GRE Biology (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the GRE (GRE Test Preparation) [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 0878914366 | ISBN-13: 978-0878914364 | Publication Date: January 19, 1988

...includes three full-length practice exams with detailed explanations based on the lastest version of the actual GRE Biology Subject Test

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Research & Education Association (January 19, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878914366
• ISBN-13: 978-0878914364
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The book title could not be further from the truth!, November 7, 2002

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Cameron (Crested Butte, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GRE Biology (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the GRE (GRE Test Preparation) (Paperback)

In preparing for the GRE, I had access to three different prep books. This was by far the worst. It is riddled with grammatical and spelling errors, and the illustrations are very poor and difficult to decipher. I got this book because it includes three practice tests, but I found over 20 factual errors in either the questions or answers in the practice tests (and those were just the ones I caught! I hate to think about how many there were that I didn't catch). Many of the questions were unclear and grammatically problematic, so that much of my time was spent simply trying to figure out what the question was trying to ask.
This book needs an editor badly! As it is, it is a crime they take money for it. As far as I am concerned, you would be better off not buying a book at all than buying this piece of [stuff] and receiving bad information.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WORST review book., December 5, 2004

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Frustrated GRE-er - See all my reviews

This review is from: GRE Biology (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the GRE (GRE Test Preparation) (Paperback)

This was far and away the absolute worst review book I have ever seen for anything. It was full of poorly worded questions with even worse answer explanations. Tons of spelling and grammatical errors and other mistakes, like an answer being listed with the wrong letter. Is the letter or the answer correct? Who knows? These people need an editor, or need to go back to grade school. I can't believe they publish this book without spell checking it. Very frustrating to attempt to study out of this. Completely useless and a waste of valuable study time.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a great review book.., June 12, 2004

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Lisa Bartee (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GRE Biology (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the GRE (GRE Test Preparation) (Paperback)

As the previous review mentioned, this book is full of errors of various sorts. Some sections of it repeat almost verbatim other sections, while some sections gloss over important bits entirely. The entire section on plant biology is only 10 pages long. If you think you might need to know anything about plants, try another book. The diagrams aren't very helpful either. There are better Biology review books out there. Try "Biology Made Simple" by Rita Mary King for a very basic overview of biology or try "Biology The Easy Way" from Barrons which is much more in depth.