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Subject Specific
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The Grange School
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Biology
Great New Biology Books – Biological books written in the last 5 years
Homo Britannicus
Chris Stringer
Homo Britannicus tells the epic story of the human colonisation of
Britain, from our very first footsteps to the present day. Drawing on all
the latest evidence and techniques of investigation, Chris Stringer
describes times when Britain was so tropical that humans lived
alongside hippos and sabre tooth tigers; and times so cold they shared
the land with reindeer and mammoth; and times colder still when
humans were forced to flee altogether.
In Search of Memory
Eric R Kandel
Nobel laureate Eric R Kandel charts the intellectual history of the
emerging biology of the mind, and sheds light on how behavioural
psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and molecular biology
have converged into a powerful new science. These efforts, he says,
provide insights into normal mental functioning and disease, and
simultaneously open pathways to more effective treatments.
Lonesome George
Henry Nicholls
Lonesome George is a 1.5m-long, 90kg tortoise aged between 60 and
200, and it is thought he is the sole survivor of his sub-species.
Scientific ingenuity may conjure up a way of reproducing him, and
resurrecting his species. Henry Nicholls details the efforts of
conservationists to preserve the Galapagos' unique biodiversity and
illustrates how their experiences and discoveries are echoed
worldwide. He explores the controversies raging over which mates are
most appropriate for George and the risks of releasing crossbreed
offspring into the wild.
One in Three
Adam Wishart
When his father was diagnosed with cancer, Adam Wishart couldn't
find any book that answered his questions: what was the disease, how
did it take hold and what did it mean? What is it about cancer's biology
that means it has not been eradicated? How close are we, really, to a
cure? There was no such book. So he wrote it. One in Three
interweaves two powerful stories: that of Adam and his father; and of
the 200-year search for a cure.
Stumbling on Happiness
Daniel Gilbert
Psychologist Daniel Gilbert reveals how and why the majority of us
have no idea how to make ourselves happy. The drive for happiness is
one of the most instinctive and fundamental human impulses. In this
revealing and witty investigation, psychologist Daniel Gilbert uses
scientific research, philosophy and real-life case studies to illustrate
how our basic drive to satisfy our desires can not only be misguided,
but also intrinsically linked to some long-standing and contentious
questions about human nature.
The Rough Guide to
Climate Change
Robert Henson
Robert Henson has written this guide to a pressing issue facing the
world. The guide looks at visible symptoms of change on a warming
planet, how climate change works, the evolution of our atmosphere
over the last 4.5 billion years and what computer simulations of
climate reveal about our past, present, and future. It looks at the
sceptics' grounds for disagreement, global warming in the media and
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what governments and scientists are doing to try to solve the problem.
A Life Decoded
J. Craig Venter
A life decoded delves into a controversial area of science and really
reveals the trials and tribulations of working on some of the most
significant advances of our time. It's a fascinating and unique
explanation of leading genomic scientist J. Craig Venter's relation to
the genome project.
Coral: A pessimist in
paradise
Steve Jones
An eclectic and wonderfully diverse read which takes you on a genuine
journey which, along the way, takes in Darwin, Captain Cook and
tsunamis. The true charm of Coral is not knowing where you are going
to be taken next. It's a wonderful, thought provoking, ramble through
science and evolutionary history.
What the Nose Knows:
The Science of Scent in
Everyday Life
Avery Gilbert
Olfaction expert Gilbert takes us on a journey through the world of
aroma, describing the latest scientific discoveries and exposing popular
misconceptions about smell. Apparently the human nose is almost as
sensitive as the noses of many animals, including dogs; blind people do
not have enhanced powers of smell; and perfumers excel at their jobs
not because they have superior noses, but because they have
perfected the art of thinking about scents.
The Drunkard's Walk: How
Randomness Rules Our
Lives
Leonard
Mlodinow
Mlodinow uncovers the psychological illusions that prevent us
understanding stockmarkets, lotteries, road safety ... and wine-tasting.
According to the book jacket, he also "reveals the truth about the
success of sporting heroes and film stars, and even how to make sense
of a blood test".
Biological Classics
The Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
Readers willing to manoeuvre Darwin's dry Victorian prose will be
met with some of the most influential and controversial scientific
writings ever published. A great-read for anyone hoping to study
biology in any depth.
Silent World
Jacques Cousteau
The late, great Jacques Cousteau tantalized the imaginations of
children and adults alike as he explored the world's oceans and the
delicate interplay between the animals, plants and their big blue
environment.
Wonderful Life
Stephen Jay Gould
In this classic work of natural history, Stephen Jay Gould takes
readers on a journey to the Burgess Shale for a valuable lesson on
some of the oldest fossils in the world.
Birds of America
John James
Audubon
When John James Audubon first made his legendary avian paintings
available to the masses, he never realized that centuries later people
would still praise his talent and ability to make biology an accessible
science.
Genome
Matt Ridley
One does not need an advanced degree in genetics to appreciate
Matt Ridley's awesome guide summarizing the findings of the Human
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Genome Project.
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
This book is considered one of the most important books about
evolutionary biology ever written, but fortunately its inversion of
common approaches can appeal to a relatively broad audience.
Gray's Anatomy
Henry Gray
No relation to the television series that appropriated his name, Henry
Gray published one of the most in-depth and influential anatomy
books of all time. Regardless of one's familiarity with the physiology
of the human body, the concise, detailed illustrations prove a
valuable educational tool.
DNA: The Secret of Life
James D. Watson
Crisp, clean and concise, DNA: The Secret of Life presents the history
of and science behind DNA in a book as informative as it is
entertaining.
The Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin
Darwin's travels on the H.M.S. Beagle resulted in some of the
cornerstones of biology, and the journals he kept provide an intimate
peek into what he observed throughout the experience.
