia is an international educational consultant with experience in the UK, USA, Canada and the UAE. Her PhD is in Children’s Literature and Character Education. She is currently serving as a Global Representative for the International Positive Education Network. Fawzia is the author of over 50 children's story books, some of which are available at Islamic Timeless Tales. She is currently working on her Islamic Fairytale Series, published by Kube, UK, of which Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty have been published. Her latest title in the series, Beauty and the Beast, is in progress. Recently released in the USA is her book Yaffa and Fatima Shalom Salaam, published by Kar-Ben. A second title released in India by Tulika is Munna and the Maharaja. 

Seeing the World My Way: A totally blind and partially deaf guy's global adventures, Silverwood Books, 2009.

Seeing the World My Way follows Tony Giles’ journey of hedonism and thrill-seeking adventure as he travels across North America, Asia and Australasia. Full of drama, danger and discovery, this fascinating travel biography is a young blind man’s view of the world as he sets out to achieve his dream, dealing with disability whilst living life to the limit.

From bungee jumping in New Zealand to booze filled nights out in New Orleans, Seeing the World My Way is a no-holds-barred account that is certainly not for the faint hearted. Travel the world in a whole new way with Tony Giles’ frank, honest and exhilarating romp through one adrenaline-fuelled experience after another.

The Practice of Modernism, Routledge, 2007. 

In this sequel to his widely-acclaimed book The Experience of Modernism (1997), John Gold continues his detailed enquiry into the Modern Movement's involvement in urban planning and city design. John's book provides an important new analysis of the role played by modern architects in the recent transformation of cities. This work will interest urban and architectural historians, urban geographers, planners and all concerned with understanding the recent history of the contemporary city.

Olympic Cities - Edited by John Gold and Margaret Gold, Routledge, 2007. 

Olympic Cities provides the first full overview of the changing relationship between cities and the Olympic events since 1896. With eighteen specially commissioned and original essays written by a team of distinguished authors from the UK and overseas, it explores the historical experience of staging the Olympics from the point of view of the host city. This book's incisive assessment of the Games' development and the complex agendas that host cities attach to the event is essential reading. It will be of interest to urban and sports historians, urban geographers, planners and all concerned with understanding the relationship between cities and culture, plus anyone with an interest in the staging of mega-events.

Last Dance at the Discotheque for Deviants, Unbound, 2023

A gripping mystery following young Kostya’s coming out in the underground gay scene of 1990s Moscow

The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union have brought unimaginable change to Russia. With this change come new freedoms: freedom to travel abroad and to befriend Westerners, freedom to make money, and even the freedom for an underground gay scene to take root.

Encouraged by the new climate of openness, 21-year-old Kostya ventures out of the closet and resolves to pursue his dreams: to work in the theatre and to find love as his idol Tchaikovsky never could. Those dreams, however, lead to tragedy – not only for Kostya, but for his mother and for the two young men he loves, as all three face up to the ways they have betrayed him.

Last Dance at the Discotheque for Deviants is both a gripping mystery and a poignant, very human tale of people beset by forces beyond their control, in a world where all the old certainties have crumbled and it’s far from clear what will eventually take their place.

The Importance of Being Drunk, Pen Press Ltd of Brighton, 2008.

Businessman Alan Bland is facing retirement and has devised an ingenious plan for the future of the family firm. The question is: how do Eddie and Martin - his drunken, layabout sons and heirs - fit into his manipulative plot? In drinking holes from Brighton to Newcastle this hilarious story follows Eddie and Martin on their endless benders - where breakfast is the contents of a hipflask and, many pints later, dinner is a packet of crisps and a pickled egg.

This is a funny yet tragic tale of family ties, corporate tricks and lives dominated by alcohol.

Field of Spears: The Last Mission of the Jordan Crew, Paulownia Press, 2007. 

What happens to ordinary people in times of war? This question is explored through the true story of a B-29 crew shot down over a rural Japanese village on 20 July 1945. Hadley weaves a gripping tale based on recently declassified historical documents, never-seen-before photographs and interviews with Japanese eyewitnesses and survivors. 'Field of Spears' is not simply the story of an incident that took place over half a century ago. It is a chilling reminder of what awaits today’s soldiers when they fall into the waiting arms of terrified and angry civilians.

