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Test of Time: A Novel Approach to the SAT and ACT (Harvest Original)

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I am an SAT tutor and have found this book and others like it valuable to my students. Charles Harrington Elster is a master of his craft; unlike some other books of this type, his vocabulary and grammar are impeccable.* As a result, this book is very well written. What a great idea for a book-- Mark Twain in 21st century college America. Test of Time is informative and entertaining. Its ending is a bit sudden and far-fetched, though.
*Believe it or not, there are SAT vocab-building books that have poor definitions.

My 12-year-old son read this book along with another vocabulary-building novel prior to taking the ACT for a regional talent search. He actually liked the story and was able to name and discuss new words from the text. I think this would be good for any test prep that requires vocabulary including the GRE. This is not a waste of money.

Though a late learner in my forties, I bought this book a few years ago from this website.
I've loved this unputdownable book for the plot, humour, wit and much more. This book was so brillantly written that I bought other books by the same author, Charles Harrington Elster.
The beginning of this book was hillarious with character Mark Twain's antics - really funny! At first reading, I laughed much at the descriptions of Twain's comical dancing steps and language, all the anachronistic types that he had learned from the future - all those ilks that shell-shocked Twain's strait-laced contemporaries.

This is a good book that will build your SAT vocabulary. The book is a fun read so you will not get bored as you are learning new words. Great for high schoolers.(and parents too)