Our Inner Ape
Frans De Waal
Highly regarded primatologist Frans De Waal peers into the genetic
and behavioural similarities between humans, bonobos, chimpanzees
and other primates using language general audiences can easily
process.
Science Books – Not just Biology!
Bad Science
Ben Goldacre
Goldacre writes the popular Bad Science column on Saturdays in
the Guardian. Like the column, his book is about the shoddy,
misleading science we are bombarded with by the media and in
advertising. The updated paperback edition includes a damning
chapter on Matthias Rath, the vitamin-pill entrepreneur who
unsuccessfully sued him for libel.
The Age of Wonder: How
the Romantic Generation
Discovered the Beauty and
Terror of Science
Richard Holmes
Holmes charts the rise of modern science in the late 18th century
through the lives of botanist Joseph Banks, astronomer William
Herschel, explorer Mungo Park and chemist Humphry Davy, and
explores its influence on writers and romantic poets including Mary
Shelley, Coleridge, Byron and Keats. This is a rich, crowded book,
with something luminous, provoking and instructive on every page.
The discussions of the challenges of 18th century astronomy, or of
the first faltering explorations of chemistry, are as illuminating as
any formal scientific history, and twice as readable.
Everyday Practice of
Science: Where Intuition
and Passion Meet
Objectivity and Logic
Frederick Grinnell
An insiders’ view of real-life scientific practice describing how
scientists bring their own interests and passions to their work and
illustrating the dynamics between researchers and the research
community. How is science done? This book looks behind the
scenes and tells the story of what makes scientific minds tick and
how scientific theories are made.
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God’s Philosophers: How the
medieval world laid the
foundations of modern
science
James Hannam
Revives the forgotten philosophers, scientists, scholars and
inventors of medieval Europe, revealing the Medieval Age to be
responsible for inventions and ideas that would change the world
forever. A vibrant insight into the medieval approach to science,
full of wonderful anecdotes and personalities. Dispelling common
myths about the ‘dark ages’, this is a very readable book about a
neglected era in the history of science. It very much fills a gap,
making you realise that the great scientific achievements of the
Renaissance are in debt to the "philosophers" prepared to sacrifice
long held beliefs and frequently their lives for their ideas.
Mr Milne’s Favourites
The Double Helix
James Watson
The co-discoverer of DNA kept a running diary of the team's
search for the secrets of life, and those first impressions became
The Double Helix. It's an intensely personal account, and anyone
familiar with some of Watson's more recent statements will be
unsurprised to learn that he's candid to a fault here, openly
talking about his conflicted feelings towards his research partner
Francis Crick, not to mention the constant backstabbing and
intriguing with his colleagues. It's a rollicking read that offers a
warts-and-all look at the search for truth, even if the book itself is
itself full of some crucial distortions and glaring omissions. Keep
an open mind while reading this book, and then pick up a
biography on their colleague Rosalind Franklin - and, if you have
time, their often forgotten fourth team member Maurice Wilkins.
See also Life Story (known as The Race for the Double Helix in the
US), starring Jeff Goldblum and Tim Pigott Smith.
Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton
The book revolves around the resurrection of dinosaurs via
genetic engineering. Scientists and enthusiasts have brought up a
number of issues with facts and feasibility. Entire websites are
dedicated to the plausibility and feasibility of Crichton’s account.
There is much good science and much to criticise, but overall the
book will put a great deal of what is learnt in the A level Biology
course into a new and exciting perspective.
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Chemistry
Magazines: “The best thing you could do is subscribe to and read a good scientific journal…”
Nature
Scientific American
New Scientist
Non-fiction books: “Anything by John Emsley is worth a read…”
Molecules of Murder
John Emsley
The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and
Phosphorus
John Emsley
Better Looking, Better Living, Better Loving
John Emsley
The Elements of Murder
John Emsley
The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide: Separating Facts from
Fiction about Everyday Products
John Emsley
The Elements
John Emsley
Molecules at an Exhibition
John Emsley
Shocking History of Phosphorus
John Emsley
Nature's Building Blocks: an A-Z Guide to the Elements
John Emsley
Vanity, Vitality, and Virility
John Emsley
Fiction books: “…or just sit down with a ‘hard science-fiction’ book, such as one by Larry Niven,
where the ideas are routed in scientific fact.”
Ring World
Larry Niven
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Classics
“This is a fairly limited list as we have a structured programme throughout the course; however it
wouldn’t do you any harm to familiarise yourself with these resources…” Mr Buckley
A2 Classical Civilisation Texts
The Art of the Aeneid
Anderson - BCP
Virgil's Augustan Epic
F Cairns – CUP
Aeneas the Roman Hero
Augustus booklet
As put together by the department
DVDs
Augustus
Oedipus
Resources are available from the Department Library.
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Drama
The books listed below are taken from a much longer Resources List provided by AQA and some
recommendations from A level Drama teachers. This list is by no means exhaustive nor prescriptive
for every student; but it contains a wealth of titles which cover a wide variety of areas that we cover
over the course. A more specific reading list will then be made available to you in your lessons,
depending on which specific set text or practitioner is chosen by your teacher. We have not
included the lists for all set texts/practitioners here as it would fill a book itself!
In addition, the school library has weekly copies of The Stage Newspaper which we strongly
recommend you read regularly.
