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The Princeton Review Wordsmart I Audio Program: How to Build a More Educated Vocabulary (4 60-min cass)

48 reviews
Adam Robinson

Living Language, 1993

Good For Building an Educated Vocabulary
I think there are two ways to inprove your vocabulary....or maybe three: 1) Read literature written with an "educated vocabulary" and either circle the new words or make a word list of the new words---books like those written by Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities" or "David Copperfield" for example, or, 2) go through a dictionary from front to back 10 times for repetition---alittle hard for ...

The Princeton Review Word Smart & Grammar Smart CD (LL(R) Prnctn Review on Audio)

9 reviews
Julian Fleisher, Adam Robinson

Living Language, 2001

how this has helped
this has helped me with my grammar. My grammar has improved. I would recommend this to others who are having trouble. I have not yet begun to learn the new words, but I plain on starting soon.

Cracking the SAT & PSAT with Sample Tests on disk, 1998 edition (Cracking the Sat and Psat With Sample Tests ...

1 review
Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 1997

It works!
This book, as with all the Princeton Review series, is funny, witty, frank, and effective. The sample questions provided in the book, as well as in the disk, are just like those on the real test. It worked a miracle on my verbal score!

The Rocket Review Revolution : The Ultimate Guide to the New SAT and the PSAT 2005-2006 Edition

10 reviews
Adam Robinson, 2005

Excellent book
My 7th grader reviewed this book for about two months before he took the SAT for the talented youth programs. He did extremely well, far better than most seniors at even top rated schools. This review book makes sense. By email, the author even answered a specific question my son had. Taking the SAT is a bit like a game, if you know the tricks, you can do well. This books makes the process of ...

What Smart Students Know: Maximum Grades. Optimum Learning. Minimum Time.

65 reviews
Adam Robinson

Three Rivers Press, 1993

Clever Marketing Ruse? No Way! Robinson is a Genius
Just over a year ago, I was walking through Borders when I noticed this book and laughed to myself at its prominently displayed and clichéd promise of MAXIMUM GRADES. "Oh great, I've seen this before," I thought. "Only suckers and suckers' parents buy these books, anyway." I walked away. After all, who doesn't want maximum grades? Or, for that matter, a shorter waistband, to become a ...

Cracking the SAT & PSAT, 1998 Edition (Annual)

2 reviews
Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 1997

lots of helpful tricks and strategies
This book not only presents the reader with a detailed layout of the SAT, but also treats the SAT in a fun manner. The book always sticks in little tricks and strategies that are an added plus to just knowing the information that is tested by the SAT. I recommend this book to anyone who has a reasonably good score but wants an even better score. I also recommend taking a princeton review class ...

Cracking the GRE, 1999 Edition (Annual)

1 review
Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 1998

Best there is for test prep!
The Princeton Review people really know what they are doing to help students prepare for the GRE. My scores were amazing, and I owe it all to this book! I especially was grateful for the sample questions and the guidelines for the logic portion. I only missed 3 questions in that section and scored a 780! Thanks, Princeton Review, for helping me succeed!

Cracking the LSAT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 1998 Edition (Serial)

1 review
Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 1997

The best out there.
If you're studying at home, this is the best helper book in the lot. Easily explains how you should best answer the question-types given on the LSAT. Knocked my score up from an initial 145 (pre-testing) to a 167 (96th percentile).

Cracking the GRE with Sample Tests on Computer Disks, 1997 ed (Annual)

1 review
Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 1996

What a way to prepare for the GRE quickly
This book and disks cover the essential GRE. It is designed for the paper and pencil format, but the techniques work just as well on the CAT. The tests on disk mimic the actual exam so well that you are at home when taking the real exam. I found the instructions clear and extremely helpful. Problems do arise with the disk, but only with the diagnostic exams. Overall this is an ...

The Rocket Review Revolution: The Ultimate Guide to the New SAT (Third Edition) (Rocketreview Revolution: The ...

42 reviews
Adam Robinson

NAL Trade, 2006

IF YOU BUY ANY SAT BOOK--THIS IS THE ONE TO USE
I have tried everything--$1000 SAT prep classes (no help, they are only for students who have no idea what the SAT is), doing constant practice from the Official Study guide by College Board (kind of helped but there aren't any explanations for the answers!), funny vocabulary books to help memorize vocab, etc. None of those really worked. Until I stumbled upon RocketReview. Everything in ...

The Princeton Review Word Smart II CD: Building an Even More Educated Vocabulary (LL(R) Prnctn Review on ...

