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Cracking the GMAT with DVD, 2008 Edition (Graduate Test Prep)
by Princeton Review
from Princeton Review

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Don't waste your money.
  This book does a nice job of introducing the format of the GMAT, what it is, etc. If you are completely ignorant about what the GMAT is, then it may be worth your time to drive over to the local bookstore and thumb through the first couple of chapters. Beyond that there is very little useful information to be found in this book. In fact, I think that the strategies outlined for the quantitative section are simply misleading and wrong.
  For example, early on the book describes a guy named "Joe Bloggs,"... more info

• excellent!!
  It is a complete book, with directions for all the test, and a lot of details about how the test is written to find out the answers for difficult questions! I strongly recommend this book.

• Good Book overall, buts skimps in some areas
  Overall I think that this was a good book; however, they skimped in a few areas. The grammar section was very bare bones as well as the statistics. I was able to do well by purchasing some additional books.
  I also wish they put more information about the grading. Each section (math and verbal) is out of 60 points, and then is weighted depending on how the general populace does. They never mentioned this, so despite having a lower raw score, my verbal was actually a much higher percentile. This would... more info

• Very well written, fun to read - BUT just not enough depth
  In my view, this is the most well written GMAT book. Its really fun to read and has very good introductory chapters of each section that helps you refresh fundamentals.
  But, in terms of depth/difficulty of the questions, this book does not prepare you enough to face the GMAT. I recommend everyone to start GMAT prep with this book to brush up the fundamentals and to get an overview of the exam pattern (and also to build self-confidence) and then go on to study something else like Kaplan/Manhattan before... more info

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