Above and beyond... Must Reads for everyone!
1. Sapiens by Noah Harari 2. Homo Deus by Noah Harari 3. The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan 4. On this day in history by Dan Snow 5. Life 3.0: being a human in the age of artificial intelligence by Max Tegmark 6. Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall 7. A history of the world in 100 objects by Neil MacGregor 8. Mythos - the Greek myths retold by Stephen Fry 9. The language of things by Deyan Sudjic 10. The green imperative by Victor Papanek 11. The secret lives of colour by Kassia St Clair 12. A brief history of everyone who ever lived by Adam Rutherford 13. Statistics without tears by Derek Rowntree 14. Hello World—how to be human in an age of the machine by Hannah Fry 15. Can a robot be human? 33 perplexing philosophy puzzles by Peter Cave
Above and beyond... ART & DESIGN
The story of art E H Gombrich
Old mistresses Griselda Pollock
On painting Leon Battista Alberti
The photograph as Charlotte Cotton contemporary art
Modern Art: a very short David Cottington introduction
Concerning the spiritual in art Wassily Kandinsky
B is for Bauhaus Deyan Sudjic
Art theory: a very short Cynthia Freeland introduction
The Golden Thread: how fabric Kassia St Clair changed history
After modern art: 1945-2017 David Hopkins
Above and beyond... BIOLOGY
The selfish gene Richard Dawkins
The immortal life of Henrietta Rebecca Skloot Lacks
Genome Matt Ridley
Why evolution is true Jerry Coyne
The epigenetics revolution Nessa Carey
Mapping the deep Robert Kunzig
The diversity of life Ed O Wilson
Life Richard Fortey
Almost like a whale Steve Jones
The greatest show on Earth – Richard Dawkins the evidence for evolution
Above and beyond... BUSINESS
How to get rich Felix Dennis
Losing my virginity: the Richard Branson autobiography
Liar’s poker Michael Lewis
Anyone can do it Duncan Bannatyne
Jack: straight from the gut Jack Welch
From acorns: how to build Caspian Woods brilliant business
The truth about markets John Kay
The tipping point Malcolm Gladwell
No logo Naomi Klein
House of cards: How Wallstreet’s gamblers broke William D Cohen capitalism
Above and beyond... CHEMISTRY
Liquid: the delightful and dangerous substance that Mark Miodownik flows through out lives
Molecules of murder John Emsley
The ten most beautiful George Johnson experiments
Reactions: the private life of Peter Atkins atoms
Molecules at an exhibition: portraits of intriguing materials John Emsley in everyday life
The disappearing spoon...and other true tales from the Sam Kean Periodic Table
Mendeleyev’s dream: the quest Paul Strathem for the elements
Uncle Tungsten: memories of Oliver Sacks a chemical boyhood
Above and beyond... IT /COMPUTER SCIENCE
Life 3.0: being a human in the Max Tegmark age of artificial intelligence
Big data: a revolution that will Viktor Mayer- change how we live, work and Schonberger and thing Kenneth Cukier
The information James Gleick
Nine algorithms that changed Chris Bishop the future
Computational fairy tales Jeremy Kubica
Code: the hidden language of Charles Petzold computer and software
Lauren ipsum: a story of computer science and other Carlos Bueno improbable stories
Above and beyond... D & T
Deconstructing product William Lidwell and design Gerry Manasca
Process: 50 product designs Jennifer Hudson from concept to manufacture
Fashion design Sue Jenkyn
Jonathan M Twentieth century design Woodham
The design of everyday things Donal Norman
What makes great design Susie Hodge
Michael Braungart Cradle to cradle: remaking the and William way we make things McDonough
Lovemarks Kevin Roberts
Above and beyond... THEATRE STUDIES
The director’s craft: a Katie Mitchel handbook for the theatre
Commedia dell’Arte: an John Rudkin actor’s handbook
Devising theatre: a practical Alison Oddey and theoretical handbook
From page to performance: a Don Shiach study book for drama Actor’s handbook: an alphabetical arrangement of C Stanislavski concise statements on aspects of acting
Performing Brecht Margaret Eddershaw
The frantic assembly book of Scott Graham devising theatre
How plays work David Edgar
Above and beyond... POPULAR SCIENCE
Sapiens: a brief history of Noah Harari human kind
How to teach quantum Chad Orzel physics to your dog
Bad science Ben Goldacre
A devil’s chaplain Richard Dawkins
A brief history of everyone Adam Rutherford who ever lived
It’s not rocket science Ben Miller
Quirkology: The Curious Richard Wiseman Science of Everyday Lives
Surely You’re Joking Mr. Richard Feynman Feynman?
