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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 16h

It's new book day! 🤩📚

We are thrilled to have so many exciting brand-new releases from @universitypress.cambridge.org including Risk and Resistance' by @azizaahmed.bsky.social 'Assembling India’s Constitution' by Rohit De and Ornit Shani, and much more! 🙌

A hand holding a book titled "Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History" by Rohit De and Ornit Shani, in a bookshop with bookshelves in the background.

Hand holding a book titled 'Politics and the New Challenge of Migration: Bridging Cultural, Social and Political Divides' by Gordon Sammut in a bookshop.

A hand holding a book titled "Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS" by Aziza Ahmed, in a bookshop with shelves of books in the background.

A hand holding a book titled "The Psychology of System Change and Resistance to Change" by Winifred R. Louis, G. K. Chonu, Kiara Minto, and Susilo Wibisono, in a bookshop.

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 3d

A big welcome to all university students arriving to #Cambridge this week. 🙌
Whether you want to make a start on your reading lists, or just want to have a browse to see might interest you, we have 20% off our books for students of University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk and @angliaruskin.bsky.social! 📚🤩

Window display of Cambridge University Press Bookshop, featuring decals that state "20% Discount on books for University of Cambridge and ARU students." Reflective glass shows buildings and the clear sky outside.

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 7d

We're thrilled to have so many groundbreaking new books, including William I. Robinson's 'Epochal Crisis', which presents a bold 'big picture' analysis of the unprecedented global crisis. 🌍📚

Pick up a copy or look at all our new books here: 🔗 www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/new-books

Cambridge University Press Bookshop window displaying the book "Epochal Crisis" by William I. Robinson, with multiple copies visible through a clear window, reflecting city buildings.

Books and gifts sold from the oldest bookshop site in the UK in the heart of Cambridge city centre.

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 8d

You can come and see our display instore or browse the whole collection on our website: 🔗
www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/...

Black History Month

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 8d

This Black History Month, we're proud to be displaying some of the amazing titles we have by black authors, and about incredible black historical figures. 📚

We're thrilled to offer 30% off our Black History Month collection to further share the important stories.❤️

A window display from Cambridge University Press Bookshop featuring a collection of books for Black History Month, adorned with themed decorations and a prominent sign.

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 14d

We have got an amazing selection of new books this week! 🤩

We have 'Killing the Messenger' by Ashutosh Bhagwat, which explores the legal wars on social media, and the new paperback of 'Insurgent Imaginations' by Auritro Majumder, and many more. 📚

🔗: https://bit.ly/3ZNM6Wo
@cambup-law.cambridge.org

A person holding a book titled "Killing the Messenger: The War on Social Media" by Ashutosh Bhagwat, in front of a bookshelf filled with various books. The book cover features an illustration of three pigeons in flight.

Hand holding a book titled 'Insurgent Imaginations: World Literature and the Periphery' by Auritro Majumder, in front of a bookshelf.

Dispatches from the Land of Alzheimer's

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 18d

'Dispatches from the Land of Alzheimer's': bit.ly/48dNAyg

In 2006, Daniel Gibbs, author of A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease (soon to be a documentary produced by MTV/Paramount+), first noticed symptoms which h...

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 18d

You can pick up his books from our website 🔗
'A Tattoo on my Brain': bit.ly/4goHVaw

A Tattoo on my Brain

Dr Daniel Gibbs is one of 50 million people worldwide with an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. Unlike most patients with Alzheimer's, however, Dr Gibbs worked as a neurologist for twenty-five years, car...

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 18d

This #WorldAlzheimersDay, we want to highlight the books of Dr Daniel Gibbs. 📚

From the perspective of a neurologist now living with the condition, his books intertwine his personal accounts with clinical knowledge, they are hopeful summaries of current research in the disease. 🧠❤️

A display of books about Alzheimer's disease, featuring titles such as "Dispatches from the Land of Alzheimer's" by Daniel Gibbs and "A Tattoo on My Brain" also by Daniel Gibbs, arranged on a shelf in a bookstore with a window view of a building exterior in the background.

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 21d

We've been blown away…by the new books from @universitypress.cambridge.org (and the wind!) 🤩☁️

From books on the Tree of Life, to Afrodescendants contributions to Cuban art, we have something for everyone. Take a look at all our new books here: 🔗 📚 www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/new-books

image of a wooden bookshelf in Cambridge University Press Bookshop with various books including “My Own Past” by Alejandro de la Fuente & Cary Aileen García Yero and “Local Greens” by Katrina M Wyman & Danielle Spiegel-Feld

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 24d

We have had furry friends from across the globe visit us this summer! 🐶

Even dogs can't resist a good day out in #Cambridge, and of course, stopping off at Britain's oldest bookshop site. Here are just some of the precious pups we have had in the Bookshop...🐾📚

#cambridgebookshop

Two small dogs in a stroller inside a bookstore, looking towards the camera.

A Welsh Terrier dog standing inside a bookstore, looking directly at the camera.

A Boston Terrier wearing a harness and a lime green cast on one leg, lying on the floor while leashed by a person standing nearby.

