and maybe pick up a set of 2nd hand books and if I don't read them and only keep them on the shelf it wont be a big waste.
Folk,
Please be careful here. We had one guy who bought some books on eBay and failed a couple of exams. When quizzed, it turned out that these books were 10+ years old and especially in the Air Law, quite a bit has changed.
Just make sure you're buying up-to-date study material.
...and of course, be aware that as regards CDs, you're only buying the right to access the material on them, for you only. OAT I believe are quite hot on getting on to people selling on the CDs.
Personally, I pefer the AFE/Jeremy Pratt books, easier to read than Trevor Thom.
Cheers,
TheOddOne