Set texts for A2
The Revenger’s Tragedy
Middleton/Tourneur
Tartuffe
Moliere
The Recruiting Officer
Farquhar
The Servant of Two Masters
Carlo Goldoni
Lady Windermere’s Fan
Oscar Wilde
The Seagull
Chekov
Blood Wedding
Lorca (Methuen Drama Student Edition)
The Good Person of Szechwan
Bertolt Brecht (Methuen Drama Edition)
A View from the Bridge
Arthur Miller
The Trial
Steven Berkoff
Our Country’s Good
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Coram Boy
Helen Edmundson
Recommended Wider Reading: Actors/Acting and Practical Theatre
Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus
Marina Caldarone and Maggie LLoyd-Willams
(Nick Hern Books)
The Moving Body
Jacques Lecoq (Methuen Drama)
Not Even a Game Anymore (The Theatre of Judith Helmer and Florian Mazacher (Alexander
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Verlag Berlin)
Forced Entertainment)
The Theatre of Forced Entertainment
The Frantic Assembly book of devising theatre
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett (Routledge)
Being An Actor
Simon Callow (Penguin)
Games for Actors and Non-Actors
Augusto Boal (Routledge)
The Year of the King: An Actor’s Diary
Antony Sher (Methuen)
An Actor Prepares
Stanislavski (Methuen)
Building a Character
Stanislavski (Methuen)
Creating a Role
Stanislavski (Methuen)
Brecht on Theatre
Translated by John Willett (Methuen)
Recommended Wider Reading: Practitioners
The Shifting Point: Forty Years of Theatrical Peter Brook (Methuen)
Exploration
The Theory of the Modern Stage
Eric Bentley (Penguin)
Systems of Rehearsal: Stanislavsky, Brecht, Shomit Mitter (Routledge)
Grotowski and Peter Brook
Websites
www.cheekbyjowl.com
www.franticassembly.co.uk
http://theatredatabase.com
http://backstage.ac.uk/about.html
http://www.complicite.org
http://www.rsc.org.uk
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
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www.theatrevoice.com
www.whatsonstage.com
www.thebritishtheatreguide.info/
www.trestle.uk.com/student
www.kneehigh
Economics and Business Studies
Books General
The Welfare State We Are In
Will Hutton
The Economic Naturalist
Robert Frank
Scroogenomics
Joel Waldfogal
Freakenomics
Steven Levitt
Dear Undercover Economist
Tim Harford
Biographies: Business biographies offer a more human perspective; below are some suggestions.
Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography
Richard Branson
Anyone Can Do It: My Story
Duncan Bannatyne
What You See Is What You Get: My
Autobiography
Alan Sugar
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English
The more texts that you can relate to the various themes, theories and ideas that we will be
examining during your A2 course the better. Knowledge of the following texts will be useful to you
during your A2 course and will also make you sound intelligent at parties. However, you should not
feel that your reading must be limited to the titles on this list. You are encouraged to read as widely
as possible; you should take recommendations and inspiration as you find it on your long and
winding path toward enlightenment; this list is only one such source of inspiration...
Love Through the Ages - Prose
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Persuasion
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
Possession
AS Byatt
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
The Mill on the Floss
George Elliot
The Great Gatsby
F Scott Fitzgerald
Howards End
EM Forster
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy
Return of the Native
Thomas Hardy
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
Portrait of a Lady
James Henry
Atonement
Ian McEwan
Enduring Love
Ian McEwan
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
Edith Wharton
The Age of Innocence
Mrs Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
Love Through the Ages - Poetry
The New Faber Book of Love Poems
Edited by James Fenton
Birthday Letters
Ted Hughes
Selected poems
Christina Rossetti
A2 Love Through the Ages – Drama
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Edward Albee
A Doll’s House
Henrik Ibsen
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
Coursework suggestions by theme: Family
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tennessee Williams (drama)
The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams (drama)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams (drama)
The Mill on the Floss
George Elliot (Prose)
Strange Meeting
S Hill (Prose)
All My Sons
Arthur Millar (Drama)
The Inheritors
William Golding
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Coursework suggestions by theme: Madness
Turn of the Screw
Henry James (Prose)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare (Drama)
One flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ken Keasey (Prose)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
The Duchess of Malfi
John Webster
Coursework suggestions by theme: Love / Destructive Love
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald (Prose)
Memoirs of a Geisha
A Golden (Prose)
Revolutionary Road
R Yates (Prose)
Enduring Love
I McEwan (Prose)
Atonement
I McEwan (Prose)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Edward Albee (Drama)
A Doll’s House
Henrik Ibsen (Drama)
The Time Traveller’s Wife
A Niffenegger (Drama)
Dramatic Monologues
R Browning (Poetry)
Aurora Leigh and Other Poems
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Poetry)
Birthday Letters
Ted Hughes (Poetry)
Coursework suggestions by theme:
Fathers and Daughters
The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks (Prose)
Hard Times
Charles Dickens (Prose)
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Coursework suggestions by theme:
Presentation of Women
Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility etc.
Jane Austen (Prose)
Memoirs of a Geisha
A Golden (Prose)
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy (Prose)
Mrs Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
Literary Criticism
Shadow and Act
Ralph Ellison
Order out of Chaos: The Autobiographical
Works of Maya Angelou
Dolly A. McPherson
The British Working Class Novel in the
Twentieth Century
Jeremy Hawthorn (ed)
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Département de Français
Course Books and Films
Élan: 2: A2 Students' Book (Elan 2nd ed)
Danièle Bourdais and Gill Maynard
Élan: 2: A2 WJEC Self-Study Guide with CD-ROM
Gill Maynard
Élan: Grammar Workbook & CD
Gill Maynard and Marian Jones
Mot a Mot: New Advanced French Vocabulary
Paul Humberstone
L’Etranger
Albert Camus
Le Grand Voyage (Film)
Dir. Ismaël Ferroukhi
La Haine (Film)
Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
Revision Text Book
Revise A2 French (Revise A2 Study Guide S.)