A brown dachshund being held by a person in a bookshop

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 27d

Have you ever dreamt of working in Britain's oldest bookshop site? 😍
Are you looking for a part-time job in the heart of Cambridge? 🙌

We're looking for booksellers to join our team! Find out more information on how to apply here: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3JW3pzr

@cambridge.org

Two individuals standing in front of the Cambridge University Press Bookshop, holding signs that read "We're looking for booksellers to join our team."

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 28d

New books really are music to our ears! 🎵

We're thrilled to have so many new releases from @universitypress.cambridge.org including 'Bach: The Cello Suites' by @@eklorman.bsky.socialas a part of the new Cambridge Music Handbooks series! 📚

Find all our new books here: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3ZNM6Wo

A hand holding a book titled "Bach: The Cello Suites" from the New Cambridge Music Handbooks series, authored by Edward Klorman, in front of a bookshelf.

Person holding a book titled "Less Than Victory: American Catholics and the Vietnam War" by Steven J. Brady, in front of a bookshelf.

A hand holding a book titled "Ability and Difference in Early Modern China" by David Robinson, in front of a bookshelf.

A person holding "The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Theatre" book with shelves of books in the background.

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Sep 6

Today is #NationalReadABookDay! 📖

Of course we're joining in... so here are booksellers Elise and Kinga reading some of our new books around the Bookshop on their break. 🤩

What book are you reading at the moment? Let us know in the comments! 👇

Two people sitting in the Cambridge University Press Bookshop, reading books and smiling. One is holding a black-covered book and the other is holding a yellow and white book. There are bookshelves and promotional posters in the background.

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Sep 4

We've got some new books in our Bookshop! 📚

With groundbreaking new titles alongside some of our bestsellers hitting the shelves in paperback for the first time. 🤩

Why not have a browse on our website and possibly pick up your next read: 🔗 www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/new-books

A hand holding a book titled "AI versus IP: Rewriting Creativity" by Robin Feldman in front of a bookshelf filled with various books.

A person holding a book titled "The Wars of the Roses: A Medieval Civil War" by John Watts in front of a bookshelf filled with various books.

Person holding a book titled 'Byron: A Life in Ten Letters' by Andrew Stauffer in front of a bookshelf filled with various books.

A hand holding a book titled "Cities and Environmental Change: From Crisis to Transformation" by William Solecki, in front of a bookshelf filled with various books.

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Sep 2

It's back to school season! ✏️🍎

Whether you or your child are heading back to the classroom this autumn, we've got the books to help you. 📚

p.s. University of Cambridge (‪@cam.ac.uk‬) and Anglia Ruskin University students get 20% off in our Bookshop. 🙌

Shelf with various books including a selection of Cambridge Companions to literature, displayed under a sign marked 'Literature' in Cambridge University Press Bookshop.

A row of colourful Cambridge University Press school textbooks on a wooden bookshelf

Bookshelf stocked with a variety of books, including titles on medieval studies and European history, in the Cambridge University Press Bookshop

A selection of our newest publications

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're thrilled for @casssunstein.bsky.social on the release day of his brand-new book 'Manipulation', outlining the steps we can take to counteract manipulation in the digital age. 💻🙌

Find out more and browse all our new books on our website: 🔗 www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/new-books

Window display of Cambridge University Press Bookshop displaying several copies of a book titled "Manipulation" by Cass R. Sunstein

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you need help waking up your mind after the longer weekend, why not take a look at our selection of Books For Your Brain. 🧠

From 'The Gift of Aging', to 'The Brain in a Vat', to 'Brain Boost', we've got the best reading matter for your brain matter! 🙌
‪@universitypress.cambridge.org

A display window of Cambridge University Press Bookshop, showing an array of books about the mind behind glass with a large, colorful decal featuring a brain and the text "Cambridge University Press."

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Aug 25

We hope you've all been having a wonderful bank holiday weekend. 🤩

Good news! We're open today from 11am to 5pm. 🕰️

So, if you're craving a good book to relax with on your day off, you know where to come... 📚

Sign for Cambridge University Press Bookshop hanging on a metal bracket with plants hanging down and blurred buildings in the background.

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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Aug 21

Take a look at 'Operation Wrath of God' and all our new books on our website: 🔗
www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/new-books @universitypress.cambridge.org

New Books

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Aug 21

We've got some brand-new captivating books! 🙌

Including 'Operation Wrath of God' by @guttmannaviva.bsky.social, an extraordinary book on the hidden world of international intelligence, uncovering the role of European intelligence agencies in facilitating Mossad's Operation Wrath of God. 📚

Display window of Cambridge University Press Bookshop featuring book titled 'Operation Wrath of God' by Aviva Guttmann, with reflection of Cambridge street and buildings in the glass.

Cambridge University Press is the world’s oldest publishing house, having been founded in 1534 with letters patent from Henry VIII. Our bookshop opened in 1992 to showcase the full range of CUP publi...

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Aug 19

You can find out more about our rich (and regal 👑) history on our website: 🔗 www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/pages/about

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