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Subscription Databases

A number of recommendations are from our collection of subscription databases, which may be accessed from the Subscription Databases page or directly from the lists.

 

Popular resources include:

Oxford Very Short Introductions cover a diverse range of subject areas, from Climate to Consciousness, Game Theory to Ancient Warfare, Privacy to Islamic History, Economics to Literary Theory...All 635 titles provide intelligent and serious introductions to a range of subjects, written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable.

 

Philip Allan Reviews

Hodder Reviews cover English, Business, Economics, Politics, PE, Geography, History, Religion, Sociology, Psychology, Biology, Law, Chemistry and Physics.

 

Art & Design

Podcasts

  • Talk Art - https://play.acast.com/s/talkart
    • Actor Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament host Talk Art, a podcast dedicated to the world of art featuring exclusive interviews with leading artists, curators & gallerists, and even occasionally their talented friends from other industries like acting, music and journalism. Listen in to explore the magic of art and why it connects us all in such fantastic ways. 
  • Art Matters - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/art-matters/id1343288276
    • A podcast exploring the interesting ways art meets popular culture and non-traditional art topics... We look at what art history and visual culture can tell us about the world around us, and how our everyday interests make us excellent art critics. Hosted by Ferren Gipson.
  • Sculpting Lives – https://audioboom.com/channels/5014385
    • This podcast series explores the lives and careers of these five women who worked (and are still working) against these preconceptions, forging successful careers and contributing in ground-breaking ways to the histories of sculpture and art.
    • Each 45-minute episode takes a woman sculptor as its subject, exploring the art works, networks, connections and relationships of these artists. Every programme is recorded in places that are significant for these women – their studios, as well as galleries and public places where their work is on display – and includes new interviews with curators, friends, family and the artists themselves, creating intimate soundscapes of their private and public worlds
  • Meet Me at the Museum - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/meet-me-at-the-museum/id1439186876
    • Famous faces take their best mate, their mum, their neighbour (whoever they want) for an afternoon at a favourite museum or gallery. As well as getting a peek behind the scenes, seeing what makes a museum tick, it's also the starting point for some great conversations about life, the universe and everything.
  • The Art of ... - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-art-of/id1289739388
    • A series telling the human stories behind art in Tate's collection. From love and creativity, to failure and protest, each episode explores how art reflects universal experiences. Hear from creatives, curators, gallery visitors and even comedians as they chat about art and how it's relevant to our lives today.
  • Tate podcasts - https://www.tate.org.uk/art/podcasts
    • TateShots presents a selection of short videos, with a focus on modern and contemporary art.

Film/TV/Instagram

Interactive pages

Books

  • Berger, J. (1972). Ways of Seeing: Penguin.
  • Dyer, G. (2010). The Ongoing moment: Abacus.
  • Harford, T. (2016). Messy.  How to be creative and resilient in a tidy-minded world: Little, Brown.
  • Hughes, R. (1991). The shock of the new : art and the century of change. London: Thames and Hudson o Upper School.
  • Bell, J. (1999). What is painting?: representation and modern art London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Bell, J. (2010). Mirror of the World : a New History of Art London: Thames and Hudson.
  • DeWitte, D. J. (2015). The Thames and Hudson Introduction to Art London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Gombrich, E. H. (2007). The Story of Art London: Phaidon.
  • Perry, G. (2014). Playing to the Gallery: Penguin.
  • Gompertz, W. (2015). Think like an artist and lead a more creative, productive life: Penguin.
  • Krysa, D. (2014). Get unstuck.  Creative Block.  Discover New Ideas. Advice and projects from 50 successful artists: Chronicle Books.
  • Congdon, L. (2019). Find your artistic voice.The essential guide to working your creative magic: Chronicle Books.
  • Chevalier, T. (2014). Girl With a Pearl Earring London: The Borough Press.
  • DeWitte, D. J. (2015). The Thames and Hudson Introduction to Art London: Thames and Hudson.
  • Fulford, J and Halpern, G. Eds The Photographer’s Playbook.  207 assignments and ideas: Apeture.