Letts Educational
Suggested Further Reading: Littérature
Camus: L’Étranger and La Chute
Jones, R
La Peste
Albert Camus
Le Mythe de Sysiphe
Albert Camus
Online Resources
www.wordreference.com
Online dictionary
www.synonymes.com
French synonyms
http://french.about.com/b/2010/01/07/thesubjunctivator.htm
http://www.zut.org.uk/index.html
http://www.lesclesjunior.com/
The Subjunctivator – find out if any phrase takes
the subjunctive
Interactive exercises
French news at a suitable pace for AS/A2
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www.lemonde.fr
Le Monde
www.leparisien.fr
Le Parisien
www.franceinfo.fr
France Info (Radio News)
www.tf1.fr
www.parismatch.com
TF1(Television)
Paris Match – Gossip, Celebrities,
Photojournalism
Geography
“These are all very interesting books on different aspects of the subject. There are all available in
the Sixth Form section of the library…”
Skeptical Environmentalist
Bjorn Lomborg
Planet of Slums
Mike Davis
Heat: How We Can Stop the Planet
Burning
George Monbiot
Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the
Great West [Paperback]
William Cronon
Collapse
Jared Diamond
Deep Jungle: Journey To The Heart Of
The Rainforest
Fred Pearce
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
James Lovelock
Late Victorian Holocausts
Mike Davis
Five minutes past midnight in Bhopal
Moro, Janer
Krakatoa. The Day the World Exploded
Simon Winchester
Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell
No Logo
Naomi Klein
Peoplequake: Mass Migration, Ageing
Nations and the Coming Population
Fred Pearce
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Crash
Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear
Dan Gardner
Globalisation, A Very Short Introduction
Manfred Steger
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is
Changing the World and What We Eat
Charles Clover
Imagined Communities
Benedict Allen
The Dragon and the Elephant
David Smith
Waste: Uncovering the Global Food
Scandal
Tristam Stuart
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest
Countries are Failing and What Can Be
Done About It
Paul Collier
Arrival City
Doug Saunders
How Bad Are Bananas
Mike Berners-Lee
The Great Deluge
Douglas Brinkley
End of Oil
Paul Roberts
Guns, Germs and Steel
Jared Diamond
Making Globalisation Work
Joseph Stiglitz
What Does China Think?
Mark Leonard
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German
“This reading / film list contains some interesting themes and historical background. If you
want to be taken seriously as students of German, you should extend yourself beyond the
AS/A2 course and watch / read these!” Mrs Kereszteny-Lewis
Books
Der Vorleser (or The Reader)
Bernard Schlink
Films
die Welle (The Wave)
Lola Rennt
die fetten Jahren sind vorbei (The Educators)
Sophie Scholl
Das Wunder von Bern
Jenseits der Stille
The Counterfeiters
Klassenfahrt
Downfall
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Graphic Design
Those students continuing with the course to A2 level are required to identify and develop a topic
that will form the structure for Unit 3 ‘Personal Study’.
In order to establish such a focus it will be necessary to consider a number of different sources:
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Galleries
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Companies
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Magazines, journals & articles
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Books
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Interviews
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TV and Web based information
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Data sets
Web resources will vary according to the topic being developed but design related
sites of quality would include:
www.blueprintmagazine.co.uk
http://designobserver.com/
http://www.designweek.co.uk/
http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/
Books to read that would help with projects regardless of topic:
Just My Type
Simon Garfield
Great Works
Tom Lubbock
Information is Beautiful
David McCandless
Shock of the New
Robert Hughes
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History
Aspects of International Relations, 1945 - 2004
A2 History: Aspects of International Relations, 1945 – 2004
J Aldred
The USA and the Cold War
G Edwards
International Relations: 1879 – 2004
D Murphy and T Morris
Europe and the Cold War, 1945 -1991
D Williamson
The Collapse of Yugoslavia
A Finlan
The Gulf War
A Finlan
The End of the Cold War: Its Meaning and Implications
M Hogan
The Cold War
JL Gaddis
The Fifty Years War
R Crockatt
Cold War International History Project: www.wilsoncenter.org
Triumph and Collapse: Russia and the USSR, 1941 – 1991
A2 History: Triumph and Collapse: Russia and the USSR,
1941 - 1991
John Laver and Sally Waller
Stalin and Khrushchev: The USSR 1924 – 1964 (Particularly
chapters 3,4,6 and 7)
M Lynch
Last of the Empires: A History of the Soviet Union 19451991
J Keep
The Soviet Union under Brezhnev
W Thompson
The Khrushchev Era
D Filtzer
Gorbachev
M McCauley
The Modernisation of Russia, 1856 – 1985 (parts 2 and 3)
J Laver
Encyclopaedia of the USSR, 1905 to the Present
W Shaw and D Pryce
Articles on Stalin: http://hsc.csu.edu.au/modern_history/national_studies/russia/
Sources on the Russian Revolution: http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook39.asp
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ICT
“These resources provide interesting and enriching reading around many of the topics we cover on
the course…” Mr Masters
Websites
www.engadget.com
www.wired.co.uk
www.computing.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/computing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology
www.theregister.co.uk
www.computerweekly.com
Print
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human
Element of Security
Kevin Mitnick
Steve Jobs – The Exclusive Biography
Steve Jobs
In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and
Shapes Our Lives
Steven Levy
I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google
Employee Number 59
Douglas Edwards
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution 25th Anniversary Edition
Steven Levy
The Code Book
Simon Singh
Multimedia
Video: BBC Click
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online
Video: This Week in Tech
http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-tech
Podcast: Engadget Podcast
http://www.engadget.com/podcast
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Maths
Items marked * are particularly recommended.
Books for exploring beyond the A level syllabus
The Num8er My5teries*
Marcus du Sautoy
The maths which lies behind every aspect of our
lives, from internet security to predicting the future
Alex's Adventures in
Numberland*
Alex Bellos
From the geometry of the 50p piece to the existence
of God, a fascinating insight into real mathematics
How to Lie With Statistics
Darrell Huff
How to use statistics to deceive - and how to spot
when someone else is deceiving you!
