GMAT Book Reviews

The GMAT Book Reviews category at right features reviews of the major GMAT prep guides and several additional highly recommended readings to help you master the test. Be sure and check out my recommended extra-curricular GMAT readings too.

Most people studying for the GMAT read one or two test prep books from Kaplan, Princeton Review, or (if they’re smart) Manhattan GMAT.  However, most people are not going to score above 740 on their test. 

People on the path to GMAT mastery, on the other hand, know that if you are going to separate yourself from the herd, you need to seek out resources most people don’t know about.  

For me, books are the best additional resources you can bring to bear. While everybody else is looking for the quick fix shortcut to knowledge, those on the path to GMAT Mastery are steadily acquiring true knowledge about the material on the test.  The only way to really learn something is to spend time with it.

Let’s not kid ourselves though. For the most part, reading additional books about relatively dry material is not that fun.  With a few exceptions, like How to Lie with Statistics, the books I recommend are textbooks or other rather bland information sources.  But if you are truly committed to mastering the GMAT, you’ll spend almost much time studying the extra-curricular readings as you do on the main course books.

When you’re ready to get started, visit the GMAT Book Reviews category on your right.