Thomas Dixon Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Trainee school teacher (mathematics and primary). Honorary professor of history. "Emotions guy". @emotionshistory @developingemo https://t.co/xWNMhcw05R

The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
William James
The room where I gave my first ever undergraduate lecture, about William James and The Varieties of Religious Experience. About 25 years ago. All Saints Passage, Cambridge. (Behind that window - not in the branches of a cherry tree) https://t.co/ik7PCFcN89
Paperback, 2012
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Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom: A Practical Guide to Teaching Happiness
Adrian Bethune
Speakers: Dr Alexandra Turner of the Children's Society @DrAlexLTurner Professor Jennifer Lau of the @QMULResilience unit Adrian Bethune, author of Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom @AdrianBethune Ben Levinson OBE, award-winning headteacher @mrlev [2/3]
Out of stock

The Knife of Never Letting Go: With Bonus Short Story
Patrick Ness
@_Nicola_M_ I also have a (nearly) 13yo I can't keep up with. He's enjoyed "Chaos Walking" trilogy (Patrick Ness) and the "Eragon" series recently. Also the "Gone" series and Adam Silvera - "They Both Die at the End" etc.
Paperback, 2014
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A History of Solitude
David Vincent
My review of David Vincent's excellent "A History of Solitude" - out now in the English Historical Review https://t.co/DksJvFM83r
Hardcover, 2020
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They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera
@_Nicola_M_ I also have a (nearly) 13yo I can't keep up with. He's enjoyed "Chaos Walking" trilogy (Patrick Ness) and the "Eragon" series recently. Also the "Gone" series and Adam Silvera - "They Both Die at the End" etc.
Paperback, 2018
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Infant Education: Or, Practical Remarks On the Importance of Educating the Infant Poor, From the Age of Eighteen Months to Seven Years,
Samuel Wilderspin
@Thinkingschool2 You might like this from a book published in 1825 on "Infant Education", by the pioneering English educationalist Samuel Wilderspin : https://t.co/Glw6WuzKuh
Hardcover, 2016
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Weeping Britannia: Portrait of a Nation in Tears
Thomas Dixon
Journalists! Need to write a piece about the "national outpouring of grief"? Want to compare it with Princess Diana? But not be too boring and obvious? Here's what you need! Weeping Britannia: Portrait of a Nation in Tears by Thomas Dixon https://t.co/fKujqpgOPX via @AmazonUK
Paperback, 2017
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
James William
The room where I gave my first ever undergraduate lecture, about William James and The Varieties of Religious Experience. About 25 years ago. All Saints Passage, Cambridge. (Behind that window - not in the branches of a cherry tree) https://t.co/ik7PCFcN89
Paperback, 2014
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The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris
Colin Jones
This will be a brilliant read - pre-order now! New book by my @QMHistory colleague Colin Jones. Out from @OUPHistory next month. The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris by Colin Jones - review by John Adamson https://literaryreview.co.uk/night-of-the-guillotine via @Lit_Review
Hardcover, 2021
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Natural Theology: Or Evidence of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature
William Paley
I'm spending Boxing Day evening pondering William Paley's description of a bee in Natural Theology (1802), as evidence for his argument that "It is a happy world after all". 🐝😀 "Its life appears to be all enjoyment; so busy, and so pleased" https://t.co/WfXuo6rKPd
Paperback, 2008
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