A School in Arms: Uppingham and the Great War, Helion and Company, 2017

For many people, their only knowledge of Uppingham's involvement in the Great War is through Vera Brittain's Testament of Youth and its account of her relationship with three men who went to the school and lost their lives during the war. In this book, the author discusses the involvement of more than 2,300 'Old Boys' who served in the Great War. Based mainly on material from the school's archives and the accounts and papers of the 'Old Boys', it provides the first comprehensive account of the school and the war. This book is not just about the 20 percent who died; it is just as much about the 80 percent who survived. The school's involvement is placed within the years before and after the war, as well as within the involvement of the public schools and wider society. It demonstrates that militarism at the school and in society, in the years before and after, was not as prevalent as is sometimes suggested; it argues that concern about Germany and the threat it posed should not be confused with jingoism. By examining the school's contribution, it demonstrates that this was not just a war for young men on the front line; it shows the wide variety of skills the 'Old Boys' and staff contributed to the war effort and explains why they believed it was worth fighting for, despite the appalling cost. For the first time, the book explains the key role of the school's Officer Training Corps (OTC) commanding officer in the establishment of the national OTC scheme in 1908, which would be a source of more than 100,000 officers during the Great War. It also highlights for the first time the involvement of two 'Old Boys' in the Borkum incident in 1910; this was one of the most high-profile incidents between Germany and Britain, as tensions rose between the two countries in the years leading to the outbreak of the war in 1914. Above all, it explains how Uppingham's educational ethos equipped men to serve in the Great War.

Available from October 2017. 

Sounds Unlikely: Music in Birmingham? Brewin Books, 2006.

Birmingham's musical reputation is associated with Simon Rattle's brilliant seasons with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from 1980-1999. Rattle's work was a transformation, based on a solid musical foundation, built up through the endeavour of many interesting and active musicians and music lovers over a period of several centuries. Moving through the ages,the book describes how the foundation was laid, from the chantries of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, to the age of the orchestra in the twentieth century. This is an account of how, with no single architect but many men of vision, the present day much admired edifice has been established.

Limitation of Actions: The Australian Law, Lawbook Co. 2004. 

This book deals with the rules governing time limits on starting legal proceedings, bringing together the differing laws of all eight Australian states and territories.

Mullany and Handford's Tort Liability for Psychiatric Damage, 2nd Edition, Lawbook Co Sydney, 2006

Isn't That Dangerous? African Travels among Academics and Other Wild Animals, Educational Heretics Press, 2009.

Clive Harber spent over twenty years working, researching and teaching in Africa, always keeping detailed accounts of his experiences. After publishing several academic books, he has changed tone and produced a humorous travel book on sub-Saharan Africa.

Crocodile Beach Japanese Translation Workbook (World Japanese Translation Workbooks) (Volume 2), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Yuko Takeshita, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Crocodile Beach: English Translation Workbook (World English Translation Workbooks) (Volume 2), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Crocodile Beach: Japanese-English Bilingual Reader (World Japanese Bilingual Readers) (Volume 3) (Japanese Edition), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Yuko Takeshita, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017 

Crocodile Beach English-Japanese Bilingual Reader (World English Bilingual Readers) (Volume 4), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Yuko Takeshita, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017 

The New Potter: Japanese Translation Workbook (World Japanese Translation Workbooks) (Volume 1), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Yuko Takeshita, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

The New Potter Japanese-Chinese Bilingual Reader (World Japanese Bilingual Readers) (Volume 2), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Yuko Takeshita and Shuozhao Hou, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

The New Potter: Chinese-Japanese Bilingual Reader (World Chinese Bilingual Readers) (Volume 2) (Chinese Edition), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Yuko Takeshita and Shuozhao Hou, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

The New Potter: Japanese-English Bilingual Reader (World Japanese Bilingual Readers) (Volume 1) (Japanese Edition), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Yuko Takeshita, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

The New Potter: English-Japanese Bilingual Reader (World English Bilingual Readers) (Volume 2), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Yuko Takeshita, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

The New Potter Korean Translation Workbook (World Korean Translation Workbook) (Volume 1) (Korean Edition), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. HyeJeong Ahn and Chonhak Kim, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

The New Potter English-Korean Bilingual Reader (World English Bilingual Readers) (Volume 3), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. HyeJeong Ahn and Chonhak Kim, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

The New Potter: Chinese Translation Workbook (Chinese Translation Workbooks) (Volume 1) (Chinese Edition), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Shuozhao Hou, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

The New Potter: English Translation Workbook (World English Translation Workbooks) (Volume 1), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

The New Potter: Chinese-English Bilingual Reader (World Chinese Bilingual Readers) (Volume 1) (Chinese Edition), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Shuozhao Hou, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

The New Potter: English-Chinese Bilingual Reader (World English Bilingual Readers) (Volume 1), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Shuozhao Hou, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

