The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition | 
 enlarge | Publisher: Graduate Management Admission Council
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Edition: 11
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Pages: 832
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 0976570904
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9780976570905
ASIN: 0976570904
Publication Date: September 2005
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Condition: Brand new condition. No tearing, highlights, never distributed. This is the "Official Guide" condition is A+++
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 First copy was filled with typos... July 3, 2008
The first copy I got of this book had a lot of typos in it. For example, one of the values in a math problem read "28" instead of "2^8".
There was another math example where they printed "=" instead of "-", which made the explanation incoherent.
I was feed up when they misprinted the Pythagorean Theorem: a2 + b^2 = c^2 instead of a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
I thought to myself, if I'm catching all these typos, I wonder which ones am I missing. Luckily, I was able to exchange my copy for a typo free copy. There were 6 copies of this book on the shelf at my local Barnes & Nobles, 5 of them contained typos like my first copy. So beware...
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Great service! Recieved the book faster than expected. Great communication and service!! Will buy from again.
Great book! June 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is even better than I supposed. And it was delivered even earlier, that is nice :)
 Could be Better June 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
For a more detailed review please refer to user Youssef J. Habbouche's review. I'm only going to include what I he hasn't.
I'm actually giving this book 3.5/5 stars. Reason is because as the official prep book by GMAC, I think the number of typos and errors are unacceptable. For example #20 of the Problem Solving section:
20. Of the five coordinates associated with points A, B, C, D, E on the number line above (diagram included in text), which has the greatest absolute value?
(A) A = -2
(B) B = -1
(C) C = 0
(D) D = 1
(E) E = 2
Quick glance at the options and you know there are 2 possible answers A and E. Answer according to text is A. There are other errors and typos like this scattered across the pages of this book. If you have a keen eye they shouldn't be too hard to pick out. Although it can be quite frustrating since the last thing one needs while preping for a test like this is to start second guessing one's ability.
Overall it's a very good prep material especially because some of the questions in the book did show up on the actual test. If the errors and typos are a minor thing to you, this book is the way to go. Using other books as supplement might also help. Good luck!
Absolutely must have this June 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is some fantastic prep material. There are a few typos and there's some overlap between this book and the GMATPrep software. However, neither are showstoppers and I believe this is the only prep book with actual questions from previous tests so it doesn't get any more real than this.
Here's what I did to study for the test:
1. I took the first practice test from the GMATPrep software without any studying and got a 580.
2. I put much dedication into finishing this book and thoroughly understanding the answers. This took about two weeks (a couple of hours after work everyday and all weekend afternoons).
3. I had almost two weeks to go before the test so I took a week off from studying so I could get in a couple of days' work with the EZ Solutions Advanced Math book right before the test.
4. I took the second GMATPrep test a couple of days ago and scored a 700.
5. I took the real test today and got a 740.
In hindsight, I'm not sure the EZ book helped that much beyond getting my brain going again after the break but I am 100% sure that this OG plus the GMATPrep were mainly responsible for the jump from 580 to 740. Good luck!
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