Click the link above to see the fully up-to-date second edition of the SAT Prep Black Book for advice on the current version of the SAT, along with over 600 detailed walkthroughs of real SAT questions from the College Board! Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the SAT! The "SAT Prep Black Book" gives you unique, effective SAT strategies from Mike Barrett, an SAT tutor with clients all over the globe who pay him hundreds of dollars an hour for phone tutoring. The Black Book is a must-have, whether you need to <ul>
<li>make a perfect 2400 to be competitive at an Ivy,</li> <li>score a 450 in each section to claim a sports scholarship,</li> <li>or anything in between.</li> </ul>
The Black Book works best when used with the authentic SAT questions in the "Blue Book," which is the College Board's Official SAT Study Guide. The Black Book shows you how to beat the SAT, while the Blue Book gives you real SAT questions to practice with. (The SAT Prep Black Book has no affiliation with the College Board.) The Black Book and the Blue Book are all you need to get your best possible SAT score. The Black Book is the ideal SAT book for 3 major reasons: <ol>
<li>It actually works, making it unique in the SAT prep field. There are no lists of "SAT vocab" to memorize or anything like that. Instead, you'll exploit design flaws in the SAT, using its own "SAT tricks" against it.</li> <li>The Black Book contains 250+ solutions for real SAT questions from the Blue Book, so you know it actually works. (You'll need the 2nd edition of the Blue Book to use these solutions.)</li> <li>The Black Book is a clear, concise roadmap to the SAT. (See the table of contents below). It explains exactly how every SAT question works, and how to beat it in the least time possible.</li> </ol>
Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the SAT! SAT Book Table Of Contents (Selected) Be sure to check the "look inside" feature above. Here's a selection from the table of contents: <ul>
<li>F.A.Q.?</li> <li>Setting (the right) goals</li> <li>How to train for the SAT: mastering the ideas in this book</li> <li>Only work with SAT questions from the College Board!</li> <li>A word on SAT guessing: Don't</li> <li>How to avoid "careless errors"</li> <li>Where to find "missing points"</li> <li>Time management</li> <li>The SAT's big secret</li> <li>SAT Passage-Based Reading</li> <li>The big secret of SAT Reading</li> <li> . . .</li> <li>SAT Sentence Completion</li> <li>5 reasons memorizing vocabulary isn't the best idea</li> <li>What if we don't know enough words?</li> <li> . . . </li> <li>SAT Math</li> <li>The big secret of SAT Math</li> <li>The 2 critical components of SAT Math success</li> <li> . . . </li> <li>The SAT Essay</li> <li> . . . </li> <li>SAT Writing multiple-choice</li> <li>How to improve on the Writing section</li> <li> . . . </li> <li>Being an SAT machine</li> <li>8 things you thought you knew about the SAT are wrong</li> <li>The nature of elite scores</li> <li>Advice for non-native English speakers</li> <li>A final piece of advice</li> </ul>
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The SAT Prep Black Book: The Most Effective SAT Strategies Ever Published

Test Preparation

Barrett, Mike

College & High School

Lightning Source, Inc.

Click the link above to see the fully up-to-date second edition of the ACT Prep Black Book for advice on the current version of the ACT, along with over 600 detailed walkthroughs of real ACT questions! The "ACT Prep Black Book" gives you unique, effective ACT strategies from Mike Barrett, an ACT tutor with clients all over the globe who pay him hundreds of dollars an hour for phone tutoring. The Black Book is a must-have, whether you need to <ul>
<li>make a perfect 36 to be competitive at an Ivy,</li> <li>score a 10 in each section to claim a sports scholarship,</li> <li>or anything in between.</li>
</ul>
The Black Book works best when used with the authentic ACT questions in the "Red Book," which is the Real ACT Prep Guide, 3rd Edition, by ACT, Inc. The Black Book shows you how to beat the ACT, while the Red Book gives you real ACT questions to practice with. (The ACT Prep Black Book has no affiliation with ACT, Inc.) The Black Book and the Red Book are all you need to get your best possible ACT score. Why is the Black Book the ideal ACT book? <ol>
<li>It actually works, for one thing. You'll learn to use the ACT’s own design flaws against it.</li> <li>The Black Book is a clear, concise roadmap to the ACT. (See the partial table of contents below). It explains exactly how every ACT question works, and how to beat it in the least time possible.</li> <li>The Black Book contains over 200 original solutions for real ACT questions from the Red Book, so you know it actually works. (You'll need the 3rd edition of the Red Book to use these solutions. But you shouldn’t always trust the Red Book’s own explanations of its questions, believe it or not! As Mike demonstrates repeatedly, the Red Book’s explanations frequently rely on faulty and inconsistent reasoning. Mike shows you what’s really going with the ACT in a way that the Red Book does not.)</li>
</ol>
Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the ACT! A selection from the table of contents: 
<ul>
<li>. . .</li> <li>Getting The Most Out Of The ACT Prep Black Book</li> <li>A Note To Concerned Parents</li> <li>Frequently Asked Questions</li> <li>...</li> <li>The ACT’s Biggest Weakness</li> <li>...</li> <li>Timing Issues</li> <li>...</li> <li>The General Process For Answering ACT Reading Questions</li> <li>Walkthroughs: The ACT Reading Process In Action Against Real Questions</li> <li>...</li> <li>Unwritten Test Design Rules Of ACT Math</li> <li>...</li> <li>ACT Math Answer-Choice Patterns</li> <li>The General Process For Answering ACT Math Questions </li>
<li>...</li> <li>Walkthroughs: The ACT Math Process In Action Against Real Questions</li> <li>...</li> <li>How To Read Passages On The ACT Science Section</li> <li>...</li> <li>ACT Science Answer-Choice Patterns</li> <li>...</li> <li>Walkthroughs: The ACT Science Process In Action Against Real Questions</li> <li>...</li> <li>Commas In The ACT English Section</li> <li>...</li> <li>The General Process For Answering ACT English Questions</li> <li>ACT English Answer-Choice Patterns And Issues</li> <li>Walkthroughs: The ACT English Process In Action Against Real Questions</li> <li>...</li> <li>Unwritten Test Design Rules Of The ACT Essay (ACT Writing Test)</li> <li>Recommended Step-By-Step Approach To The ACT Essay</li> <li>...</li> <li>Analysis Of Sample Essays In The Real ACT Prep Guide, 3rd Edition</li> <li>...</li> <li>When Things Go Wrong</li> <li>4 ACT Myths</li> <li>Shooting For A 36</li> <li>If American English Isn’t Your First Language</li> <li>Parting Advice</li> </ul>
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ACT Prep Black Book: The Most Effective ACT Strategies Ever Published

