Gruber's Complete Preparation for the SAT (9th Edition) [Paperback]

Gary Gruber (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0060934182 | ISBN-13: 978-0060934187 | Publication Date: July 3, 2001 | Edition: 9

Used in more schools for SAT courses than any other book. Discover for yourself the test-taking strategies that will significantly improve your SAT scores.

Praised on national TV, radio, and in hundreds of newspapers around the country for his revolutionary Critical Thinking Skills method, Dr. Gruber offers students:

The 22 questions that will determine wherther or not you can get into a top school

52 ESSENTIAL General, Verbal, Math strategies for the best scores possible

A complete basic math skills refresher, including the 101 most important basic math questions

Unique 150,000 word vocabulary builder

Diagnostic strategy test to further improve your test-taking skills and approach

Editorial Reviews

Review

“America’s Super Genius!” (Washington Post )

“His methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve.” (Library Journal )

“Gary Gruber is the most prominent guru of SAT preparation.” (Chicago Tribune )

“Gary Gruber is the leading expert on the SAT.” (Houston Chronicle )

About the Author

Dr. Gary Gruber, Ph. D. is recognized nationally as the leading expert on the SAT, test-taking methods, and critical thinking skills. His 26 books on test taking and critical thinking skills have sold over five million copies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 976 pages
• Publisher: Collins Reference; 9 edition (July 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060934182
• ISBN-13: 978-0060934187
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #518,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be Required Reading for Every High School Student, February 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Gruber's Complete Preparation for the SAT (9th Edition) (Paperback)

With my SAT score using this book, I have gotten into schools I didn't think I had a chance of getting into. I have learned more from this book than I have learned in all my high school years. And I find I am even able to use the strategies and techniques in my coursework. I was grabbed by how exciting and interesting Gruber makes the material for the reader. And when you take the practice tests you can easily learn from any mistakes because the tests are all keyed to some great learning material. But don't take my word for this--all you have to do is pick up the book and see how studying for this SAT test can be so enjoyable and give you results you never dreamed of. Thank you, Dr. Gruber for such a great book--Your work should be required reading for everybody!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you for a great SAT book, February 21, 2003

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jlitgow (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gruber's Complete Preparation for the SAT (9th Edition) (Paperback)

Before I took the SAT I was so discouraged--I looked at many other books used them and had not done well on the SAT--then I saw this book- Gruber's Complete Prep for the SAT- and was amazed at how the strategies and methods worked so well-I increased my score by 130 points in the verbal and 170 points in the math! In fact, the other books actually decreased my score. The beautiful thing about this book is that the tests are keyed to very important thinking skills and strategies and also basic skills and it is so complete and you can customize the book to your own level--I haven't even seen a computer program which does as good a job.You can even follow the advice with a four hour study program or a longer one--I chose the longer one. I was also excited about learning the methods in this book--some were "eye openers." By the way I had suggested this book to a friend of mine and he got a 270 point increase using it. Thanks again--I just wish I didn't spend the money and time on the other books I used before using this one.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Piece of Work I've Seen on Test Preparation, January 9, 2002

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aaron sloan (San Francisco, Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gruber's Complete Preparation for the SAT (9th Edition) (Paperback)

I am a teacher and this is by far the best work I 've ever used in test preparation. I teach SAT classes as well as other classes and my SAT students are thrilled with the book. Many of my students have been admitted to schools they didn't dream of getting into and they claim it was because of this book.Incidentally,I noticed a review from Olympia, Washington about this book--there must have been a mistake. Their description must have been associated with a different book!