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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 378.1662 EAN: 9781402211348 Edition: 11th ISBN: 1402211341 Label: Sourcebooks, Inc. Manufacturer: Sourcebooks, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1080 Publication Date: August 01, 2007 Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. Studio: Sourcebooks, Inc. Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: More Than 7 Million Gruber Books Sold! "The best book on the SAT" -CBS Radio "Gary Gruber is the leading expert on the SAT" -Houston Chronicle "Gary Gruber is the most prominent guru of SAT preparation."-Chicago Tribune "His methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve."-Library Journal "Dr. Gruber knows the ins and outs of the SAT." -Los Angeles Times Get the Skills That Unlock the Answers With the explanation to a question, you can answer that one question. With the Gruber strategies, you can answer thousands of questions! These strategies show you how to think about problems best, and can be used consistently on every SAT test. The Fastest, Easiest Way to Improve Your Score - Features the Exclusive Gruber System That has Raised Actual SAT Scores by More than 600 Points! - Unique Diagnostic Test Shows You Why You Got Questions Wrong-And How to Correct It - Tips of Writing a High-Scoring Essay - Inside Info on How SAT Questions Are Created - Student-Praised Writing, Vocab, Math and Reading Sections - 5 Full-Length SAT Practice Tests Effective Study Tools That Are Actually Fun - 101 Most Important Math Questions You Need to Know - The World's Shortest SAT Test (16 Questions) - The 291 Most Important SAT Words - Proven Strategies for Solving Questions Quickly - Tons of Practice SAT Questions, with Every Answer Keyed to the Gruber Strategies and Basic Skills Use the Most Trusted Methods - More schools use Dr. Gruber's books for SAT courses than any other SAT books. - PBS chose Dr. Gruber to train teachers nationally to improve the nation's SAT scores. - National learning centers, state agencies and state education departments have contracted with Dr. Gruber to improve SAT scores and critical thinking ability. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Critical SAT Exam Test Taking PointersThe author provides a good overview of the new SAT exam which is geared toward critical thinking skills. For instance, there is a new writing section which requires the development of a lengthy essay which is concise, creates interest and closes the presentation so that the reader can draw valid inferences. The vocabulary is challenging. The presentation contains words ; such as, antithesis, assuage, blase' , callous, maraud, postulate and viscous. ... Read More Rating: - Essential Book!Our son had a pretty good score, over 2000, the first time on SAT. He was bored doing the Collegeboard SAT book but was unwilling to try another one. When he finally opened the Gruber, it held his attention right away and he pronounced how different this one's approach was. It helps maximise the student's knowledge to get to the best score possible. He is taking the SAT this weekend and I shall update my review if possible when he gets his next score. Rating:  - A good thinking skills SAT Prep book in need of revisionThis SAT Test book has consistently been strong on good test strategies and thinking skills yet its author and publisher need to revise, update and correct mistakes in this otherwise good test-prep book. The root "anim" is the root list has erroneously been given the meaning "year" since the first edition...1980's? Check out the redundant use of "er,or" in the "suffix section". Other errors include no lines specified in the margin of the very first reading passage section (EXAMPLE 2,p.134.in the,2009 Edition). ... Read More Rating: - ****** Good find and contains extremely useful strategiesGood find...I always suggest Gruber's books for my students studying for standardized tests such as the SAT. His material is extremely useful and his strategies are not to be without. I noticed new additions to this 12th edition book which make it even better than the last 11th Edition. For example the "Hot Prefixes and Roots" which gives you a real easy way to learn some of his important prefixes and roots and which will get you the meaning of lots of important words. 1. The math section ... Read More Rating: - Very useful guide with great featuresI was thrilled to see the 2009 version of Gruber's Complete SAT Guide. I have used his books for decades with outstanding results with my students. His new additions to the 2009 version like the "Gruber Hot Prefixes and Roots" (which give you the meaning of over 110,000 words) is excellent and a great way to learn the important prefixes and roots of words. Also his "Words Commonly Mistaken for Each Other" is a great addition. The additions to the Math Refresher and strategy sections are also particularly useful. I ... Read More 
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