The School of Humanities & Science AS Book List
North Devon Campus
All books are required before the start of the course, unless otherwise stipulated.
AAT in Accounting
Books will be recommended at first class.
AS Accounting
AS Accounting for AQA – The Complete Resource for the AS Examination. 2nd Edition. By
David Cox and Michael Fardon. ISBN: 9781905777143
AS Art, Craft & Design
Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Companions: Art. By Robert Cumming.
ISBN: 9781405310543
AS Biology
AS AQA Biology Student Book. By Glenn Toole and Susan Toole. ISBN: 9780748782758
AS Chemistry
OCR Chemistry AS. By Dave Gent and Rob Ritchie. ISBN: 9780435691813
AS Classical Civilisation
Cicero Selected Works. By Cicero; translated with an introduction by Michael Grant.
ISBN: 9780140440997
The Odyssey. By Homer; translated by E.V.Rieu. ISBN: 9780140449112
AS Critical Thinking
OCR Critical Thinking for AS. By Roy van den Brink-Budgen with Jacquie Thwaites
ISBN: 9781444177541
AS Economics & Business Studies
Business Economics for AS Level. By Brian Ellis. ISBN: 9781905504268
Developing New Business Ideas: for AS. By Polly Glegg, Nancy Wall and Jon Brook.
ISBN: 9781905504725
Revision Guide to AS Level Economics and Business. By Alan Hewison.
ISBN: 9781905504640
AS English Language
AQA AS English Language B Student Book. By Alan Pearce and Marcello Giovanelli;
edited by Mark Saunders. ISBN: 9781408522004
AS English Literature
East is East. By Ayub Khan-Din. ISBN 9781854593139
The Great Gatsby. By F.Scott Fitzgerald; introduction by Tony Tanner.
ISBN: 9780141182636
The Road. By Cormac McCarthy. ISBN: 9780330468466
Twelfth Night. By William Shakespeare; edited by Roma Gill. ISBN: 9780198328711
AS Environmental Studies
AQA A Level Environmental Studies Student Book. By Richard Genn.
ISBN: 9781408513903 (same book for AS and A2)
AS French
Élan 1 AS Students’ Book. By Marian Jones. ISBN: 9780199153411
AS Further Mathematics
Required by September: Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics - Further Pure
Mathematics 1. By Greg Attwood. ISBN: 9780435519230
Required by November: Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics – Decision
Mathematics 1. By Susie G Jameson. ISBN: 9781846908934
Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics – Statistics 2. By Greg Attwood. ISBN:
9780435519131
AS Geography
Investigative and Research Skills and Techniques for A Level Geography. 2 nd edition. By
David Redfern and Malcolm Skinner. ISBN: 9780340972434 (Same book for AS and A2)
WJEC AS Geography Student Guide: Unit G1 Changing Physical Environments. By Viv
Pointon. ISBN: 9781444161977
WJEC AS Geography Student Guide: Unit G2 Changing Human Environments. By David
Burtenshaw and Sue Warn. ISBN: 9781444162004
AS German
Zeitgeist 1 OCR AS Students’ Book. By Ann Adler. ISBN: 9780199153503
Zeitgeist Grammar Workbook. 2nd edition. By Maria Hunt and Morag McCrorie.
ISBN: 9780199153497
AS Government and Politics
Edexcel Government and Politics for AS. 4th edition. By Neil McNaughton.
