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Gruber's Complete SAT Guide 2010

The #1 independent voice in test prep - complete SAT advice from the expert students trust.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Gary R. Gruber has been the leading authority on testing and test preparation - his Gruber Method has helped thousands of students develop critical thinking skills, dramatically boosting their scores on standardized tests. Now in its 13th edition, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide is the best and most effective complete study guide for students tackling the most important test of their lives.

Using the exclusive Gruber Method, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide points students toward a personal study plan that shows them their strengths and weaknesses through a revolutionary approach - evaluating not just what answer the student chose, but why they chose it! Once students know this, they can focus their studies on the areas that will boost their scores and increase their knowledge for life.

Featuring five full-length practice tests, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide has all the tools students need, including targeted sections on the math, reading and essays sections, plus everything students need to know for the new SAT format.

The Fastest, Easiest Way to Improve Scores

  • Quick quiz gives you a personal plan—strengths, weaknesses and what to study
     

  • Proven strategies based not just on answers, but why you chose the answer!

  • Inside info on how SAT questions are created

  • Student-praised grammar and vocab sections

  • Five full SAT practice tests - as close as you can get without taking the real test!

What the Media Is Saying:
"Gary Gruber is the leading expert of the SAT." -Houston Chronicle

"The only commercial book I've seen that would actually help a testtaker." -David Owen, Washington Post

"His methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve." -Library Journal

"Gary Gruber is the most prominent guru of SAT preparation." -Chicago Tribune

What Students and Parents Are Saying:

"In just two hours, you were able to boost my son Lance's SAT scores by 200 points." -Amy Loomis,
Mill Valley, CA

"I've gone through almost all the SAT books I can get ahold of, and so far the best is the Gruber's SAT book. I wish I could have found it earlier." -Online review

"With the aid of your books, my scores improved so dramatically that I am now anticipating acceptance into schools that I was reluctant to even apply to." -Lauren Frascieloo, Princeton, New Jersey

"In regards to the breadth and quality of material offered, the difference between Gruber's and other publications is quite astonishing. Indeed, only Gruber's deserves the highest recommendation in SAT preparation." -Online review

 

 

 

Gruber's Complete ACT Guide 2010

For the first time ever, Gruber applies his proven method to the fastest-rising test on the market: the ACT.

Gruber's Complete ACT Guide leads students through a personal study plan that reveals their strengths and weaknesses by evaluating not only what answer the student chose, but why he or she chose it! With this revolutionary approach, students can focus their studies on the areas that will boost their scores the most.

Featuring three full-length practice tests, targeted sections on the English, math, reading, science, and writing portions, plus strategies based on question phrasing, Gruber's Complete ACT Guide has all the tools students need for success.

Introducing the most complete and effective study guide for the ACT, from the leading test prep expert

 

 

 

Gruber's Complete SAT Writing Workbook

"GARY GRUBER IS THE LEADING EXPERT ON THE SAT"
HOUSTON CHRONICLE

THE EASIEST, FASTEST WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SCORE

  • Secrets of the Writing Section's Design

  • Strategies for Solving All Writing Questions

  • Essay Writing Tips and Techniques

EFFECTIVE STUDY TOOLS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FUN

  • Sample Essays

  • Two Practice Writing SAT Tests

FEATURES THE EXCLUSIVE GRUBER SYSTEM THAT HAS RAISED ACTUAL SAT SCORES BY MORE THAN 600 POINTS!

 

 

 

Gruber's SAT Wordmaster

Gary Gruber presents a new guide for students honing their vocabulary for the SAT. With more tools and lists than the competition, this guide goes beyond just words and
definitions to also give:

  • Prefixes and roots that denote the same meaning or feeling

  • Commonly confused words

  • The 291 most frequent SAT words

  • 100 vocabulary tests

For more than 30 years, Dr. Gary Gruber has been the leading authority on testing and test preparation. The exclusive Gruber Method has helped students raise their SAT scores by as much as 600 points. These strategies show students how to think best about problems and can be used consistently on every test.

THE MOST TRUSTED METHODS:

  • More schools use Dr. Gruber's books for SAT courses than any other SAT books.

  • PBS chose Dr. Gruber to train teachers nationally to improve the nation's SAT scores.

  • Sylvan Learning Centers contracted Dr. Gruber exclusively to create and develop national SAT and ACT courses to increase scores and critical thinking abilities.

WHAT STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE SAYING:

"In just two hours, you were able to boost my son Lance's SAT scores by 200 points."
Amy Loomis, Mill Valley, CA

"I've gone through almost all the SAT books I can get ahold of, and so far the best is the Gruber's SAT book. I wish I could have found it earlier."
Online review

"With the aid of your books, my scores improved so dramatically that I am now anticipating acceptance into schools that I was reluctant to even apply to."
Lauren Frascieloo, Princeton, NJ

"In regards to the breadth and quality of material offered, the difference between Gruber's and other publications is quite astonishing. Indeed, only Gruber's deserves the highest recommendation in SAT preparation."
Online review

 

 

 

Gruber's Complete SAT Reading Workbook

"GARY GRUBER IS THE LEADING EXPERT ON THE SAT"
HOUSTON CHRONICLE

THE EASIEST, FASTEST WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SCORE

  • Secrets of the Reading Section's Design

  • Strategies for Solving All Reading Questions

  • Time Saving Shortcuts and Tips

EFFECTIVE STUDY TOOLS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FUN

  • Reading Comprehension Tips and Techniques

  • Two Practice Reading SAT Tests

FEATURES THE EXCLUSIVE GRUBER SYSTEM THAT HAS RAISED ACTUAL SAT SCORES BY MORE THAN 600 POINTS!