The Code Book
Simon Singh
Codes and code-breaking through the ages
Mathematics of Life
Ian Stewart
Exploring the increasing collaboration between
mathematicians and biologists
The Great Mathematicians
Raymond Flood
and Robin Wilson
The characters behind mathematics, from
Archimedes and Newton to Florence Nightingale and
Lewis Carroll
1089 and All That
David Acheson
An accessible journey through mathematics, from
the history of π to chaos theory
For Further Mathematicians
Finding Moonshine
Marcus du Sautoy
A readable introduction to symmetry and group
theory, interwoven with a mathematician's
autobiography
The Music of the Primes
Marcus du Sautoy
Prime numbers lie at the heart of many
mathematical ideas but what is the pattern behind
their distribution, and why does it matter?
Fermat's Last Theorem
Simon Singh
How a 358-year old conjecture was finally proved
Letters to a Young
Mathematician*
Ian Stewart
What it's like to be a mathematician
The Annotated Flatland: a
Romance of Many
Dimensions
Edwin Abbot and
Ian Stewart
A classic originally written in 1884, it tells the tale of
A. Square, who is transported from the comfortable
familiarity of his 2d world to The Land of Three
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Dimensions - and beyond.
Zero - The Biography of a
Dangerous Idea
Charles Seife
How a seemingly simple concept - zero - has caused
enormous controversy over the ages
Online resources
Plus magazine*
www.plus.maths.org
Online magazine for 6th form
mathematicians - article about
maths in real life, puzzles, careers
information and much more
Maths careers*
www.mathscareers.org.uk
All the information you need on
careers using A level or university
mathematics
Nrich
www.nrich.maths.org
Online maths club - puzzles,
activities and articles
Stem nrich
www.nrich.maths.org/stemnrich
For budding mathematicians,
engineers and scientists
Cut the knot
www.cut-the-knot.org
Interactive mathematical fun, from
dividing up a chocolate bar to the
goat, cabbage and wolf problem
The Num8er
My5teries
www.fifthestate.co.uk/numbermysteries
Interactive website to accompany
Marcus du Sautoy's book
The Black Chamber
www.simonsingh.net/The_Black_Chamber/ Interactive code-breaking website
DVD
The Story of Maths
BBC DVD - Marcus du
Sautoy
How mathematics has developed
through the ages, from building the
pyramids to why infinity can be different
sizes
The Music of the Primes
BBC DVD - Marcus du
Sautoy
Prime numbers lie at the heart of many
mathematical ideas but what is the
pattern behind their distribution, and
why does it matter?
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Music
Online
Subscription to Spotify premium
General Background
Grout 'History of Western Music'
Set Works
Set works are very fully covered in the Rhinegold A level music guide.
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Philosophy
General
Enquiries regarding Human Understanding
David Hume
Meditations
Descartes
Language, Truth and Logic
A.J. Ayer
The Problems of Philosophy
Bertrand Russell
Talking Philosophy
A.W. Sparks
The Philosophers’ Magazine
Specifically for A2
Matter and Consciousness
P Churchland
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
K Maslin
Descartes and the Meditations
G Hatfield
Conversations on Consciousness
S Blackmore
Epistemology
R Audi
“Plus!! Everything in the library on Mind, Epistemology and Descartes…” Mr Hough
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Physics
Apps and Websites
http://physicsworld.com
General News and Features
The Particle Zoo
iPhone app about Particle
Physics
LHSee
Android App about Particle
physics
Google Sky Map
Android – great for astronomy
http://www.aip.org/
Website for the American
Institute for Physics.
Software
http://phun.en.softonic.com/
Great Physics Sandbox
software. Free.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/72200/
Universe Sandbox: Great
program for exploring the
solar system. £6.99 on
Steam.
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Magazines
Subscribe through school. A magazine aimed at A-level Physics
students, combining AS and A2 topics with extension work,
articles and puzzles.
Physics Review
Scientific American
New Scientist
Physics World
Back issues in S10, see Mr Petts for these
General Physics Books
Listed below are books that cover a variety of physics at a variety of levels.
The Flying Circus of Physics, J
Walker
Great fun for dipping into. Walker covers the entirety of naked-eye physics by
exploring problems of the everyday world. He focuses on the flight of Frisbees,
sounds of thunder, rainbows, sand dunes, soap bubbles, etc., and uses such
familiar objects as rubber bands, eggs, tea pots, and Coke bottles. Many
references to outside sources guide the way through the problems. Now the
inclusion of answers provides immediate feedback, making this an
extraordinary approach in applying all of physics to problems of the real world.
Powers of Ten, P Morisson and P
Morisson, Scientific American
Library, Freeman
Excellent photographs that show the universe from super clusters of galaxies
to quarks.
Ubiquity: The Science of History,
or Why the World Is Simpler
Than We Think Mark Buchanan
Scientists have recently discovered a new law of nature. Its footprints are
virtually everywhere - in the spread of forest fires, mass extinctions, traffic
jams, earthquakes, stock-market fluctuations, the rise and fall of nations, and
even trends in fashion, music and art. Wherever we look, the world is
modelled on a simple template: like a steep pile of sand, it is poised on the
brink of instability, with avalanches - in events, ideas or whatever - following a
universal pattern of change. This remarkable discovery heralds what Mark
Buchanan calls the new science of "ubiquity", a science whose secret lies in the
stuff of the everyday world. This book documents the coming revolution by
telling the story of the researchers' exploration of the law, their ingeneous
work and unexpected insights. Mark Buchanan reveals how the principle of
ubiquity will help us to manage, control and predict the future.
The Feynman Lectures on
Physics, Volumes I, II, III, R
Feynman
A classic set of lectures for those really interested in physics. Challenging but
readable. If you want to go deeper into a topic, this is the book for you.