Above and beyond... THINKING ABOUT DOING MEDICINE
Complications—a surgeon’s Atul Gawande notes on an imperfect science
This is going to hurt Adam Kay
Bad science Ben Goldacre
The man who mistook his Oliver Sacks wife for a hat
A brief history of everyone Adam Rutherford who ever lived
All that remains—a life in Sue Black death
Above and beyond... ENGLISH LITERATURE
See Library suggested reading
list for A level
English literature: a very short Jonathan Bate introduction
Literary theory: a very short Jonathan Culler introduction
www.theguardian.com Guardian Books Top Tens /books/series/toptens
Above and beyond... ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The English language David Crystal
The Cambridge Encyclopedia David Crystal of the English language
Robert MacNeil, The story of English Robert McCrum and William Cran
Linguistics: a very short P H Matthews introduction
A little book of language David Crystal
English language for Michelle Lowe and beginners Ben Graham
Cambridge topics in English Various language
How texts work Adrian Beard
Above and beyond... GEOGRAPHY Never eat shredded wheat: the Christopher geography we’ve lost and how Somerville to find it again
Planet of slums Mike Davis
Globalization– a very short Manfred Steger introduction
Sea change: Britain’s coastal Richard Girling catastrophe
Prisoners of Geography Tim Marshall
How bad are bananas Mike Berners-Lee
Population 10 billion Daniel Dorling
Above and beyond... CHILDCARE
Child development: Carolyn Meggitt an illustrated guide
Tina Bruce, Carolyn Child care and education Meggit and Julian Grenier
Caring for Your Baby and American Academy of Young Child: Birth to Age 5 Pediatrics
A Practical guide to child Christine Hobart and observation and assessment Jill Frankel
Planning in the moment with young children: a practical Anna Ephgrave guide for early years practitioners and parents
Why love mattters: How affection shapes a baby’s Sue Gerhardt brain
Above and beyond... HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
BMA Complete family health
encyclopedia
Caring for Older People: A Christine Brown Shared Approach Wilson
Child development: an Carolyn Meggitt illustrated guide
Tina Bruce, Carolyn Child care and education Meggit and Julian Grenier
Caring for Your Baby and American Academy of Young Child: Birth to Age 5 Pediatrics
A Practical guide to child Christine Hobart and observation and assessment Jill Frankel
Planning in the moment with young children: a practical Anna Ephgrave guide for early years practitioners and parents
Above and beyond... HISTORY
Aspects of American history Simon Henderson
Derrick Murphy, United States 1776-1992 Kathryn Cooper and Mark Waldron
Russia: Revolution and coun- John Daborn ter revolution, 1917–1924
Lenin—a biography Robert Service
A people’s tragedy : Orlando Figes The Russian revolution
Stalin: the court of the red Simon Sebag tsar Montefiore
The pursuit of history John Tosh
In defence of history Richard J Evans
Above and beyond... LAW
The Law: a very short Raymond Wacks introduction
The law machine Marcel Berlins and Clare Dyer
The English legal Jacqueline Martin system (7th Edition)
The rule of law Nicholas J Macbride
Under the wig William Clegg QC
The secret barrister
Above and beyond... MATHEMATICS
Fermat’s last theorem Simon Singh
1089 and all that: a journey David Acheson into mathematics
The great mathematical Ian Stewart problems
Alex’s adventures in Alex Bellos Numberland
Alex through the looking glass Alex Bellos
Our mathematical universe Max Tegmark
Rob Eastaway and How long is a piece of string? Jeremy Wyndham
Graham Farmelo It must be beautiful (editor)
