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Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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This is GMAT Club's Most Popular 20 GMAT Books Please also see this recommendation: Best GMAT Books Did you ever wonder which GMAT Books are most popular? We did!
We looked at our forum and counted the number of times each of the GMAT prep books has been mentioned by our members and created a popularity ranking.Not sure about you, but I was surprised a little to see the books that made it to the top. On the other hand, the search results included all references starting with 2003, so potentially popularity of some books is inflated as others were not yet available back then. But again, at the end of March we will release the updated ranking that will reflect only results for March. I am not sure how to best post tables in the forum, so here is one version and also another version with links at the bottom: Code: Also, let me know if there other notable books we should include into our ranking and we will keep track of those as well. [b]Here is the same list but linked to Amazon.com - you can read their reviews as well. 1. The Official Guide for GMAT Review2. Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction3. GMAT 8004. Official Guide for Verbal Review5. Official Guide for Quantitative Review6. Kaplan Verbal Workbook7. Kaplan Math Workbook8. Cracking the GMAT by Princeton Review9. Kaplan Premier Program10. Manhattan GMAT CR Book11. Powerscore Critical Reasoning Bible12. Manhattan GMAT Number Properties Guide13. Project GMAT Advanced Math14. Manhattan GMAT Word Translations Guide15. Powerscore Sentence Correction16. GMAT for Dummies17. Manhattan GMAT Geometry Guide18. Manhattan GMAT Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Guide19. Manhattan GMAT Equations Inequalities and Vics Guide20. The Ultimate Math Refresher for the GRE, GMAT, and SAT_________________
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Re: Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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This is great bb...this list will really help people new to the forum. +1. Another book that people should consider is Math Review For Standardized Tests (Cliffs Test Prep) (Paperback)...it can be found at amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/082202 ... 0822020335It might be a little too basic for highly analytical people but I thought it was an extremely useful refresher for the Quant section. It gives a clear breakdown of the math that is tested on standardized test like the GMAT.
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Re: Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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The results are out for March: Biggest gains are by PowerScore CR and Kaplan Verbal Workbook. Official Guide is the leader as usual. This month, the new OG 12 came out, so the references really shot up: Code:
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I've got top 3 of them 
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Re: Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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Hi bb, I suggest this post include all the prep materials available out there and rank them according to the user rating/ user review. Flashcards (For example: BTG, MGMAT .... etc), Notes (For example: Gayatri's SC Notes, Spidey's SC Notes.... etc), and Test Prep CAT's (For example: MGAMT, GMATPrep, Kaplan, PR etc).
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Re: Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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mbaMission wrote: Hi bb, I suggest this post include all the prep materials available out there and rank them according to the user rating/ user review. Flashcards (For example: GMATFIX, BTG, MGMAT .... etc), Notes (For example: Gayatri's SC Notes, Spidey's SC Notes.... etc), and Test Prep CAT's (For example: MGAMT, GMATPrep, Kaplan, PR etc). Thanks - I agree and would like to expand, but it is too complicated at this time to keep track of such number of variables...
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Why isn't this a sticky? If the list is going to be live and updated, this really should be stickied.
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mohater wrote: Why isn't this a sticky?
If the list is going to be live and updated, this really should be stickied. Thanks Trying to keep the number of stickies low. Since it is updated on a monthly basis, figured it will keep being bumped up.
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Maybe make a locked forum that only has the "Official GMAT club to dos"? ... Yeah, a centralized location for everything might be useful. That way, the remaining forums can retain the "personal story", with stickied successes, and then work on the "Official GMATclub Guide", which would be based on aggregation of user content.
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mohater wrote: Maybe make a locked forum that only has the "Official GMAT club to dos"?
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Yeah, a centralized location for everything might be useful. That way, the remaining forums can retain the "personal story", with stickied successes, and then work on the "Official GMATclub Guide", which would be based on aggregation of user content. We tried that before - it is not very effective to split the forum up like that - did you know that most people are lazy and will not go there?  The use/popularity of resources is much greater when posted as a sticky or linked from a sticky....
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I'm just thinking out loud. There's tons of good info here, yet people appear to be deadset on asking questions over and over...
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Re: Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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Thanks a lot for this topic. It is indeed very helpful to know which books are popular so now I can make my choices on which ones to read.
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Re: Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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GMAT Club August 2009August's list is out - nothing unusual really in this edition, just some natural fluctuations. The list has pretty much stayed the same for the past few months. However, in this edition I am highlighting books that lost positions in red and books that gained positions in green. Good Luck on the GMAT. Hope this helps. For other book threads see this link: top-gmat-prep-books-guides-reviews-comments-77703.html
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vitaliy wrote: hi there, I have The Official Guide for GMAT Review 8-10th Edition (not 12th  ) is it OK for preparation to use OG 10 ? Absolutely. Just make sure that you get a good overall Guidebook and/or any specific Math/Verbal book.
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Re: Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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Great info. Thanks!
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Re: Top 20 Best GMAT Books on GMAT Club [#permalink]
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In terms of strategy, what would you guys suggest for someone just starting out to study the GMAT? I heard Princeton Review is the best for beginners. After understanding the test, I heard that people move onto Manahattan GMAT. Any thoughts?
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