The 2nd Edition of AP World History: An Essential Coursebook by Ethel Wood is fully revised to comply with the new College Board AP World History curriculum effective for the school year 2011-2012. What is the Coursebook? The Coursebook is more concise (and much less expensive) than most AP World History texts, but is more comprehensive than most AP review books. The Coursebook thoroughly covers the topics from the AP curriculum and includes all new multiple-choice and free-response questions, and the clear, concise style helps students to see and understand underlying world history themes without getting lost in a myriad of facts.