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Six Easy Pieces, R. Feynman
Six of the most interesting and accessible Feynman Lectures. Lively and
fascinating. Very readable. Drawn from his landmark text, "Lectures on
Physics", this book reveals Feynman's distinctive style while introducing the
essentials of physics. The topics explored include atoms, the fundamentals of
physics and its relation to other sciences, the theory of gravitation and
quantum behaviour.
Chaos, J Gleick
This book brings together different work in the new field of physics called the
chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics, in which simple and complex
causes are seen to interact. Mathematics may only be able to solve simple
linear equations which experiment has pushed nature into obeying in a limited
way, but now that computers can map the whole plane of solutions of nonlinear equations a new vision of nature is revealed. The implications are
staggeringly universal in all areas of scientific work and philosophical thought.
Relativity Physics Books
Listed below are books that cover relativity at a variety of levels.
The Time and Space of Uncle
Albert, R Stannard
This was written for 12 year olds but anyone can enjoy it!
Relativity for the Layman,
Coleman, Penguin
One of the most accessible books on relativity.
Spacetime Physics: Wheeler
One of the most accessible but detailed texts on special relativity. Brilliant.
Very Special Relativity Sander Bais
Good Short introduction to Relativity
Albert Einstein and His
Inflatable Universe: Mike
Goldsmith
Yes, even though he's dead, Al's still full of surprises. You can get the mind-blowing
inside story with Albert's lost notebook, read the earth-shattering headlines in
"The News of the Universe", and find out about the theories that changed the
entire cosmos - without making your brain hurt.
Quantum Physics Books
Listed below are books that cover quantum physics at a variety of levels.
Uncle Albert and the
Quantum Quest, R.
Stannard
Exploring quantum physics, this is the third Uncle Albert story for children. Wanting
to know what goes on inside an atom, Uncle Albert transports Gedanken via the
Thought Bubble into a quantum wonderland, where she encounters a White Rabbit,
a Red Queen, and a Cheshire Cat.
The Quantum Universe, T
Excellent pictures, a great diversity of quantum phenomena. The Quantum Universe
is the first popular book to give a non-mathematical pictorial account of quantum
physics, the foundation of our current understanding of nature. For so long the
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Hey and P Walters, OUP
province of mathematicians and physicists alone, the beauty and significance of
quantum mechanics has remained hidden to the non-specialist. Yet its impact on
technology has been enormous. The modern electronics industry with the silicon
chip that has revolutionised so many aspects of modern life owes its existence to an
understanding of the quantum nature of semiconductors. The text explains exactly
what quantum mechanics is in a simple nonmathematical way, and is complemented
throughout by many superb colour and black-and-white photographs illustrating the
varied facets of quantum phenomena. The Quantum Universe will provide a
fascinating and accessible introduction to one of the most important scientific
disciplines of the twentieth century. Final-year students at school, general readers
with an interest in science, and undergraduates in science subjects will all be able to
enjoy and benefit from this novel exposition.
QED, R Feynman
Quantum electrodynamics - or QED, for short - is the revolutionary theory that
explains how light and electrons interact. Thanks to richard Feynman and his
colleagues, who won the Nobel Prize for their ground-breaking work in this area, it is
also one of the rare parts of physics that is known for sure, a theory that has stood
the text of time. Based on a series of lectures delivered to the general public at the
University of California, Feynman here wittily explains the theory of quantum
electrodynamics, the central aspect of much of modern physics.
In Search of Schrodinger's
Cat, J Gribbin
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat tells the complete story of quantum mechanics, a
truth stranger than any fiction. John Gribbin takes us step by step into an ever more
bizarre and fascinating place, requiring only that we approach it with an open mind.
He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory. He investigates the
atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, superconductors and life
itself. And in a world full of its own delights, mysteries and surprises, he searches for
Schrödinger's Cat - a search for quantum reality - as he brings every reader to a clear
understanding of the most important area of scientific study today - quantum
physics.
Schrodinger's Kittens, J.
Gribbin
The sequel to "In Search of Schrodinger's Cat", this book presents the improvements
in experimental techniques that have enabled physicians to formulate and test new
theories about the nature of light. The theories are described in the form of the fate
of two small cats, separated at a tender age and carried to opposite ends of the
universe. In this way the book introduces the reader to such new developments as
quantum cryptography, in which codes that are permanently unbreakable can be
made, and goes on to possible future developments, such as the idea that the
"entanglement" of quantum particles could be a way to build a "Star Trek style"
teleportation machine
Particle Physics Books
Listed below are books that cover particle physics at a variety of levels.
The Cosmic Onion, F Close,
Heinemann
An excellent introduction to particle physics. Don't be put off by the first chapter.
The Particle Explosion, F
Close, M Marten and C
Glossy coffee table book like the 'Cosmic Onion'. This guide takes the reader on an
illustrated journey into the sub-atomic world discovered by physicists over the past
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Sutton,
century. The authors describe the fundamental discoveries and the developments
in equipment which have led to our current understanding of the nature of matter
in the universe and the forces which govern its behaviour. Non-technical portraits
of all major sub-atomic particles are given, from the electron, proton and neutron,
through to quarks and muons.
The Discovery of Sub-atomic
Particles, S Weinberg,
Scientific American
Readable and clear. In this absorbing commentary on the discovery of the atom's
constituents, Steven Weinberg accomplishes a brilliant fusion of history and
science. This is in effect two books, cleverly interwoven. One is an account of a
sequence of key events in the physics of the twentieth century, events that led to
the discoveries of the electron, proton and neutron. The other is an introduction to
those fundamentals of classical physics that played crucial roles in these
discoveries. Physical concepts are introduced where needed to understand the
historical story, and each new concept builds on physics already explained.
Throughout the book, connections are shown between the historic discoveries of
subatomic particles and work today at the frontiers of physics. A final chapter
describes the discoveries of new elementary particles up to the present day.
