Princes Risborough 6th Form Recommended Book List
Last Updated July 2013
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Subject/Book Title
Biology
Edexcel A Level Science Student Book with Active Book CD AS
Biology. ISBN: 1405896329
AS- Level Biology Headstart Mind the Gap
Richard Parsons. ISBN: 1841466204
Edexcel A Level Science Student Book with Active Book CD A2
Biology. ISBN: 1408206021
Biology (Collins Advanced Science)
Mike Boyle. ISBN: 0007267452
Edexcel AS Biology Revision Guide (Edexcel A Level Sciences).
ISBN: 1846905982
AS Level Biology Edexcel Revision Guide.
Richard Parsons. ISBN: 1847621201
Edexcel AS Biology Unit 1 Lifestyle, Transport, Genes and Health.
ISBN: 0340948299
Edexcel A2 Biology Revision Guide (Edexcel A Level Sciences).
ISBN: 1846905990
A2 Level Biology Edexcel Revision Guide.
Richard Parsons. ISBN: 184762264X
Edexcel A2 Biology Unit 4 The Natural Environment
ISBN: 0340948329
Edexel A2 Biology Unit 5 Energy, Exercise and Co-ordination.
ISBN: 0340948329
Chemistry
Chemistry, by Chris Conoley and Phil Hills (publisher Collins)
ISBN: 978-0-00-726747-7
Edexcel AS Chemistry Revision Guide; ISBN: 978-1-8469-0597-1
Edexcel A2 Chemistry Revision Guide; ISBN: 978-1-8469-0596-4
Get the Grade: Edexcel AS/A2 Chemistry [Paperback] by George
Facer
A level Mathematics
Core Mathematics 1 (C1) ISBN 978 0 435519 10 0 (SMP)
Core Mathematics 2 (C2) (480) ISBN 978 0 435519 11 7
Core Mathematics 3 (C3) (481) ISBN 978 0 435519 09 4
Core Mathematics 4 (C4) (482) ISBN 978 0 435519 07 0
Statistics 1 (S1) (483) ISBN 978 1 84690 893 4
Decision Mathematics 1 (D1) (492) ISBN 978 0 43551912 4
A level and AS level Further Mathematics
Statistics 2 (S2) (484) ISBN 978 0 43551913 1
Year/Level
Essential
or
Additional
Y12/AS
Essential
Y12/AS
Additional
Y13/A2
Essential
Y12 and 13
AS and A2
Y12/AS
Essential
Y12/AS
Essential
Y12/AS
Additional
Y13/A2
Essential
Y13/A2
Additional
Y13/A2
Additional
Y13/A2
Additional
Y12 and 13
AS and A2
Y12/AS
Y13/A2
Y12 and Y13
Essential
Y12
Y12
Y13
Y13
Y12
Y13
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Y13
Essential
Additional
Essential
Essential
Additional
Mechanics 1 (M1) (487) ISBN 978 0 43551916 2
Y12
Essential
Mechanics 2 (M2) (488) ISBN 978 043551917 9
Y12
Essential
Decision Mathematics 2 (D2) ISBN 978 043551920 9
Y13
Essential
Further Pure Mathematics 1(FP1) (494) ISBN978 043551923 0
Y12
Essential
Further Pure Mathematics 2(FP2) (495) ISBN978 043551921 6
Y13
Essential
Calculators
You will need your standard GCSE scientific calculator for all exams except the C1 module exam.
You may like to buy a graphical calculator, which can be used in the other exams, and will be useful
for classwork on investigating properties of graphs. It will be particularly useful for Further
Mathematicians studying Statistics.
