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Charles Horn (Author)
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October 21, 2008
Written for the 1.8 million students who will take the SAT this year, this relatable study guide fuses the irreverent humor of The Onion with all the preparation prowess of The Official SAT Study Guide.

Every year, almost 2 million students take the SAT exam, a test that will likely determine their college admissions, scholarship offers, and ultimately, what kind of cars they'll drive and how much money they'll make.

To ensure that your child doesn't end up in a rusted-out Gremlin making less than $5.00 an hour, professional comedy writer and savant Charles Horn taps his talents to present an instructive test-taking tool that is as entertaining as it is educational.

Using the same types of questions that appear on the actual exam, Horn rewrites his guide to make the questions timely, edgy, and fun. Instead of boring, politically correct textbook material, students will be engaged by questions covering stuff they actually might care about, like teen issues, Hollywood, and pop culture.


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About the Author

Charles Horn is an award-winning Hollywood comedy writer and an elite SAT tutor. He has a Ph.D. from Princeton University and holds a total of five degrees in engineering and mathematics. He has written for the wildly popular cartoon series Robot Chicken and the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special, as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He calls Los Angeles, CA, home.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (October 21, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0740777106
  • ISBN-13: 978-0740777103
  • Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #907,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Charles Horn is an award-winning and Emmy-nominated comedy writer. He has written for the wildly popular Robot Chicken and Robot Chicken: Star Wars as well as the upcoming animated sitcom Fugget About It. He also has a Ph.D. from Princeton University and holds a total of five degrees in engineering and mathematics.

 

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If only I could take the SAT again!, May 7, 2009
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I wish I had this book back when I took the SATs. Not only is it a great read and hilarious, but it actually provides a real tutorial for the test. The only difference is that you can read this guide without falling asleep, unlike every other tutorial out there.

I thankfully don't plan to take another standardized test for the rest of my life (I burned all my No.2 pencils in celebration), but this book should be mandatory reading for everyone in high school, or anyone else who just likes to laugh.

I keep my copy on my coffee table, and everyone that comes over loves to read through it. My friends and I actually read the questions out loud to see if anyone knows the answer. I'm sure you could build a board game around it.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Roll on the floor laughing. . . I didn't know it was possible from an SAT guide, October 23, 2008
This review is from: The Laugh Out Loud Guide: Ace the SAT Exam without Boring Yourself to Sleep! (Paperback)
I found this while looking for an SAT guide for my nephew, but couldn't put it down myself. And then I showed a friend, and he wouldn't give it back as he flipped through it. At one question, he laughed for a full minute!

The author goes through all the different types of SAT questions, teaching the real information about the questions but with hilarious examples of each of the question types. Some of them sound like late night comedy jokes, which I guess makes sense since the author wrote for Leno. Math questions are also very funny. I didn't know this was even possible!

This book is a really fun way to review the types of questions and take a practice test before going on to taking all the practice SAT tests you can get your hands on. When I was taking the SAT, I read a review book and then took 6-10 practice tests and got 2340 out of 2400. As someone who (thankfully!) doesn't have to take the SAT anymore, I found this book really funny and think it could actually help motivate someone to get started with studying for the SAT. Prior to taking a zillion practice tests.
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5.0 out of 5 stars LOL, January 5, 2010
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This book is a great way to bring comedy into the prep for the SAT. Funny sentences and stories make me want to keep doing all the problems and motivates me to continue my study
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