Hi Cumulus
The Airlife book is by Mike Wickson and is very good. There is also a series of books named "Ground Studies For Pilots" the meteorology book is excellent (so are the others as well). The Oxford met CD is a must. It is a little too in depth in places and the global climatology isn't great but the animations and explanations are very easy to understand and you will probably go back to it through out your training.
Regards
2 Wings