ISBN: 9781444178807
AS Graphic Design
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers. 3rd edition. By Alan
and Isabella Livingston. ISBN: 9780500204139 (same book for AS and A2)
For those who are considering Graphics as a career, we recommend buying:
Graphic Design School: The Principles and Practices of Graphic Design. 4th edition. By
David Dabner, Sheena Calvert and Anoki Casey. ISBN: 9780470466513 (same book for
AS and A2)
AS History
Required by September: The British Women’s Suffrage Campaign 1866-1928. Revised
second edition. By Harold Smith. ISBN: 9781408228234
The Changing Position of Women and the Suffrage. By Rosemary Rees. ISBN:
9780435308117
Required by November: Edexcel AS History Unit 1 - Equality in the USA 1945-1968. By
Robin Bruce and Laura Gallagher. ISBN: 9781846903069
Required by February: Politics, Presidency and Society in the USA 1968-2001. By
Vivienne Sanders. ISBN: 9780340965986
AS ICT
AQA Information and Communication Technology Student Book. By Stuart McNee and
Diane Spencer. ISBN: 9780748799077
AS Law
OCR Law for AS. 3rd edition. By Jacqueline Martin. ISBN: 9781444192742
AS Mathematics
Required by September: Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics - Core 1
Mathematics. By Greg Attwood. ISBN: 9780435519100
Required by November: Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics - Core 2
Mathematics. By Greg Attwood. ISBN: 9780435519117
Required by January: Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics – Statistics 1. By
Keith Pledger. ISBN: 9780435519124
AS Media Studies
WJEC AS Media Studies Study and Revision Guide. By Christine Bell.
ISBN: 9781908682000
We recommend, but do not stipulate:
Exploring the Media – Text, Industry and Audience. 2nd Edition. By Barbara Connell.
ISBN: 9781906733476 (same book for AS and A2)
The Media Students’ Book. 5th Edition. By Gill Branston with Roy Stafford.
ISBN: 9780415558426 (same book for AS and A2)
AS Philosophy of Religion
AQA Religious Studies AS Philosophy of Religion Student Book. By Anne Jordan, Neil
Lockyer and Edwin Tate. ISBN: 9780748798209
AS Photography
The Photography Book. Miniature ed. Texts written by Ian Jeffrey.
ISBN: 9780714839370
Optional:
Langford's Basic Photography: The Guide for Serious Photographers. 9 th edition. By
Michael John Langford. ISBN: 9780240521688 (same book for AS and A2)
AS Physics
Physics 1 for OCR. 2nd Edition. By David Sang and Gurinder Chadha.
ISBN: 9780521724555
Practice in Physics. 4th edition. By Tim Akrill, George Bennet and Chris Millar.
ISBN: 9781444121254 (same book for AS and A2)
AS Product Design
AQA Design & Technology: Product Design (3-D Design) AS/A2. By Will Potts & Brian
Evans. ISBN: 9780748782574
AS Psychology
The Complete Companions: AS Student Book for AQA A Psychology. 3rd Edition. By Mike
Cardwell and Cara Flanagan. ISBN: 9780199129812
AS Sociology
AS Level Sociology: The Complete Course for the AQA Specification. 2nd edition. By Rob
Webb. ISBN: 9780954007959
AS Spanish
Sigue! AS Students’ Book. By John Connor. ISBN: 9780340950234
BTEC Certificate in an Introduction to Practical Journalism
An Introduction to Journalism: Essential Techniques and Background Knowledge. By
Richard Rudlin and Trevor Ibbotson. ISBN: 9780240516349 (same book for second
year).
BTEC Certificate in Creative Media Production – Television & Film
No book required.
BTEC Certificate in Health & Social Care
BTEC National Level 3 Health and Social Care Student Book . By Carolyn Aldworth et al.
ISBN: 9781846907463 (same book for second year).
BTEC Certificate in Information Technology
No book required.
BTEC Certificate in Music Technology Production
No book required.
BTEC Certificate in Performing Arts (Acting)
No book required.
BTEC Certificate in Performing Arts (Dance)
No book required.
BTEC Certificate in Performing Arts (Musical Theatre)
No book required.
BTEC Certificate in Sport
Books will be recommended at first class
BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science Level 3
BTEC National Applied Science Level 3 Student Book. By Frances Annets et al.
ISBN: 9781846906800 (same book for second year).
BTEC Subsidiary Award in Children’s Play, Learning and Development
Books will be recommended at first class.
BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Architecture, Surveying and the Built Environment
Construction in the Built Environment Level 3. By Simon Topliss and Mike Hurst. ISBN:
9781846906565 (same book for second year).
GCSE English
Of Mice and Men. By John Steinbeck. ISBN: 9780141023571
GCSE Maths
Books will be recommended at first class.