Children's Books

Education & Reference

ACT Prep Books

Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the ACT! The fully up-to-date ACT Prep Black Book, Second Edition gives you unique, effective ACT strategies from Mike Barrett, an ACT tutor with clients all over the globe who pay him hundreds of dollars an hour for phone tutoring. In addition to extensive and effective training on every aspect of the ACT, the ACT Prep Black Book gives you detailed, systematic, easy-to-follow walkthroughs for every question in all 3 official practice tests from the current Official ACT Prep Guide.The Black Book is a must-have in your ACT preparation, whether you need to <ul>
<li>make a perfect 36 to be competitive at an Ivy,</li> <li>score a 10 in each section to claim a sports scholarship,</li> <li>or anything in between.</li> </ul>
The Black Book works best when used with the authentic ACT questions in the "Red Book," which is the Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018, by ACT, Inc. The Black Book shows you how to beat the ACT, while the Red Book gives you real ACT questions to practice with. (The ACT Prep Black Book has no affiliation with ACT, Inc.)The Black Book and the Red Book are all you need to get your best possible ACT score.The Black Book is the ideal ACT book for 3 major reasons: <ol>
<li>It covers every aspect of the test with advice that actually works, making it unique in the ACT prep field. It doesn't just review material from your high school classes! Instead, you'll learn to exploit design flaws in the ACT, using its own "ACT tricks" against it.</li> <li>The Black Book contains 600+ detailed, systematic, easy-to-follow walkthroughs for real ACT questions from the Red Book, so you know that what you're learning actually works. You'll see every question from all 3 of the Red Book's official ACT Practice Tests attacked in a way that clearly demonstrates the ideal thought process on the ACT. (You'll need your own copies of those real ACT practice tests, which you can find in the Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018, by ACT, Inc.)</li> <li>The Black Book is a clear, concise roadmap to the ACT. (See the selected highlights below). It explains exactly how every ACT question works, and how to beat it in the least time possible.</li> </ol> Selected Highlights from the ACT Prep Black Book: <ul>
<li>The important differences between the ACT and a normal high school test, and how they influence every aspect of the proper approach to ACT preparation…</li> <li>Why every ACT question can only have one valid answer, no matter how much it might seem otherwise sometimes…</li> <li>How to look at ACT questions the same way ACT, Inc. does when it writes them…</li> <li>Why it’s so important to work with real test questions from ACT, Inc.…and why you shouldn’t pay much attention to the official written explanations for those questions…</li> <li>What you’re actually supposed to do when the ACT asks you about an author’s attitude…</li> <li>The important implications of viewing time as an investment on test day…</li> <li>Why focusing on the wrong answers can be just as important as finding the right one…and how to do it effectively…</li> <li>The simple formula that allows you to crank out a top-scoring essay (that is, if you even need to take the ACT Writing test in the first place)…</li> <li>The special grammatical rules tested on the ACT English section—which may differ from what’s commonly accepted in a high school or college classroom…</li> <li>The unwritten rules for every kind of ACT question…</li> <li>The many ways to approach an ACT Math question, and which ones are likely to work best for you…</li> <li>Why every real ACT Math question can potentially be answered in under 30 seconds…</li> <li>And much, much more than we can fit in this space…</li> </ul>
Illustrations note: Illustrations, black and white

