The Ultimate A level Booklist thread (all subjects)

Please list all the books you use for your A levels (all subjects).

Post your replies in the following format:

Subject Name:

1. book's name by author's name
2. book's name by author's name

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Books I use:

Mathematics:

1. Mathematics: Core Course for A - Level by Bostock and Chandler
2. Mathematics: Mechanics and Probability by Bostock and Chandler

Further Mathematics:

1. Further Pure Mathematics by Bostock and Chandler
2. Further Mechanics and Probability by Bostock and Chandler
3. Understanding Statistics by Upton and Cook

Physics:

1. International A/AS Level Physics by C. Mee
2. Advanced Physics by Tom Duncan
3. Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday and Resnick
4. A level Physics by Roger Muncaster

Chemistry:

1. Advanced Chemistry by Phillip Matthews
2. Chemistry in Context by Hill and Holman
3. AS and A Level Chemistry by Ratcliff
4. Calculations in AS/A Level Chemistry by Jim Clark

Biology:

1. Advanced Biology by J. Simpkins
2. Advanced Biology by Jones and Jones
3. Edexcel AS Biology by Edexcel
4. Edexcel A2 Biology by Edexcel

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You can also add your book review/comments/notes/views etc.

Lets see the diversity of books used for A level education.
:smile:

Reply 1

goldsilvy

I think I will pass. Cool idea though.

Reply 2

vgstrat

goldsilvy

I think I will pass. Cool idea though.

Why?

Reply 3

alecangeltess

Sociology

Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, Haralambos and Holborn. (best one to use)
AQA Sociology for A2, Cameron et al.
Sociology A2 for AQA, Moore et al.
Sociology of Religion, Barter.

English Literature (general texts)

The Literature of Love, Mary Ward.
How to Read a Poem, Eagleton.
Mastering Poetry, Thorne.

History

The Second World War, Graham Darby
British Foreign Policy 1925-1960, Saving Europe at a Cost?, Farmer

Politics

Essentials of UK Politics for AS, Andrew Heywood
The Guardian

Media Studies

OCR Media Studies for AS, forgotten author's name.

Reply 4

username163092

Okay, this is going to be long.

Pink = set by school
Purple = bought by me/further reading I found useful.

A2 Biology:

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Nelson Thornes AQA Biology A2 textbook by Glenn & Susan Toole

A2 German:

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Zeitgeist 1 and 2 (they're old spec, so some of the A2 topics are in the AS book etc) by Hermann, McCourie and Sauer

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Zeitgeist Grammar Workbook by Jones and Hunt

AS & A2 History:

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Macmillan How to Study: Studying History by Jeremy Black and Donald Macraild

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OCR History A Democracy & Dictatorship in Germany 1919-1963 by Fullbrook and Williamson with Fellows and Wells

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Access to History: Germany: The Third Reich 1933-45 by Layton

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England 1485-1603 by Murphy, Keen, Tillbrook and Walsh-Atkins

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Access to History: Henry VIII to Mary I: Government and Religion, 1509-58 by Turvey and Randell

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Henry VIII King & Court and Elizabeth the Queen both by Alison Weir

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Access to History: Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 for OCR by Woodward

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Access to History in depth: Disorder and Rebellion in Tudor England by Fellows

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Seminar Studies in History: Tudor Rebellions by Fletcher and MacCulloch

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Schools History Project: Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin by Corin and Fiehn

And that is why my school bag is so heavy!

Reply 5

Smiz

As History (Russian):

A People' Tragedy - Orlando Figes
Stalin, court of the red tsar - Montefiore
Stalin, biography - Service

English Literature As:
York notes on whatever you are doing