Biology

Books

  • Ashcroft, F. (2001) Life at the extremes. London: Flamingo.
  • Carey, N. (2012) The Epigenetics Revolution : how modern biology is rewriting our understanding of genetics, disease and inheritance London: Icon.
  • Lane, N. (2016) The Vital Question : why is life the way it is? London: Profile.
  • Moalem, S. (2010) Survival of the sickest: the surprising connections between disease and longevityLondon: Harper.
  • Skloot, R. (2011) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks London: Pan.

Online Reading

The news

Podcasts

Education websites

On TV now

Business

Documentaries

  • The Nine to Five with Stacey Dooley (BBC iplayer)
  • Fyre (Netflix)
  • What is a business – 1.1.1 – The Market
    • Inside Iceland: Britain’s Budget Supermarket (Channel 5 on demand)
  • Operational performance – 3.4.4
    • Amazon: What they know about us (BBC iPlayer)
  • Dirty Money (Netflix)
  • Rotten (Netflix)

Books/Audiobooks

Chemistry

Chemistry News and Updates

Interesting articles, programmes and podcasts

Books (all available as Kindle editions)

  • Stuff Matters Miodownik, M. (2014). Penguin.
  • Four Laws that Drive the Universe, Atkins, P. (2007). OUP.
  • Ball, P. (2005). Elegant Solutions : ten beautiful experiments in chemistry Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry .
  • Brock, W. H. (2011). The Case of the Poisonous Sock: tales from chemistry Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • Emsley, J. (2010). A Healthy, Wealthy, Sustainable World Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • Selinger, B. (1997). Chemistry in the Marketplace Melbourne: Allen & Unwin.
  • The science of strong materials : or why you don’t fall through the floor. Gordan, J. (1991). Penguin.
  • The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison by John Emsley
  • Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World by Simon Garfield
  • Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life by John Emsley
  • Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Murders by John Emsley
  • Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History by Jay Burreson
  • Oxford Chemistry Primers: - I can’t find these as a kindle edition, but they are an interesting read for those of you planning to take Chemistry further at university.
  • Chemical bonding, Winter, M. (1994). Oxford Science Publications.
  • Foundations of Spectroscopy, Duckett, S. and Gilbert, B. (2000). Oxford Science Publications.
  • Foundations of Organic Chemistry, Hornby, M and Peach, J. (1997). Oxford Science Publications.

Careers Info and studying Chemistry at University

If you have any specific areas of interest that haven’t been covered above then speak to one of the Chemistry department (or email the head of Chemistry at jeg@oakham.rutland.sch.uk) and we will be happy to find further relevant articles for you to develop your interest.

Classics

Professor Spivey on ancient art and the human form - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pztmx

Edward Fox and Terence Stamp in The Bacchae - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge4ynDhFVsg

Oedipus Rex by Tom Lehrer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScdJURKGWM

Books

  • Graves, R. (2006). I, Claudius. London: Penguin Classics.
  • Harris, R. (2009). Imperium. London: Arrow.
  • Scullard, H. H. (2010). From the Gracchi to Nero. Abingdon: Routledge.

Computer Science

Books

  • Assange, J., Appelbaum, J., Muller-Maguhn, A., Zimmermann, & Jeremie (2013) Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet. London: Times Group Books.
  • Goodman, M. (2016) Future Crimes: Inside the Digital Underground and the Battle For Our Connected World. London: Corgi.
  • Kerampran, P. (2017) 101 Python Challenges. London: 101 Computing.
  • Lanier, J. (2011) You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto London: Penguin.
  • Naughton, J. (2012) From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: What You Really Need to Know About the Internet. London: Quercus.
  • Padua, S. (2015) The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer. London: Particular Books.
  • Woolridge, M. (2018) Artificial Intelligence: Everything you need to know about the coming AI. A Ladybird Expert Book. London: Ladybird.

Design Technology

Design Week - https://www.designweek.co.uk/

Video

 OakhamTV from https://start.oakham.rutland.sch.uk/

  • The Genius of Design – Series
  • Inside Rolls-Royce
  • Building Cars Live

Drama & Theatre Studies

Drama Online – Available from the Library’s Subscription Databases.