The New Potter Korean-English Bilingual Reader (World Korean Bilingual Readers) (Volume 1) (Korean Edition), Peter Hassall and Susan Hassall, trans. Hyejeong Ahn Boyce and Chonhak Kim, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Facets of Emirati Women: English-Arabic Extremely Short Story Compilation, Peter Hassall and Omnia Amin, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Facets of Emirati Women: World English Voices of the UAE (Japanese/English Paperback), CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Facets of Emirati Women (Bilingual E-Book English/Japanese), ALC Communications Inc. Japanese Association for Asian Englishes [JAFAE] in association with Extremely Short Story Competition [ESSC] Development Project, 2011

Our Memories, Dreams & Futures: World English Voices of the Arabian Peninsula, Extremely Short Story Competition [ESSC] Development Project, 2011

Extremely Short Story Competition in Japan, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Facets of Emirati Women: World English Voices of the UAE, Extremely Short Story Competition [ESSC] Development Project, 2009

Emiratia: voices of Zayed University, JAFAE's Official Guidebook to the Extremely Short Story Competition. Japanese Association for Asian Englishes [JAFAE] in association with the Extremely Short Story Competition [ESSC], Development Project & EDVEC, 2006

Emiratia: World English Voices of Emirati Women, Extremely Short Story Competition [ESSC] Development Project, 2006

Antarctic Summer and Other Stories: Teachers Book, Manhattan Press, 1997

Spirit of Kinabalu and Other Stories, Basingstoke and Kuala Lumpur: Macmillan Utusan, 1994

Outward Bound and Birds Nest Soup, Basingstoke and Kuala Lumpur: Macmillan Utusan, 1994

The Girl with Sparkling Eyes, Basingstoke and Kuala Lumpur: Macmillan Utusan, 1993

Crocodile Beach, Basingstoke and Kuala Lumpur: Macmillan Utusan, 1993

Seychelles (Let's Visit Places & Peoples of the World), Peter Hassall and S Hassall, Chelsea House Pub, 1989

Let's Visit Brunei, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1988

Let's Visit the Seychelles, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1987

Let's Visit Bahrain, Basingstoke: Burke Macmillan, 1985

English by Magic: a Resource Book, Oxford: Pergamon Press Prentice Hall, 1985

Natural Inorganic Chemistry in Relation to Groundwater, Clarendon Oxford, 1985, with J W Lloyd

An introduction to the use of groundwater chemistry in understanding water resources, from the background to the things that are measured, to their significance in deducing the origins of water and thus sustainability. The book is aimed at engineers and hydrogeologists. The School of Earth Sciences at Birmingham led major developments in the understanding of major British and overseas aquifers in the 1970s and 80s using the ideas presented in this book.

Urban Rivers - Our Inheritance and Future, IWA Publishing, 2002, with G Petts and D Martin

This book provides an illustrated overview of the effects of urbanisation on the aquatic environment, potential solutions to the resulting problems, and new opportunities for the regeneration of urban streams and rivers. It also examines the effects on land alongside waterways and adjacent urban areas. The book is written to be accessible to a broad audience and should provide a stimulating and informative introduction to the subject for all those concerned with the urban river environment.

Embodying Mexico:Tourism, Nationalism and Performance, Oxford University Press 2011

This book examines 'The Dance of the Old Men' and 'Night of the Dead of Lake Pátzcuaro', in light of the web of political and poetic signification associated with their roles as icons in Mexican culture.

Home Hills & Beyond, Nork Books 2004

An interest in learning to speak foreign languages decided the path Wendy's life would take. However, she did not know at the age of nine when she sat with her father on the Home Hills overlooking the North Sea, that one day she would settle in a land beyond that horizon. Based on diaries, letters and photo-albums, Wendy here describes her childhood in England and how she adapted to life in Sweden.

The Social Construction of Anorexia Nervosa, Sage Publications

In this wide-ranging book, Julie Hepworth casts a critical light on our contemporary understanding of anorexia nervosa. She locates contemporary discourses of anorexia nervosa within their historical context, showing how current practices continue to be influenced by medicine, psychology, ideology and politics. She argues that anorexia nervosa must be considered within the political, social and gendered relationships that continue to contribute to its definition. The book demonstrates the need for a new conceptualisation of anorexia nervosa. The goal is to draw on the insights of discourse theory, feminism and postmodernism, to create new understandings of anorexia nervosa within contemporary health care practices.

Charlie has written several books and story collections, including:

I don't want to go to the Taj Mahal (2020)
A series of vignettes that tells the story of its author, Charlie Hill, who grew up in Birmingham in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Touching on work, partying, sex, politics and masculinity, it is a uniquely witty and engaging take on life.

