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Kaplan Math Workbook is GREAT (my opinion). I studied using it.
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Here are my thoughts about Total GMAT Math Bible:

Total GMAT Math
4 out of 5
Title: The most complete GMAT Math Guide hands down but not very friendly

I am the founder of GMAT Club and top 1000 reviewer on Amazon – I have seen a lot of GMAT books and also reviewed pretty much all of them. This is a single most complete book that includes everything you need to get a solid score on the quant (you should also get the OG 12, and the author recommends it as well). It is also not a book that just came out of nowhere, Total GMAT math has been available as an ebook for about 4 years now and I am glad to see it is finally available in the print format. However, it does assume a greater level of general math knowledge as well as commitment than most GMAT books – that’s what you get with a comprehensive book

The get the most of this book: 1) Read the first intro chapters including the one on “how to use this book” 2) Take each suggestion serious 3) Make your own notes in a separate notebook 4) Always time yourself with a timer and keep a GMAT error log

Strengths:
- 399 GMAT style questions (book says 300+ but it is almost 400)
- Good explanations with diagrams
- Over 1,000 Exercises (non-gmat style questions)
- Assumes zero math knowledge
- Covers all topics and only what is covered on the GMAT. You won’t need any other books for quant
- Each question are gets a section (inequalities, absolute value, work problems, etc)
- Includes XXX of 700+ questions
- Good strategy suggestions including focusing on concepts rather than solving thousands of questions, writing question information down, and mental math concepts
- Good paper and formulas are done well

Weaknesses:
- Could be intimidating: the text is very tightly packed without almost any illustrations
- No highlighting or a summary sheet – would be great to have formulas or key concepts highlighted on pages or at the end of the book
- Copyright and website address on every page – gets a bit old and distracting
- No OG recommendations table – would be helpful to have a list of questions from the OG for additional practice after each chapter
- Table of content is not useful at all (8 pages long for a 450 page book)

Bottom line: The ultimate book for math on the GMAT but may be too much for some who are not willing to commit the time. Let not the price scare you – it is on the low side of what other prep companies charge for the entire math book set.