 

 

 

Gruber's Complete SAT Math Workbook

"GARY GRUBER IS THE LEADING EXPERT ON THE SAT"
HOUSTON CHRONICLE

THE EASIEST, FASTEST WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SCORE

  • Secrets of the Math Section's Design

  • Strategies for Solving All Math Questions

  • Time Saving Shortcuts and Tips

EFFECTIVE STUDY TOOLS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FUN

  • Mini and Complete Math Refreshers

  • Two Practice Math SAT Tests

FEATURES THE EXCLUSIVE GRUBER SYSTEM THAT HAS RAISED ACTUAL SAT SCORES BY MORE THAN 600 POINTS!

 

 

Gruber's Complete SAT Guide 2009 (Gruber's Complete SAT Guide -12th Edition) (Paperback)

For more than 30 years, Dr. Gary Gruber has been the leading authority on testing and test preparation-his Gruber Method has helped thousands of students develop critical thinking skills, dramatically boosting their scores on standardized tests. Now in its 11th edition, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide is the best and most effective complete study guide for students tackling the most important test of their lives.

Using the exclusive Gruber Method, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide points students toward a personal study plan that shows them their strengths and weaknesses through a revolutionary approach-evaluating not just what answer the student chose, but why they chose it! Once students know this, they can focus their studies on the areas that will boost their scores and increase their knowledge for life.

Featuring five full-length practice tests, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide has all the tools students need, including targeted sections on the math, reading, grammar and essays sections, plus everything students need to know for the new SAT format. All the questions in the full-length practice tests contain complete explanatory answers keyed to the celebrated and time-tested Gruber specific strategies and basic skills in the book.

Experts and students praise Gruber's Complete SAT Guide because it's the most effective and easiest-to-use SAT prep guide. The Gruber Method will not only improve a student's score, but make studying fun and taking the big test a thrill instead of a chore.

The Fastest, Easiest Way to Improve Scores
-Quick Quiz Gives You A Personal Plan-Strengths, Weaknesses, and What to Study
-Proven Strategies Based Not Just on Answers, but Why You Chose the Answer!
-Inside Info on How SAT Questions Are Created
-Student-Praised Grammar, Math, Reading and Vocab Sections
-5 Complete SAT Practice Tests-Just like the real test and with each explanatory answer keyed to the specific time-tested Gruber strategies and basic skills .
 


 

Gruber's SAT 2400: Inside Strategies to Outsmart the Toughest Questions and Achieve the Top Score (Paperback)

From the leading voice in SAT test prep, inside strategies for top-scoring students.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Gary Gruber has been the leading authority on testing and test preparation - his Gruber Method has helped thousands of students develop critical thinking skills, dramatically boosting their scores on standardized tests. Now, Dr. Gruber provides students looking to achieve the highest score on the SAT with the best strategies for reaching their goal.

Focusing on strategies for handling the toughest questions, Gruber's SAT 2400 tackles all three sections of the SAT, setting students apart from the competition to get them into great colleges and earn scholarships.

Essential sections include:

  • The hardest SAT questions and top strategic solutions to answer questions quickly
  • Vocabulary building
  • Math prep, shortcuts and strategies
  • Identifying writing errors and improving sentences

Gruber's SAT 2400 is the ultimate resource for any student looking to achieve the top score on the SAT.
"Gruber, the most prominent test-preparation guru, can ring the bell on any standardized test." - Chicago Tribune
"Gary Gruber is the leading expert on the SAT." - Houston Chronicle


 

Use It Or Lose It: Questions and Quizzes to Keep Your Brain: 2009 Day-to-Day Calendar (Calendar)

Gary R. Gruber, Ph.D., is recognized as the nation's leading authority on standardized tests and the critical thinking skills used for them. The Use It or Lose It 2009 Calendar contains some of Dr. Gruber's best thinking questions and problems designed to keep the mind mentally alert, even as we grow older. Each page of this calendar contains a challenging question or problem in one of three categories--math, verbal, or logic--with the solution provided on the back of the page. The benefits of using these solving strategies can last a lifetime, even long after the last test has been graded.


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Up Your Grades

by Dr. Gary Gruber

In a highly entertaining and motivating fashion for students, Dr. Gruber shows his powerful strategies and critical thinking skills in all math and verbal areas from 9th through 12th grades and beyond. After explaining a strategy with an illustrative example, Dr. Gruber then asks the student to try his or her hand at a question involving the strategy, then shows the student how to answer it. Contains preparation for the SAT,ACT,GRE,PSAT,SSAT,GMAT,exit exams,etc. 

Also Comes with 11 page 1-3 day and 14-21 day study guide on request.

Includes Math DVD, Verbal DVD and 200 page workbook to be used independently or in conjunction with the DVD's.

Price:  $89 each

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Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 3-5 (Paperback)

 

A "must" for parents helping their children understand the important thinking strategies in all math , verbal and test-taking areas necessary for realizing the child's true potential and "nip in the bud" any faulty thinking approaches and enforce the correct ones. Will develop powerful thinking tools in all math and verbal areas which will makes it much easier for child to appreciate and what's taught in school, find it much easier to learn and allow your child to become passionate and excited in with school work. A true confidence developer for children. Parents often claim when working with these books with their children that they wish they would have been exposed to this material when they were in school.

 


 

 

Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 6-9 (Paperback)

A "must" for parents helping their children understand the important thinking strategies in all math , verbal and test-taking areas necessary for realizing the child's true potential and "nip in the bud" any faulty thinking approaches and enforce the correct ones. Will develop powerful thinking tools in all math and verbal areas which will makes it much easier for child to appreciate and what's taught in school, find it much easier to learn and allow your child to become passionate and excited in with school work. A true confidence developer for children. Parents often claim when working with these books with their children that they wish they would have been exposed to this material when they were in school.