Pembroke College, Cambridge
Thinking
of applying to Oxford or Cambridge one day, or raising a teenager who
is? Readers of OXBRIDGE ENTRANCE: THE REAL RULES will already know about the key Oxbridge expectations, about the best choices to make and the right interview preparation.
What,
though, should a future applicant read next? Below are some useful new non-fiction books. Most don’t just tell readers what subject experts have discovered and
how, but also why these experts may disagree with others. If read carefully, they
can thus enable a student to voice ideas which Oxbridge tutors have not heard a
thousand times already in the admissions round.
As
all of the books have been well reviewed, moreover, they are likely to be in stock.
This is good news for the last minute Christmas shopper!
Geography
OCEAN OF LIFE by Callum Roberts
A book showing the
role played by oceans in preserving life on earth.
General science
EUREKA: DISCOVERING YOUR INNER SCIENTIST by Chad Orzel
Explains
how scientists think, make discoveries and contribute to daily life.
Astrophysics
HUMAN UNIVERSE by Brian Cox
Slightly less
academic than his other books, so may also suit a fifth former.
Medicine
DO NO HARM: STORIES OF LIFE, DEATH AND BRAIN SURGERY by
Henry Marsh
A realistic account of the strains and dilemmas faced by medical
experts.
Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION by
David Muir Wood
A guide that is useful, lively and straight-forward
enough for a six former.
History
1923: A MEMOIR: LIES AND TESTAMENTS by Harry Leslie Smith
A 2011 book, so not quite new, but a great account of growing up
in the “Hungry
Thirties”.
Economics
SEVEN BAD IDEAS by
Jeff Madrick
A very
readable challenge to our dominant economic theories.
Mathematics
THINGS TO MAKE AND DO IN THE FOURTH DIMENSION by Matt Parker et al.
Perfect for the maths lover who doesn’t normally read books.
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CHRISTMAS!
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