Classical Civilisation
The Archaeologist’s Handbook (easy introduction)
Y12/AS
Essential
Louise Schofield – The Myceneans
Y12/AS
Essential
Hill KA and Diana Wardle – The Mycenean World
Y12/AS
Essential
Bowkett, Hill KA and Diana Wardle – Classical Archaeology in the Y12/AS
Essential
Field: Approaches
Penguin Classics Translation of Homer's Odyssey and York
Y12/AS
Essential
Advanced Notes on the Odyssey
Jane McIntosh – The Practical Archaeologist
Y12/AS
Additional
Anything else about Mycenae or about archaeology
Y12/AS
Additional
Watching lots of Time Team episodes (yes really)
Y12/AS
Additional
Cathy Gere – the Tomb of Agamemnon
Y12/AS
Additional
Penguin Classics translations of Virgil's Aeneid and Homer's Iliad
Y13/A2
Essential
and York Advanced Notes on the Aeneid and Odyssey
Hill and Ireland – Roman Britain
Y13/A2
Additional
Guy de la Bedoyere – Roman Britain
Y13/A2
Essential
Peter Salway – The Roman Era ISBN 0 19 873194-9(from the
Y13/A2
Essential
series Short Oxford History of the British Isles) don’t get this
confused with other books he has written.
Y13/A2
Essential
Keith Branigan RomanBritain Available to borrow from school
Any of the books about Roman Britain from the Shire series
Y13/A2
Additional
(cheap on Amazon)
Sociology
Sociology AS for AQA, Stephen Moore, Dave Aiken, Steve
Y12
Essential
Chapman. Collins
Sociology A2 for AQA, Stephen Moore, Dave Aiken, Steve
Y13
Essential
Chapman. Collins
A2-Level Sociology: Exam Board AQA The Revision Guide
Y13
Essential
AS- Level Sociology: Exam Board AQA The Revision Guide
Y12
Essential
Ken Browne: Sociology A2 AQA. Jonathan Blundell, Pamela Law Y13
and Margaret Whalley
Instant Revision AS sociology – The ideal solution to last minute
Revision. Collins
BTEC National Business
BTEC Level 3 National Business Student Book 1 ISBN 978 1
846906 34 3
BTEC Level 3 National Business Student Book 2 ISBN 978 1
846906 35 0
A Level Economics and Business Studies
No specific books but we recommend students read a quality
newspaper regularly
English
Y12/13
Y12/13
Not essential,
copies are
held in school
for reference
Selected poetry of Browning and Auden
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Bloody Chamber (collection of short stories) by Angela Carter
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlow
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
A Critical Anthology supplied by PRS
AQA English Literature B AS textbook, by Adrian Beard and Alan
Kent
AQA English Literature B A2 textbook, by Adrian Beard
Geography
Geography for Edexcel, Oxford University Press. ISBN:
978019913482-2
A2 Geography for Edexcel (Oxford University Press). ISBN:
978019913483-0.
Edexcel AS Geography: Student book, Pearsons, ISBN 9781846903212
Edexcel A2 Geography: Students book, Pearsons, ISBN 9781846903663
BTEC National Sport
Btec Level 3 National Sport Book 1
ISBN 978 1 846906 510 (May 2010)
Btec Level 3 National Sport Book 2
ISBN 978 1 846906 513 (June 2010)
Health and Social Care
New course for September 2013 – Booklist to follow
Textiles
Textiles at the Cutting Edge by Lesley Cresswell
Travel and Tourism
New course for September 2013 – Booklist to follow
A2 Travel and tourism, Dale. G. Heinemann
ISBN: 978-04354635540
Media Studies
AQA AS Media: Student Book (Aqa Media Studies for As)
Nelson Thornes Ltd
AQA A2 Media Studies: Student Book (Aqa Media Studies for A2)
Nelson Thornes Ltd
The Media Student’s Book by Gill Branston and Roy Stafford
Routledge Publishers; 5th edition (27th May 2010)
Product Design
AQA Design & Technology Product Design (3-D Design) Nelson Thornes ISBN 978-0-7487-8257-4
A Level Product Design - Nelson Thornes ISBN 978-0-74878674-9
Y12
Essential
Y13
Essential
Y12
Essential
Y13
Essential
Y12/AS
Essential
Y13/A2
Essential
Y 12 / AS
Recommended
Y 13/A2
Recommended
Y12
Essential
Y13
Essential
Y12
Essential
Y12
Y13/A2
Essential
Y12/AS
Essential
Y13/A2
Essential
Y12/13
Essential
Y12/13
Essential
Y12/13
Essential