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Forever Keele 23 Gail Simmons (Class of 1982, English & History): Country of Larks, A Chiltern Journey In the autumn of 1874, the author Robert Louis Stevenson set out on a three-day journey across the gently rolling Chiltern Hills. Almost 150 years later, spurred by the looming construction of the HS2 railway, Gail Simmons takes to the highways and byways of her childhood to follow in his footsteps. Combining an account of her walk through beech woods, farmland and villages dating back to the Domesday Book with impassioned interviews and personal memories, she peels back the layers of history, recording forever a world destined for change. The publisher, Bradt Travel Guides, is offering Keele University students/alumni a special 20% discount on copies of A Country of Larks. To claim your discount, purchase the book at bradtguides.com and enter code KEELE at checkout. Offer valid until 31 December 2019. Alan Haworth (Class of 1966, English & Philosophy) A Philosopher with a particular interest in political ideas, namely their understanding and their history, Alan is the author of a number of books, including: • • • • Anti-libertarianism: Markets, Philosophy and Myth (Routledge 1994) Free Speech (Routledge 1998) Understanding the Political Philosophers: From Ancient to Modern Times (Routledge 2004: second edition 2012) Free Speech: All that Matters (Hodder and Stoughton 2015) For further information, please visit alanhaworth.co.uk. Dr Phill Molloy (Class of 2017, Medicine): How to Draw Anatomy Learning anatomy can be hard. And drawing it can be even harder. However, while reading medicine, Phill and his peers learnt through drawings, often creating their own sketches. This was incredibly time consuming and it was often tricky to replicate them easily while maintaining the anatomical accuracy. How To... Draw Anatomy solves this issue. The book offers a sequence of easy to replicate drawings in a step-by- step manner allowing readers to draw and learn anatomy quickly in a fun manner. It also allows a template which can be reproduced in exams or while with patients to help answer questions or explain pathology. Inspired? Why not take a look at some of our Postgraduate opportunities in Creative Writing at Keele. Don’t forget that, as alumni of Keele, you can get up to 20% discount on Postgraduate study, no matter how long ago you graduated.