Sixth Form Reading

List 2014/15
AS & A2 Biology.
Recommended Books: Amazon price (July
2014)
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre (covers all areas of science) 6.20 paperback
3.49 Kindle
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (covers all areas of
science)
6.99 paperback
4.68 Kindle
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard
Dawkins
6.29 paperback
3.99 Kindle
The Selfish Gene: 30
th
Aniversary Edition by Richard Dawkins 6.29 paperback
4.63 Kindle
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond 7.69 paperback
5.03 Kindle
The Language of the Genes by Steve Jones 6.89 paperback
4.40 Kindle
Genome: the Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley 7.69 paperback

Useful Websites:

There a loads of useful websites too many to list.

www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/biology - revision website

http://www.biology-innovation.co.uk/ - revision website

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/index.htm - loads of resources. Sign up to receive
free copies of their Big Picture magazine. Published twice a year since 2005, Big Picture covers a
wide range of topics, such as obesity, nanoscience, cognition,

https://www.societyofbiology.org/careers-and-cpd/careers/career-resources - page with careers
advice

https://www.societyofbiology.org/membership - The voice of Biology: advises government and
education. Student membership costs 15 per year. This includes subscription to The Biologist
(published 6 times a year) and money off academic books.

Other useful sources:

Publications
New Scientist
Scientific American