Books

  • Aristotle. (1996). Poetics. London: Penguin.
  • Brook, P. (2008). The empty space. London: Penguin.                                                                                 
  • Cannon, D., & Brosnan, P. (2012). In-depth acting. London: Oberon.
  • Edgar, D. (2009). How plays work. London: Nick Hern.
  • Berry, C. (1973). Voice and the Actor. Harrap.
  • Mitchell, K. (2009). The Director’s Craft. Routledge.
  • Wisnjewski, T. (2016) Complicite, Theatre and Aesthetics. Macmillan.
  • Elam, K. (2002) The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama. Routledge.

EAL

EAP Foundation Podcasts - https://www.eapfoundation.com/listening/podcasts/

Books

  • Bragg, M. (2016). The adventure of English. London: Sceptre.
  • Deutscher, G. (2011). Through the language glass : why the world looks different in other languages. London: Arrow.
  • Trask, R. L. (2009). Introducing linguistics : a graphic guide. London: Icon.

Economics

Books

  • 23 Things they don’t tell you about Capitalism – Ha Joon Chang
  • Misbehaving – Richard Thaler
  • The Spirit Level – Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
  • Good Economics in Hard Times – Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo
  • Flash Boys – Michael Lewis

Films

  • A Beautiful Mind – A biography of John Nash (Russell Crowe)
  • Moneyball – True story about Baseball transfers/trades in the MLB (Brad Pitt)
  • The Big Short – The few that saw the 2008 financial crisis coming
  • Made in Dagenham – The battle for equal pay between genders
  • I, Daniel Blake – Life claiming Universal Credit
  • The Full Monty, Brassed Off, Up and Under, Pride, Billy Elliott – Structural unemployment in the 1980s (Thatcher’s Britain!)

English

Books

  • Kesey, K. (2005). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. London: Penguin Classics.
  • Roth, P. (1998). American Pastoral. London: Vintage.
  • Smith, Z. (2001). White Teeth. London: Penguin.
  • Tartt, D. (1993). The Secret History. London: Penguin.
  • Wilde, O. (2012). The picture of Dorian Gray. London: Penguin Classics.
  • Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.
  • Enduring Love or Atonement by Ian McEwan.

Environmental Systems and Societies

Books

  • Cocker, M. (2019). Our Place: Can We Save Britain's Wildlife Before It Is Too Late?. New York: Vintage Publishing.
  • Jacobson, M. Z. (2012). Air pollution and global warming : history, science, and solutions. Cambridge: OUP.
  • Jeffries, M. J. (2005). Biodiversity and conservation. London: Routledge.
  • Lovelock, J. (2000). Gaia : a new look at life on earth. Oxford: OUP.
  • Lymbery, P. (2015). Farmageddon : the true cost of cheap meat. London: Bloomsbury.
  • Platt, R. (2007). The vanishing rainforest. London: Frances Lincoln.
  • The Hockey Stick Illusion by A. W. Montford.
  • The Human Planet: How we created the Anthropocene by Lewis and Maslin.
  • How Bad are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything by Mike Berners-Lee.

French

You will all have different levels/abilities/interests, so here is a list of material which might keep you busy and interested! The films and series all have subtitles, so that is a bit easier. The podcasts are probably a bit trickier, but some have really good websites too. The websites are quite fun. And there is so much out there…so go and explore!

Amusez-vous bien!

 

Books

  • J. Racine Phèdre
  • G. Sand Indiana
  • Voltaire Candide
  • Molière Le Tartuffe
  • Patrick Chamoiseau Texaco
  • Tahar ben Jelloun L'enfant de Sable
  • Assia Djebar Femmes d'Alger dans leur appartement
  • Gisèle Pineau L'Exil Selon Julia

