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‘Certain things are just indelible’
Lecturer in Caribbean and Atlantic History, Dr Johnhenry Gonzalez reveals the reads which have had the greatest influence on his life.
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‘Books remind us that unexpected things can make a huge difference’
Psychologist and Fellow Emerita of Newnham, Dr Terri Apter reveals the reads which have had the greatest influence on her life.
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‘To understand society, you have to make human relationships, rather than structures, your focus’
Professor Stephen J Toope, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, reveals the reads which have had the greatest influence on his life
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‘Anyone who thinks that books don’t matter is only half-alive’
Professor Geoff Ward, Principal of Homerton and Acting Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, reveals the reads which have had the greatest influence on his life
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‘Hearing Caliban’s words in the 2012 Olympics was breathtaking’
Dr Jessica Gardner, the University Librarian, reveals the reads which have had the greatest influence on her life
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‘I ploughed through a lot of Dostoyevsky in the hot strip mill’
Dr Spike Bucklow, Reader in Material Culture at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, reveals the reads which have had the greatest influence on his life
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‘It leaves you with a feeling – like listening to a snippet of music’
Former BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall, now Master of Peterhouse, reveals the reads which have had the greatest influence on her life.