Thanks for the replies. To Nishko, your comments in the 1st 2 paragraphs summed up neatly my point; i.e there should be no harm in helping you to fully understand what you should be reading up on.
As it happens, I began my training at a flying club and didn't know the real difference between a club & a school. That is, till I went for the Air Law exam and found that the goal posts had moved re the new JAR rules (this was last year). Nobody had bothered to tell me about the differences so that racked me off no end! Because of this, I moved to a school at a major airfield to which I havn't looked back. The standard of instruction is high and I'm enjoying every minute.
To Delta Wun-Wun, I have used only the Trevor Thom books as they were recommended and I found that they certainly do contain all that is required. These alone have helped me through Air Law, Met, HP and now Nav. I've just bought the Technical book and shall start on the planning now.
Thanks again for all your comments.
Regards