Films and Series - Netflix

  • Call My Agent! This well written show takes place in a Parisian talent agency and depicts the lives of the agents in a moving and funny way with cameos of famous French actors in every episode. Get ready to be hooked on a true Parisian accent! 2 seasons – 12 episodes – 48min
  • The Returned A group of people come back to their Alpine village and discover that they’ve been dead for several years. This dark and moody show will drive you into a mysterious universe! The cinematography is gorgeous and the slow-paced storytelling makes it easier to follow the dialogues in French. 2 seasons – 16 episodes – 55min
  • A Very Secret Service A group of people come back to their Alpine village and discover that they’ve been dead for several years. This dark and moody show will drive you into a mysterious universe! The cinematography is gorgeous and the slow-paced storytelling makes it easier to follow the dialogues in French. 2 seasons – 16 episodes – 55min
  • No Second ChanceA doctor is attacked, her husband gets killed and her daughter kidnapped. Outraged, she decides to lead her own investigation. This fast-paced thriller adapted from a Harlan Coben novel is addicting! 1 season – 6 episodes – 58min
  • The Long Holiday Two Parisian children are brought to Normandy by their parents at the dawn of World War II. They discover a new life in the French countryside and learn what war is about. Witnessing the war through children eyes is a very enlightening perspective and the classic style of the animation is very enjoyable. As the show is initially intended for kids the dialogues are slower and easier to understand! 1 season – 5 episodes – 48min
  • The Break In a small Belgian town, the dead body of an African football player is found in a river. The killer might be hiding in the community. This very mysterious series proves that Belgian TV has a lot to offer! Some of the characters speak with pretty thick accents, which makes it interesting and funny! 1 season – 10 episodes – 50min
  • French films: https://www.netflix.com/search?q=french%20film&suggestionId=6733_genre

Films and Series - Amazon Prime

Podcasts

Web sites

Geography

Introduction

Remote learning provides you with a unique opportunity to engage with your subjects, beyond the normal curriculum, due to the increased independence and flexibility that you have each week.

Below are some resources and ideas to help you to widen your geographical understanding and engage deeper within Geography.

Books

  • Rosling, H., Rosling, O. & Rosling Rönland, A. (2018) Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think. London: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Marshall, T. (2018) Divided: Why we’re living in an age of walls. London: Elliott and Thompson.
  • Kelman, I. (2020) Disaster by Choice: How our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes. Oxford: OUP.

News

Contribute

Listen

Watch

Quiz

Explore

Challenge

Flipboards

Geography fun

German

The Goethe-Institut has a fabulous Digital Library, including an excellent selection of films, that is free to use for anyone with permanent residence outside Germany - register at https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/kul/ser/onl.html

Neon - https://www.stern.de/neon/

Vice - https://www.vice.com/de

Ardmediathek - https://www.ardmediathek.de/ard/

Books

  •  Der Besuch der Alten Dame or Die Physiker by Dürrenmatt.

History

Audiopi - Podcasts aimed at GCSE and A-Level students. Available from the Subscription Databases page.

BBC iPlayer History, especially

  • Mrs Thatcher – A Very British Revolution
  • Andrew Marr on Winston Churchill
  • Kenneth Clark – Civilisation [many episodes – iconic BBC series]
  • Vienna – Empire, Dynasty and Dream
  • Witchhunt
  • Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Netflix, especially

  • Bobby Kennedy for President [brilliant new documentary]
  • The Fog of War [documentary about Robert McNamara] 

Books

  • Ackroyd, P. (2015). Civil War : the history of England volume III. London: Pan.
  • Harman, C. (1999). A people’s history of the world. London: Verso.
  • Schama, S. (2009). A history of Britain. London: Bodley Head.
  • Tombs, R. (2015). The English and their history. London: Penguin.
  • Zinn, H. (2015). The people’s history of the United States. London: Harper Perennial.
  • Post-War – Tony Judt
  • Kennedy – Dallek
  • Johnson – Dallek
  • Vietnam – Max Hastings
  • The end of the Cold War – Robert Service
  • The Human Factor and the end of the Cold War – Archie Brown
  • Churchill – Andrew Roberts
  • Providence Lost – The Rise and fall of Cromwell’s Protectorate by Paul Lay
  • Cromwell – Our Chief of Men – by Antonia Fraser
  • Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans – Charles Firth
  • Martin Gilbert – History of the 20th Century – Challenge to Civilisation
  • Hope and Glory – Peter Clarke
  • The Prime Ministers – Steve Richards
  • A People’s Tragedy –  Orlando Figes
  • Natasha’s Dance –  Orlando Figes
  • American Caesars – Nigel Hamilton
  • The Rise and Fall of the British Nation – David Edgerton
  • The Last of the Tsars – Robert Service
  • History of Britain – Simon Schama
  • A History of the World – JM Roberts
  • In the Shadow of Churchill – David Cannindine
  • The Winds of Change – Peter Hennessy
  • Having it So Good – Peter Hennessy
  • Never Again – Peter Hennessy
  • History of Modern Russia – Robert Service
  • Russia A History – Gregory Freeze
  • The Romanovs – Simon Sebag Montefiore

