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Manhattan GMAT Set of 8 Strategy Guides, 4th Edition |  | Author: Manhattan GMAT Prep
Publisher: MG Prep, Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 4 Pap/Psc
Pages: 2027
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.6 x 3.8
ISBN: 098417804X
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9780984178049
ASIN: 098417804X
Publication Date: December 1, 2009
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Product Description
The 8 Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guides (5 Quantitative, 3 Verbal) are the heart of our curriculum. Our 5 Quantitative Strategy Guides provide in-depth instruction in the GMAT's principal quantitative content areas: Number Properties, Fractions, Decimals, & Percents, Word Translations, Equations, Inequalities, & VIC's, and Geometry. Our 3 Verbal Strategy Guides provide in-depth instruction in the GMAT's principal verbal content areas: Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. Included in this set are: The Critical Reasoning Guide (200 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-0-2); The Equations, Inequalities, & VICs Guide (192 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-1-0); The Fractions, Decimals, & Percents Guide (112 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-2-9); The Geometry Guide (112 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-3-7); The Number Properties Guide (160 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-4-5); The Reading Comprehension Guide (152 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-5-3); The Sentence Correction Guide (288 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-6-1); The Word Translations Guide (176 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-7-X). The content of this set is aligned to the latest Official Guides from GMAC (12th edition). Special Features: Purchase of this set includes one year of access to ManhattanGMAT's online Question Banks and Exams.
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Great set of learning tools. September 9, 2010
Maddyis#1
These books are a great way to review for the GMAT I love how they are designed to work with the Oficial Guides!!
750 says it all! August 31, 2010
mbabound
Self-studied for three months and achieved a 750 on the GMAT. The only book I did not need was the Reading Comprehension. Reading Comprehension should improve as you work on the Critical Reasoning.
Solid prep - covers all topics of the GMAT August 21, 2010
BeatTheGMAT.com (San Francisco, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I self studied and scored a 770 on the GMAT. Here is my analysis of MGMAT's Set of 8 Strategy Guides:
===== OVERVIEW =====
After reviewing all of the 8 guides by Manhattan GMAT, I can safely say that this is probably the most comprehensive tool out there for GMAT hopefuls. This set of books has its deficiencies (you can check out a more detailed analysis of each of these books by searching through my reviews), but as a whole and compared to what's available on the market, you'll likely be covered on the theoretical side of your preparation for the GMAT.
However, I must warn you: as advertised on every Manhattan GMAT book, this series challenges you to do more on your preparation. While "more prep" translates into a higher score, it also means that you'll need to commit quite a bit of your time if you want to go from cover to cover and also practice all the recommended problems from the Official Guides. Just so you can get an idea of the work in front of you:
*The five quant guides have a combined "in action" problem count of over 580 ("in action" problems are largely similar to Problem Solving questions, with the difference that most of them do not contain answer choices)
*Each of the 8 guides comes with access to an online database of 25 practice problems (so add 200)
*They reference the Official Guides for practice, with a total of around 1500 problems!
A simple addition of these numbers (and I am not counting the questions you'll see in the three verbal guides) and you'll probably get a sense of the huge workload involved when prepping for the GMAT! But the rewards are worth it: I can guarantee you that even someone starting out with a 400 will easily reach a 650 by using these guides properly.
If you're just starting out, I suggest you go online and download the GMATprep free software from the website of the makers of the test. This software contains two tests: take the first one and see how you do. If you get a score that's more than 200 points below your target, then consider buying this whole bundle plus the three Official Guides. If you seem to be doing pretty well, I think it's best to invest in the guides that specifically address your problem areas. However, I would recommend you buy the Number Properties GMAT Strategy Guide, 4th Edition (Manhattan GMAT Preparation Guides), Word Translations GMAT Preparation Guide, 4th Edition (Manhattan GMAT Preparation Guides) and Sentence Correction GMAT Preparation Guide, 4th Edition (Manhattan GMAT Preparation Guides) guides no matter what. These three guides were the only ones that I awarded 5 stars to (with the rest getting largely 4 stars), simply because they are the best I've reviewed on their respective topics.
===== PROS =====
*Access to a lot of practice questions and 6 online tests (some of the best in the industry)
*Three of these guides (see above) are top notch and should be a part of any test taker's repertoire
*Handy The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition lists breaking down the problems according to the topics tested in each question
*Detailed explanations and solid theoretical review for all the problems in the boom (whether they're just examples or practice)
===== CONS =====
*Be careful on the amount of time you devote to studying from these books! Going from cover to cover will be time consuming, so these books are not recommended for someone who needs to take the test in a short period of time (at least not all of them)
*Data Sufficiency could have been better covered in the five quant guides. The lack of practice DS is a minus. However, this is not an issue exclusive to Manhattan GMAT: all the guides that I have reviewed so far have comparatively small DS sections
*Some other resources are a bit better than the corresponding book from this bundle (see the The PowerScore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible: A Comprehensive System for Attacking the GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions). However, since it's cheaper to buy the whole lot that to buy each book individually, it's still a good investment
===== BOTTOM LINE =====
Thorough, comprehensive, packed with practice problems. Despite the occasional slip up, these books are well worth your time - that is, if you can afford to dedicate that much!
About me: Dana Jinaru, 770 GMAT scorer, expert at Beat The GMAT - a community serving 1.5 million+ MBA applicants each year
All you need to learn from to get a high score. August 17, 2010
Richard H. Wang (LA, CA USA)
I bought this set of guides due to great reviews and I was definitely not disappointed. Long story short, I used only these guides to learn from and practiced from the Official Guide 12th ed, as well as the Quant and Verbal books - got a 770 after 3 months of diligent study.
With these books, you have your work cut out for you - but it is definitely straightforward. Buy with confidence! (my used set is listed here if you want some magical karma :) )
 Good but could be more detailed August 11, 2010
C. Vassell (brooklyn, ny)
It's a good book to re-learn what you don't remember but some answers will have you trying to figure out how they got that answer. I just think it should be more specific. And it explains data sufficiency but I still don't understand it too well. I'd give it 5 stars if it went through more details with the answers.
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