Preliminary Reading

Is it necessary to do the preliminary reading for law? If so, where else can I get the books other than ordering them from Amazon.com/borrowing them from the library?

It's rather difficult to find them as either the stores/publishers are out of stock or they are reference books, which cannot be lent.

Your help/advice would be very much appreciated.

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J.S.

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jenny123

Is it necessary to do the preliminary reading for law? If so, where else can I get the books other than ordering them from Amazon.com/borrowing them from the library?

It's rather difficult to find them as either the stores/publishers are out of stock or they are reference books, which cannot be lent.

Your help/advice would be very much appreciated.

Personally, I don't think it's worth buying anything until after the 3/4 week mark during your time at the LSE, that is unless your module has a specific 'coursebook' which is so obviously needed that there's no real need to wait for anything. After 3/4 weeks there, you will have a basic familiarity with what's needed, which will help you make a better informed purchase decision. Often if you buy so far in advance, it's quite likely that a good proportion of what you purchase is either only of partial relevance, or you're not overly keen on the writing style. However, if you're desperately enthusiastic, there's Waterstones, but it would probably have to be a major city branch for you to get ahold of all/most of what is on your reading list. The best bet would probably the bookshop of a local university, this does not necessarily have to be the LSE. If you're nearby though, you could purchase from the university's Waterstones, also there's a secondhand bookstore at the LSE. Although, I would advise you to be cautious if you're looking to purchase secondhand, do try and look out for the most recent editions.

With the LSE, most of your examinations are during the summer period, so it’s not as though you’re going to be ‘hit hard’ upon your arrival there. There’s a lot of time given to just get into the course and then to really explore the literature once you're at the university and have been there for a while. It’s certainly not necessary to get reading beforehand, I’ve never read anything course-related during the summer period before the beginning of an academic year. Actually, it could even be counterproductive, after all, it's a long academic year ahead...

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jenny123

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Thanks so much for your prompt and constructive reply!

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