Italian

Film

  • Here are three films that have been box-office hits and have powerful stories to tell:
    • I cento passi (The one hundred steps) – The true story of Peppino Impastato, a political activist who  lived 100 steps away from the mafia boss and dared to opposed the Mafia in Sicily.
    • La vita e' bella (Life is Beautiful) – Released in 1997,this is one of the highest-grossing non-English language movies of all time.
    • Io non ho paura (I am not Scared) – This is a crime, mystery thriller set in the deep south of Italy.  It is guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat.
  • BBC iPlayer is now showing all 34 episodes of Inspector Montalbano, which has a popular following in the UK.

Books

  • Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa: The Leopard (This is usually available for free on streaming services as it is a classic).
  • Dickie J. (2007) Cosa Nostra: A history of the Sicilian Mafia.
  • Ammaniti Nicolo: I am not Scared.

Writing

  • For those of you interested in being creative, you could enter the ISMLA Italian Writing Competition - details available on request.

Mathematics

Books

  • Boyer, C. B. (2011). A history of mathematics. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.
  • du Sautoy, M. (2004). The music of primes. London: Harper Perennial.
  • Hardy, G. H. (2016). A mathematician's apology. New Delhi: Stellar Editions.
  • Mazur, B. (2004). Imagining numbers : (particularly the square root of minus 15). London: Penguin.
  • Stewart, I. (2009). Taming the infinite : the story of mathematics. London: Quercus.

Music

Books

  • Nicholas Cook – A guide to music analysis
  • George Pratt - The dynamics of harmony
  • Oliver Sacks – Musicophilia
  • Charles Rosen – The classical style
  • H C Robbins Landon – 1791 : Mozart’s last year

Physics

The following books are recommended for reading. In most cases, they are ‘light’(ish) reading and aimed at general physics knowledge or the development of an idea/concept. They are NOT aimed at the syllabus material.

  • Fear of Physics - Lawrence Krauss
  • The Fifth Miracle - Paul Davies
  • Black Holes, Wormholes and Time machines - Jim Al-Khalili
  • The collapse of chaos - Jack Cohen & Ian Stewart
  • Introducing the universe - Felix Pirani & Christine Roche
  • Schrodinger’s Kittens - John Gribbin
  • The New Quantum universe - Tony Hey and Patrick Walters
  • Splitting the Second - Tony Jones
  • Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman - Richard P Feynman
  • Longitude - Dava Sobel
  • Particle Physics: a very short introduction - Frank Close
  • Six Easy Pieces - Richard Feynman
  • Introducing Quantum Theory - McEvoy and Zarate
  • QED - Richard Feynman
  • How to Dunk a Doughnut - Len Fisher
  • Light and Dark - David Greene
  • The Elegant Universe - Brian Greene
  • Quantum Physics: A Beginner's Guide - Alastair I.M. Rae
  • 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know - Joanne Baker
  • The Fabric of the Cosmos - Brian Greene
  • Mr Tompkins in Paperback - George Gamow
  • The Physics of Superheroes - James Kakalios
  • Wrinkles In Time: The Imprint of Creation - George Smoot and Keay Davidson
  • Big Bang - Simon Singh
  • Why does E=mc2 - Brian Cox
  • How the Universe will end - Brian Cox
  • Only in e-book format Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima - James Mahaffe.

The Oxford University Press Very Short Introductions and generally very good, all of which are available from the Oakham School Library subscription databases.