The Quark and the Jaguar:
Advendures in the Simple
and the Complex, M Gell
Mann
In "A Brief History of Time" Stephen Hawking described our attempts to formulate
the physical laws of the universe. In this work, Nobel Laureate, Gell-Mann, argues
that this is only the beginning of what we need to know about our world and
ourselves. What if we know those laws? What next? Seeking a unified theory of all
matter, whether it is the structure of galaxies or the moment of creative thought in
the human mind, this book defines the underlying unity in such diverse fields as
linguistics, archaeology, economics and politics.
The Elegant universe: Brian
Greene
String theory proclaims that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe are
reflections of one grand physical principle and manifestations of one single entity:
microscopically tiny vibrating loops of energy. This text relates the scientific story
and the human struggle behind this theory. Probably not a book for the very
beginner but anyone who has read popular accounts of particle physics and
relativity should gain a lot from reading this book. In places not an easy read, not
for style reasons (which was generally very easy) but simply for the difficulty of
some of the concepts involved. Superstring theory may or may not be the theory
of everything but this book will certainly tell you what we think we know so far.
Definitely recommended but don't expect to read it in a weekend.
Space Physics Books
Listed below are books that cover a variety of space physics at a variety of levels.
Black Holes and Uncle Albert, R
Stannard
Published as a companion to "The Time and Space of Uncle Albert", this book
follows Uncle Albert and his niece Gedanken as they make more astonishing
discoveries: the exploding universe, wonky jelly space, black holes, shrinking
tape measures and how it is that we are made of stardust.
In Search of The Big Bang, J.
Gribbin
Where do we come from? How did the universe of stars, planets and people
come into existence? Now revised and expanded, this second edition takes into
account developments in cosmology and quantum physics since its first
publication in 1986, and traces the historical path which has led physicists to an
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understanding of the big bang, the fireball in which our universe was born.
The First Three Minutes, S
Weinberg, Fontana
Very readable. Deals with the expanding universe and Big Bang theory.
Black Holes and Time Warp
(Einstein's outrageous legacy),
Kip S. Thorne
Ever since Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity burst upon the world in
1915, some of the world's most brilliant minds have sought to decipher the
mysteries bequeathed by that legacy. Einstein himself was resistant to its
implications, but physicists, astronomers and cosmologists have argued over his
theory ever since. This volume is a history of Einstein's ideas as they made their
way through the increasingly political world of science.
The Universe in a Nutshell.
Stephen Hawking.
The Universe in a Nutshell attempts to address the relative difficulty of
Hawking's first foray into popular science, A Brief History of Time. While this sold
in its millions, few readers got past the first few chapters. Helpfully, this new
work is full of beautifully prepared colour illustrations and decorations, and has a
"tree-like" structure, so that readers can skip from chapter to chapter without
losing the thread.
History and Philosophy Physics Books
Listed below are books that cover a variety of physics at a variety of levels. Many are in the school
library.
Theories of Everything, J Barrow
A journey through physics to metaphysics, mathematics to philosophy, and
mythology to theology, in search of the "theory of everything" - the single set
of equations that will describe all forces of nature and all particles in one
package, which Einstein vainly sought throughout his life.
The Mind of God, P Davies
This sequel to "God and the New Physics", explores the fascinating questions
of modern physics such as why does maths, an abstract system of logic
invented by man prove to be so useful in understanding the laws of nature and
is the existence of intelligent life a random chance or in some sense an
inevitable and essential part of the cosmos?
Longitude by Dava Sobel
The thorniest scientific problem of the 18th century was how to determine
longitude. Many thousands of lives had been lost at sea over the centuries due
to the inability to determine an east-west position. This is the engrossing story
of the clockmaker, John "Longitude" Harrison, who solved the problem that
Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer, yet claimed only half the promised
rich reward.
The Sleepwalkers, A Koestler
A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe.
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Biographical Physics Books
Listed below are books that cover the lives of physicists.
Isaac Newton, the Last
Sorcerer; Michael White
According to traditional accounts, Newton was the first modern scientist. As
creator of the theory of gravity, calculus, modern theories of light and devisor of
the three laws of mechanics, his methods are perceived as the genesis of modern
science. Yet the traditional version of his life fails to tell the full story. How, for
example, could Newton's apparent empiricism be married with his interest in
alchemy and magic? What had inspired him in his discoveries?
Genius, J Gleick
A very lively and readable biography of Richard Feynman which also touches
on many of the more bizare and radical new ideas developed by physicists in
recent decades
Stephen Hawking, A life in
Science, M White and J
Gribbin
Born in 1942, Stephen Hawking is no ordinary scientist. With a career that began
over thirty years ago at Cambridge University, he has managed to do more than
perhaps any other physicist to broaden our basic understanding of the universe.
This skilful portrait of an indefatigable genius traces the course of Hawking's life
and science, marrying biography and physics to tell the story of a remarkable man.
As the New Statesman said of the first edition in 1992: 'A gripping account of a
physicist whose speculations could prove as revolutionary as those of Albert
Einstein. Its combination of erudition, warmth, robustness, and wit is entirely
appropriate to their subject.'
Surely You' re Joking Mr
Feynman, R Feynman
Autobiography of a Nobel Prize winning physicist. Fun and interesting. Winner of
the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was also a man who fell,
often jumped, into adventure - as artist, safe-cracker, practical joker and
storyteller. He solved the mystery of liquid helium, was commissioned to paint a
naked (female) toreador, explained physics to the likes of Einstein and Von
Neumann, accompanied ballet on the bongo drums, and was judged mentally
deficient by a US Army psychiatrist. Over a period of years, Feynman's
conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton were first taped and then set down as
they appear in this book, little changed from their spoken form, to give a selfportrait of a remarkable man.
Science - A History, John
Gribbin
Recent history of science that presents the subject through the lives of famous
scientists
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Politics
Most of your work in the post AS period should be focused on the multi-layered timeline which has
been set as preparation for the A2 course in ideologies. The timeline is due in during the first lesson
back after the summer holidays.
