United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination (Paperback)

by John J. Newman (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Amsco School Pubns Inc; Revised edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567656609
• ISBN-13: 978-1567656602
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,602 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, get you a 5 , April 14, 2007

By	pro at life (nj, usa) - See all my reviews

Read it, and get a 5-you will, take my word for it. Order from amsco publishing for 16.50, don't get ripped off here.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy 5, December 11, 2006

A Kid's Review

This book is incredible. It's disappointing that this book is hard to find and buy because it's so much better than the other review books. A lot of people say REA is the best, but that's just because they haven't seen this one.

First of all, this book is organized incredibly well. Everything flowed into the next section nicely, but you could also skip around easily if you had weaker areas that you needed to review before the test.

The content in this book also surpasses all the other review books. It covers everything you need to know, and it is a pretty easy read. The book is a little thick, so that may keep some people from using it, but it's really not that bad and is worth it. I think if you read this book twice, you pretty much can expect to get a 5 (that is, if you do some practice tests, too).

There are also good questions at the end of every section, and example essay and DBQ questions. I didn't actually do any of them, but if you went through and did ALL the exercises, that would, in my mind, be overkill for a 5.

Now if you want to guarantee a 5, I would say read the book two months ahead of the test. Then a month ahead do another read through, but also take some tests. I suggest the REA book's tests actually becuase there are 6 of them...I didn't use this book's test. Then two weeks before read it again. Then a week before read it again. I think i read it 1.5 times and got a 5, but each time you read it you can read it much more quickly, just so the facts can come to you more quickly. I think reading it this many times would also guarantee an 800 on the SATII, something I did not get but feel I could have achieved with a little more work. If the SATII is your thing, get a book for the tests on that test because it turned out to be a little different than the AP test. SATII had easier questions, but a less forgiving curve.

Anyway, I can't recommend this book enough. I honestly think it could substitute a textbook like the American Pageant, but that would be up to you. Good luck!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!, December 27, 2005

By	Dan "guy" (Westwood, MA) - See all my reviews

My US History course was NOT AP level, and was remedial even for a non-AP class. We moved incredibly slowly, the teacher was often side-tracked, and we did very little work. Needless to say, this book prepared me completely for the AP. Using it I got a 5 on the AP and an 800 on the US SATII...

I STRONGLY recommend this book. I read every page of it and did the sample multiple choice questions they gave, and that was all. In addition, take at least one practice AP test to get a feel for the pace of the writing.

I would recommend it to anyone! 5 Stars!