"Hill’s many, notable gifts as a writer -as he steers his readers through the callow excesses of youth towards the getting of wisdom that comes with age (and family life) - include his narrative economy, his honesty, and his pin-point clarity." Jim Crace

The Pirate Queen (2022)
Set in Ireland in 1650, The Story of the Pirate Queen takes as its subject the life of the Irish clan chief and pirate Grace O'Malley - or Grainne ni Mhaille - who spent her life fighting the forces of Elizabeth I before sailing up the Thames for a summit meeting with the English queen.

"Lively, lyrical and engrossing, the novel brings the past to life in the tale of the Irish Boudicca, a fearless leader whose story is used by a rebellious governess to inspire her pupil to resist a forced marriage. I found it irresistible." Miranda Seymour

The State of Us (2023)
An anthology that takes the reader from the twitching curtains of suburbia to the deserts of the Middle East, from the interior life of a street photographer to outer space, and back again asking the common question: what are we doing?

"If Kafka had come from Birmingham and written about climate change, feminism, war, food, parenting and space travel, then the result might well have resembled The State of Us." Joanna Kavenna.

Charlie Hill's website and works

Rag-Oyle Town Family, YPD Books 2011

In this funny and moving memoir, Brian Hirst pays tribute to his family, and the community in which he was raised, portraying the struggle they faced – and still face – maintaining their culture and sense of worth and dignity, sometimes against fearsome odds.

He vividly recalls a world that has disappeared – the world of “lower working class” people in the shoddy mill town of Batley, West Yorkshire, and brings us up-to-date with life in the family and community today.

Petrolhead, Oversteps Books, 2010

Petrolhead is a collection of poems by Jenny Hope, an administrator at the University of Worcester, who's taken a degree in creative writing. Her poems are about everything from tarmac to nature, and in particular, trees. The book has endorsements from David Hart and Roz Goddard, both former Birmingham Poet Laureates.

Feast or Famine, University of Missouri Press, 2008

When settlers began advancing across North America, they endured great hardships but for the most part did not go hungry. With a seemingly inexhaustible supply of wildlife and an abundance of vegetation, even the poorest lived comfortably.

Feast or Famine is the first comprehensive account of food and drink in the winning of the West, describing the sustenance of successive generations of western pioneers. Drawing on journals of settlers and travellers - as well as a lifetime of research on the American West - Reginald Horsman examines more than one hundred years of history. He covers the first advance of explorers into the Mississippi valley and the movements of ranchers and farmers onto the Great Plains, recording the components of their diets and food-preparation techniques.

One Stop Wedding Kit, 2007

Hailed by the New York Times as "Unquestionably the source of information for any bride and groom to be", The One Stop Wedding Kit is the stand-alone guide that reveals all you need to plan and accomplish the perfect wedding. It's chock-full of insider tips for organising every aspect of your big day but still small enough to fit in your handbag so you can carry it to appointments.

Rock Solid Ethernet, Entertainment Technology Press

The book is intended for all those involved in the use of Ethernet in a harsh environment, and the bulk of it is aimed at Entertainment Technology – one of the harshest environments available. It will be useful for both the experienced network engineer and the DMX512 tech making a first exploration into networks, and it is intended to address this new subject at a number of levels.

Wayne's book is organised so that each group of users has a specific chapter, but can dip into other sections for additional reference.

Your Next Season: Advice for Executives on Transitioning from Intense Careers to Fulfilling Next Seasons, Leslie W. Braksick, Ph.D. and William R.K. Innes, D.Eng, My Next Season, 2017

Legacy secure—check. Developed your successor—check. Financial arrangements pristine—check. Retirement real estate books on the nightstand—check. But exactly what will you do after you leave your main-stage corporate career? And how will you get started? If you feel trepidation about retirement, or about what you will do next, you are not alone. Your Next Season brings you candid, unvarnished, authentic advice from hundreds of executives, who understand that the transition of “seasons” for an executive is one of the most fragile phases of adult life. Take comfort in this extraordinary book, which brings you companionship, empathy, encouragement, and sage advice—plus valuable tools to create your own purposeful and fulfilling Next Season. Remember, regardless of what you do next, you are taking along the very best part of your career…YOU!

Your Next Season is available from Amazon from 22nd April 2017.

When Fears Frustrate Contentment, Gegensatz Press 2012

Self-help for conquering stress, anxiety, and fear. The Desensitisation Hierarchy Method, described in this book, is a tool for managing change, but its users will always be in charge of deciding both what changes they want to make, and how much they want to do at any one time. The method is a bit like an automobile, a means of travel, the driver deciding where to go, and at what speed.