5 reviews
Julian Fleisher, Adam Robinson

Living Language, 2001

Fun Way to Expand Your Vocabulary
This sets contains 5 CDs, and goes over about 230 words. Good number of the words on these recordings seem to be on a high-school level. The first CD covers the vocabulary related to: The Raw and The Cooked; Stop and Go; Crime and Punishment. The second CD coverts the vocabulary related to: At Home and Abroad; Hide and Seek; War and Peace. The third CD covers the vocabulary related ...

Cracking the SAT II: Writing & Literature, 2001-2002 Edition

6 reviews
Liz Buffa, Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 2001

Comprehensive, realistic book raised my score!
Don't try to take the SAT II Writing Test without a prep book--specifically the Princeton review book. In all honesty, it's a very tricky test but definitely not impossible if you're prepared. The majority of the test consists of those tricky "find the sentence error" or "correct the sentence," which can be daunting--I was certainly daunted. The Princeton Review book methodically goes through ...

Cracking the SAT II: English, 1999-2000 Edition (Cracking the Sat II: English)

9 reviews
Liz Buffa, Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 1999

Great Book
TPR has once again defended its impeccable reputation. It has created a great book with the most review in the shortest amount. Not only does it teach you the grammar you need to know, but it teaches you how to deduce the answers. Plus, it includes the Literature section. Its much better than any of the other review books: Barrons, Kaplan, and Arco. However, I have noticed one error in ...

Cracking the SAT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2004 Edition (College Test Prep)

7 reviews
Adam Robinson, John Katzman

Princeton Review, 2003

Thank You, Princeton Review!
This is the one book I could not have done without on the SAT. I noticed that a lot of people criticized it for the techniques it uses, but it does teach you a lot about the material tested on the SAT and it gives you myriads of helpful tips. It is not intended to be funny. The authors do not try to help readers along with jokes and suchlike. They deliver their information in a no-nonsense, ...

College Admissions

1 review
Adam Robinson, David Owen

Princeton Review, 1993

Great book..wish they would update it!!
I have read over 15 "college admission" books and this one contained several tips that were new. Very easy to read. Only fault is it does push the PR courses and says rather disparaging remarks about other courses, but overall I would recommend it for anyone going through the process.

Word Smart II, 2nd Edition (Smart Guides)

9 reviews
Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 2001

advice from a former SAT coach:
Get the third edition rather than this one. But, as for the Word Smart series in general: I used to work as a professional SAT Reading coach, making big bucks; the key issue for most of my students was vocabulary. Rather, VOCABULARY. (The other is slowing down and thinking as--not after--they read.) Many questions on the SAT reading section amount to vocabulary questions. What this ...

Cracking the SAT, 2004 Edition (College Test Prep)

2 reviews
Adam Robinson, John Katzman

Princeton Review, 2003

Extremely Helpful
This is an excellent book if your weakness is not in English, nor Geometry, nor Algebra, but test-taking skills. While nothing can replace a solid grounding in English and math, this book is certainly helpful if you are scoring lower than you ought to on the SAT; you can be the judge of that. The book takes you through the entire SAT, explaining many useful techniques for specific problems and ...

Bin Laden

6 reviews
Adam Robinson

Orient Paperbacks,India, 2005

A lively, intriguing coverage
Osma Bin Laden presented himself as a freedom fighter taking on the giant power of the U.S., and representing the causes of Muslims everywhere; but this new biography of Osma Bin Laden charts his infamous progress from a rich kid into a terrorist determined to bring jihad to the U.S. Members of his family contributed information and rounded out Robinson's independent research, resulting an a ...

Cracking the LSAT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2003 Edition (Graduate Test Prep)

6 reviews
Adam Robinson, Rob Tallia

Princeton Review, 2002

Well-rounded introduction
This is a well-rounded and honest introduction to the LSAT. I was very happy that the authors made the point that they were not providing tricks, but helping you learn how to properly reason and study for the test. They know that test taking is subjective and keep this in mind when offering advice. They don't rely on the the tricks and gimmicks of Princeton Review or Kaplan (that never really ...

Cracking the SAT & PSAT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 1998 edition (Serial)

33 reviews
Adam Robinson

Princeton Review, 1997

Most people don't understand the SAT........
First of all, I must stress the point that many people say is bad about this book. People say that it doesn't teach the material on the SAT. It just helps you out by giving tips and such. While this is true, that is the point of the SAT. You cannot try to learn the SAT material in a book. The people who try to do this usually do not do well. You just need help on taking the test. If you don't ...

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