In addition, there are a number of interesting New Scientist books that are worth looking at, including:

  • Question Everything: 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers
  • Nothing: From absolute zero to cosmic oblivion - amazing insights into nothingness
  • Will We Ever Speak Dolphin?
  • Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?
  • Why Can't Elephants Jump?
  • Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?
  • Why are Orangutans Orange?
  • Does Anything Eat Wasps?
  • Will We Ever Speak Dolphin?

Religion & Philosophy

Books

  • Simon Blackburn, Think (Oxford)
  • Thomas Nagel, What Does It All Mean? (Oxford)
  • Malcolm Budd, Values of Art (Penguin)
  • Michael Sandel, Justice (Penguin)
  • Gillian Rose, Love’s Work (NYRB)
  • Peter Singer, The Life You Can Save (Picador)
  • Jonathan Glover, Causing Death and Saving Lives (Penguin)
  • Jonathan Wolff, An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Oxford)
  • Peter Smith An Introduction to Formal Logic (Cambridge)
  • Thomas Kuhn The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Chicago)

Podcast

  • Philosophy Bites and In Our Time (BBC)

Spanish

Audiovisual

Books

Audio

Article

Sport Science

Sports Psychology

Sociology in Sport

Book recommendations

  • Matthew Syed
    • The greatest
    • Bounce
    • Black box thinking (Sports Psychology)
  • The Chimp paradox - Steve Peters (Sports Psychology)
  • Dweck, C. (2012) Mindset: How you can Fulfil your Potential, London, Hachette
  • Unbeatable - Jessica Ennis
  • Shoe Dog - Phil Knight (History/Story of Nike)
  • Between the lines - Victoria Pendleton
  • The Pressure Principle - Dr Dave Alred (Sports Psychology)
  • The Secret race - Tyler Hamilton  Drugs/energy systems/Deviance
  • My Time- Bradley Wiggins
  • Katherine Grainger - My Autobiography
  • Legacy - James Kerr (New Zealand Rugby- All Blacks)

Film and TV – Netflix

  • The English game (Sport and society)
  • Unstoppable (Sports psychology)
  • Stop at nothing (Doping in Sport)
  • Icarus (Doping in Sport)
  • Coach Carter (Sports psychology)
  • The Last Dance (Michael Jordan)
  • Moneyball
  • Last Chance U (American Football)
  • Losers (Adversity in Sport)
  • Supersize Me (Diet and Nutrition)

Film and TV – Amazon Prime Video

  • Andy Murray: Resurfacing (Sports injuries/rehab)
  • All or Nothing (New Zealand All Blacks)
  • The Test (Australian Cricket- Deviance in Sport)
  • The Program (Lance Armstrong)
  • 4 Minute Mile
  • Dan Carter: A Perfect 10
  • Muscle and Medals
  • The Unknown Runner
  • The Race to Dope (Drugs in Sport)
  • This is Football

Film and TV – YouTube

  • Kobe Bryant- Black Mamba Documentary
  • Being Serena
  • ‘Is Professionalism Killing Sport?’ - BBC Documentary
  • The Psychology of a winner 2020
  • Trent Alexander Arnold: Living the Dream - Sky Sports Documentary
  • Jurgen Klopp - Journey to the top
  • Subscribe to The Body Coach (types of training and Nutrition)
  • TED Talk: ‘Why you should have your own black box’ Mathew Syed - Sports Psychology
  • TED Talk: ‘Why winning doesn’t always equal success’ Valerie Kondos
  • TED Talk: Are we born to run? Chris McDougall

Articles:

Theory of Knowledge

Books

  • Brockman, J. (2015). This idea must die : scientific theories that are blocking progress. London: Harper Perennial.
  • Gaarder, J. (2015). Sophie's world. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
  • Kaku, M. (2015). The future of the mind : the scientific quest to understand, enhance and empower the mind. London: Penguin.
  • Lima, M. (2014). The book of trees : visualizing branches of knowledge. Princeton: Princeton Architectural Press.
  • Priest, G. (2000). Logic : a very short introduction. Oxford: OUP. Also available from the Oakham School Library Subscription Databases page.

 


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