However, I suggest that you also watch some movies! The following movies all have some
relationship to the issues we will be discussing during the A2 course in Political Ideologies.
Political Movies
Waitress (2007)
FEMINISM
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the
Deep South. She meets a newcomer in the town and
sees a chance to escape from her domineering husband.
Skin (2008)
NATIONALISM
True case of Sandra Laing, a girl with African features
born to 2 white Afrikaner parents in 1950s South Africa.
Mr & Mrs Iyer (2002)
NATIONALISM
Hindu women and Muslim man encounter nationalist
thugs and indifferent police.
V for Vendetta (2005)
ANARCHISM
East is East
MULTICULTURALISM
1971 Salford fish and chip shop owner George Khan
expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim
ways, but the children and their English born mother
don’t agree.
Together
SOCIALISM
Hippies and the Cultural Revolution. Working class mum
with 2 children moves into hippie commune and
conflicts with their Marxist, collectivist, free loving, pot
smoking, vegetarianism ways Awesome ABBA
soundtrack. Funny, touching and clever.
Pursuit of Happiness
CONSERVATISM
A movie in defence of capitalism and the free market.
Roger and Me
CONSERVATISM /
SOCIALISM
Michael Moore movie examining Socialism v Capitalism
An Inconvenient
Truth. (2006) Al Gore
ENVIRONMENTALISM 2 Oscars and the highest ever box office gross for a film
Wall-E (2008)
ENVIRONMENTALISM Pixar movie about what might happen if man’s
of its kind.
unsustainable habits continue unabated.
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Religious Studies
Books
The Puzzle of Ethics
Peter Vardy and Paul Grosch
Check with tutors for essential
chapters.
Living Philosophy – An
Introduction to Moral Thought
Ray Billington
Chapters 8 and 14 are essential for
A2.
An Intelligent Person’s Guide
to Ethics
Mary Warnock
This short and easy to read refresher
is essential reading.
Applied Ethics
Peter Singer
Ethics in Practice
Edited by Hugh LaFollette
Particularly chapters 8 and 34.
Articles are quite difficult and require
time and effort but are excellent.
Ethics: the Classic Readings
David E. Cooper
Environmental Ethics
Joe Walker
Christian Ethics
Robin Gill
The Moral Philosophers
Richard Norman
Ethics, the Big Questions
James Sterba
Matters of Life and Death
John Wyatt
Fundamentalism: A Very Short
Introduction
Malise Ruthven
Essential reading: a very important
introduction to the final synoptic
paper.
Religion and Modern Thought
Victoria Harrison
Selected pages focussing on the
Nature/History of Fundamentalism
are essential reading. Relevant
examples are included in the notes.
Behind the Exclusive Brethren
Michael Bachelard
Interesting overview of one group for
study – be aware of bias, however.
Particularly chapter 2.
Chapter 7 is essential for A2.
Essential reading for A2: chapters 6;
7; 22; 25-30.
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Spanish
Suggested Reading
La casa de Bernarda Alba
Federico García Lorca
Los de abajo
Mariano Azuela
El otro árbol de Guernica
Luis de Castresana
Las bicicletas son para el verano
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Réquiem por un campesino español
Ramón Sender
El túnel
Ernesto Sábato
Como agua para chocolate
Laura Esquivel
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
Gabriel García Márquez
Crónica de una muerte anunciada
Gabriel García Márquez
Cien años de soledad
Gabriel García Márquez
Spanish Films
Volver (2006)
Pedro Almodovar
Hable con ella (2002)
Pedro Almodovar
Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
Pedro Almodovar
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
(1987)
Pedro Almodovar
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? (1984)
Pedro Almodovar
El laberinto del fauno
Guillermo del Toro
El espinazo del diablo
Guillermo del Toro
El orfanato
Guillermo del Toro
Cronos
Guillermo del Toro
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¡Ay, Carmela!
Carlos Saura
La mitad del cielo
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Planta 4ª
Antonio Mercero
Yoyes
Helena Taberna
Secretos del corazón
Montxo Armendáriz
María llena eres de gracia
Joshua Marston
La Belle Epoque
Fernando Trueba
Las trece rosas
Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Mar Adentro
Alejandro Amenábar
El Bola
Achero Mañas
Newspapers
El Pais
ABC
El Mundo
Marca
Websites: Periódicos
www.elmundo.es
One of the main Spanish newspapers. This site will
give you all the information you need about current
affairs and an insight to aspects of Spanish society.
www.elmundo.es/elmundo/ultimas.html
This is a good summary of all the news on one page.
www.lelpais.es
Another one of the main Spanish newspapers to keep
up to date with what is going on.
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Websites: Televisión
www.telecinco.es/
Watch the latest news bulletin in Spanish reporting
from around the world!
www.rtve.es/television/
More access to Spanish television.
www.bbcmundo.com
This is also worth checking out!
Websites: Gramática
www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
The best grammar site in the world…ever!
www.studyspanish.com
Good verb practice online, including a quick debrief
on how to conjugate verbs.
www.espanol-extra.co.uk/
Great for ‘fun’ grammar practice and oral practice and
it also has a really useful AS/A Level section with
resources and articles about Spain and Spanish
culture.
Websites: Radio
http://www.listenlive.eu/spain.html
You can listen to all the radio stations you could
possibly imagine in Spain. (Be sure to tune into ‘Los
40 Principales’ for latest hot hits!)
Otras Páginas Útiles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/itinerary.shtml
A hands on approach to language learning
with authentic material.
http://www.landoflinks.com/languages/spanish.html
Provides a list of Spanish resource websites.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/index.html
A very formative website that includes
cultural articles and grammatical exercises in
Spanish.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages
Yet another very informative website for all
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languages, useful for AS and A2.
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