Above and beyond... MEDIA STUDIES
G Branston and R The media student’s book Stafford
Media, culture and society Paul Hodkinson
Media and society: critical Graeme Burton perspectives
Understanding fandom Mark Duffett
Media studies 2.0 William Merrin
Media studies: the essential Sarah Casey et al resource
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-drugs-and Rock Peter Biskind 'n' Roll Generation Changed Hollywood
Media representation and Shani Orgad global imagination
Above and beyond... MUSIC
The making of music: A James Naughtie Journey with notes
This Is your brain on music Daniel Levitin
Media, culture and society: Paul Hodkinson an introduction
Musicophilia: tales of music Oliver Sacks and the brain
The world in six songs David Levitin
A life in letters Mozart
The classical style Charles Rosen
Rock and pop: the complete Ed Michael Heatley story
Debussey Stephen Walsh
Above and beyond... PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography: a cultural Mary Warner Marien history
The photograph as contemporary art—Charlotte Charlotte Cotton Cotton
50 photos icons Hans-Michael Koetzle
The photographer’s eye Michael Freeman
The genius of photography Gerry Badger
Michael Meadhra and Exposure and lighting Charlotte K Lowrie
Read this is you want to take Henry Carroll great photographs
Fil Hunter, Steve Biver Light—Science and Magic and Paul Fuqua
The photograph Graham Clark
Above and beyond... PE
Acquiring skill in sport John Honeybourne
Mind games: inspirational lessons from the world’s Martin Holt biggest sports stars
Mind gym: an athlete’s guide Gary Mack and Dave to inner excellence Casstevens
Dr David Tod, Joanne Sport psychology Thatcher and Rachel Rahman
The concise book of muscles Chris Jarmey
The line where medicine and Dr Richard Freeman sport collide
Above and beyond... PHYSICS
6 easy pieces: essentials of Richard Feynman physics
Why does E=mc2 and why Brian Cox should we care?
QED: The strange theory of Richard Feynman light and matter
In search of Schrödinger’s Cat John Gribbon
Liquid Mark Miodownik
Brian Cox and Jeff Quantum universe Forshaw
The hidden reality: parallel universes and the deep laws Brian Green of the cosmos
Big bang: The most important scientific discovery of all time Simon Singh and why you need to know about
How to teach quantum Chad Orzel physics to your dog
Above and beyond... PSYCHOLOGY
Games people play Eric Berne
Your memory: a user’s guide Alan Baddeley
Phantoms in the brain V S Ramachandran
The human brain Susan Greenfield
Social psychology for Daniel Richardson dummies
The private life of the brain Susan Greenfield
The brain book Rita Carter
Psychology: a graphic guide Nigel Benson
The silent guides Professor Steve Peters
Above and beyond... PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS
Peter Vardy God matters
Peter and Charlotte Ethics matters Vardy
The God delusion Richard Dawkins
Peter Vardy and Julie The thinker’s guide to God Arliss
Philosophy of religion Peter Cole
The puzzle of god Peter Vardy
An introduction to the Brian Davies philosophy of religion
The puzzle of sex Peter Vardy
Living with the gods Neil McGregor
Above and beyond... SOCIOLOGY
Michael Haralambos Sociology: Themes and and Martin Holborn Perspectives 8th edition
Complete A-Z Sociology Tony Lawson Handbook 3rd Edition
Crime, Deviance and Social Control (Access To Janis Griffiths Sociology)
Body language James Borg
Manwatching Desmond Morris
Doing your research project Judith Bell
Essentials of Social Research Linda Kalof
Antisocial behaviour Andrew Millie
AS/A level Sociology Essential Steve Chapman Word Dictionary