Boot Camp for Your Brain: A No-Nonsense Guide to the SAT I [Paperback]

M. Denmark Manning (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1413464718 | ISBN-13: 978-1413464719 | Publication Date: November 11, 2004

"Boot Camp For Your Brain: A No-Nonsense Guide to the SAT I" is probably the best book on the market for sheer effectiveness at raising scores. If you diligently study the material on a regular basis and make a sincere effort, you will

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M. Denmark Manning, President of The World's Best Prep Course, Inc. (www.bestprep.com), developed the prototype of this program when she was in high school. Using the methods described in this book she improved her SAT composite score by nearly 200 points

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• Paperback: 578 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris (November 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413464718
• ISBN-13: 978-1413464719
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Boot Camp for Your Brain: A No-Nonsence Guide to the SAT 1, April 23, 2003

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I have helped kids improve their SAT test scores for seven years. I buy lots of books just to get different perspectives, but I have never written a review. Mostly because I think lots of books offer good information. I am writing this one simply because I was so disappointed in this book. Based on the reviews this book received I was really looking forward to reading it (maybe my expectatations were too high??). However, when I started reading it I felt the format was hard to follow and think many kids would lose interest fast. It's not that the information isn't good-If a student is already well above the 1000 point mark perhaps he/she could follow the format and not lose interest. If a student is not well above the 1000 point level, I believe the format will be difficult to follow. I will say that I think the vocab lists are good, if a student has ample time to prepare-

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A reader from Dubai, April 21, 2007

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This review is from: Boot Camp for Your Brain: A No-Nonsense Guide to the SAT I (Paperback)

As an international student from Dubai, it is not easy to study for a test that is actually made to evaluate American students. The only choice I had to go to a top school was to take the SAT. I have taken a course at Kaplan, and I realized that I was way behind. The material was too much for me. The vocabulary was too complicated and its sentences just didn't make any sense, because it seemed like it was not related to the definition. The math was also misleading. Even though the material was intense and confusing, I have blamed myself, because I thought that it was just the language barrier. Well, later on I decided to get a private tutor from Kaplan, and I paid a lot. When I finished taking all the private classes, I realized that I have wasted my money for nothing. In addition to that, I have taken the private session twice at Kaplan, and the results were the same, just a little improvement. Few months later, I have decided to go for Princeton Review, and I have taken the classes. I was pleased with book, but it was still difficult for me, and my scores did not improve a lot. At the end of the course I decided to have private sessions, and it wasn't very good, because we went over the same thing. Two weeks after my session ended, I went to one of my teachers, and told her my situation; she recommended me to buy the Boot Camp book. I searched the book online and I have the book with me now, and let's just say that my scores are sky rocketing!! Really..


I feel bad for not knowing about this book earlier, because the vocabulary is straight to the point, and the math is so simple to understand. Ms. Manning did a great job with this book.


I really recommend you to buy this book as soon as possible, so you can succeed with your SAT and get a perfect score or something close to 2400. In addition to success in the SAT, this book will help you with your placement tests before entering the college, and will be a great reference in the future.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What this book is good for: Pros and Cons, July 17, 2010

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So here's the thing - half the reviewers of this book actually went to the class.
Here's another thing - I think they're influenced more by the classes than the book itself.

I'm solely providing a review for this book.

Pros: Helpful Latin Section (If you have time to remember them)
Great tips on remembering Vocabulary
Interesting examples of essays to improve writing.
Special Note: Some of the reviews here actually state the fact that they barely used this book, complimenting the vocabulary section.

Cons: Very low-defined math section - good practice questions, but poor format.
OLD format of book - it states the NEW SAT after 2003 (seven years ago) would contain trigonometry.

I do not understand why no one stated this fact in the book. Maybe it was a technique to solve SAT questions, but I am certain that there are no problems that need to solved using Cosine, Sine, and Tangent.

That was just a problem I had with this book, making me rate it three stars.