Barrett, Patrick

Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the SAT Math Level 2 Subject Test!!
The "SAT Math Level 2 Black Book" gives you unique, effective strategies from Mike Barrett, a test prep tutor with clients all over the globe who pay him hundreds of dollars an hour for phone tutoring. The Black Book is a must-have for anyone who wants to maximize their performance on the Math Level 2 Subject Test in the most efficient way possible.
The Black Book works best when used with the authentic test questions in the College Board publication The Official SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Levels 1 &amp; 2. The Black Book shows you how to beat the test, while the College Board’s book gives you real Subject Test questions to practice with. (The SAT Math Level 2 Black Book has no affiliation with the College Board.)
The Black Book and the College Board’s Book are all you need to get your best possible test score.
Why is the Black Book the ideal book when it comes to preparing for the Math Level 2 SAT Subject Test?
<ol>
<li>It actually works, for one thing. You'll learn to use the test’s own design flaws against it, instead of just drilling advanced math concepts that may not even be relevant to the test.</li>
<li>The Black Book is a clear, concise roadmap to the test. (See the partial table of contents below). It explains exactly how every real Math Level 2 Test practice question works, and how to beat those questions in the least time possible.</li>
<li>The Black Book contains 100 original solutions for real Math Level 2 questions from the College Board’s book, so you know that what you’re learning actually works on authentic test questions. (You'll need the College Board book The Official SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Levels 1 &amp; 2 to use these solutions. But you shouldn’t always trust the College Board’s own explanations of its questions, believe it or not! As Mike demonstrates repeatedly, the College Board’s explanations are often unnecessarily complicated. Mike shows you what’s really going on with the test in a way that the College Board does not.)</li>
</ol>
Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the test!
A selection from the table of contents:
<ul>
<li>…</li>
<li>The material in this Black Book is unique.</li>
<li>Reading isn’t all it takes</li>
<li>Frequently Asked Questions</li>
<li>Why You’ll Need A Copy Of The Official SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Levels 1 &amp; 2 Study Guide</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>Why you shouldn’t just rely on the College Board’s test-taking advice and explanations for its own questions</li>
<li>The Secrets Of The SAT Subject Test In Mathematics Level 2</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>Differences between school math and the Math Level 2 Test</li>
<li>How To Train For The SAT Subject Test In Mathematics Level 2</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>How to Use The Two Practice Tests In The MSTB</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>Guessing On The Math Level 2 Test</li>
<li>Time Management On Test Day</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>The Differences (And Similarities) Between The Math Level 2 Test, SAT 1 Math, And ACT Math</li>
<li>Your Calculator For The Math Level 2 Test</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>The Unwritten Rules Of The SAT Subject Test In Mathematics Level 2</li>
<li>Answer Choice Patterns</li>
<li>Special Technique: Ruling Out Answer Choices Without Calculations</li>
<li>Special Technique: Backsolving</li>
<li>Rounding On The SAT Subject Test In Math Level 2</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>The Math Path</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>SAT Subject Test In Mathematics Level 2 Toolbox</li>
<li>Math Toolbox Part II</li>
<li>…</li>
<li>Walkthroughs Of Questions From Practice Test 1 Of The MSTB</li>
<li>Walkthroughs Of Questions From Practice Test 2 Of The MSTB</li>
</ul>
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SAT Math 2 Prep Black Book: The Most Effective SAT Math Level 2 Strategies Ever Published

Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the SAT Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the SAT!Current SAT Prep for 2020, 2021, and beyondThe fully up-to-date SAT Prep Black Book, Second Edition gives you unique, effective SAT strategies from Mike Barrett, an SAT tutor with clients all over the globe who pay him hundreds of dollars an hour for phone tutoring. In addition to extensive and effective training on every aspect of the SAT, the SAT Black Book gives you detailed, systematic, easy-to-follow walkthroughs for every question in 4 of the College Board's official SAT Practice Tests. The Black Book is a must-have in your SAT preparation, whether you want to
<ul>
<li>make a perfect 1600 to apply to an Ivy,</li>
<li>score a 450 in each section to claim a sports scholarship,</li>
<li>or anything in between.</li>
</ul>
You can find the first 4 Practice SAT tests from the College Board for free on the College Board’s website, or in the "Blue Book," which is the College Board's Official SAT Study Guide, 2016 Edition or 2018 Edition---both editions contain the first 4 official SAT practice tests. (The SAT Prep Black Book has no affiliation with the College Board.) The Black Book and the real practice SAT tests from the College Board are all you need to get your best possible SAT score. The Black Book is the ideal SAT book for 3 major reasons:
<ol>
<li>It covers every aspect of the test with advice that actually works, making it unique in the SAT prep field. It doesn't just review material from your high school classes! Instead, you'll learn to exploit design flaws in the SAT, using its own "SAT tricks" against it.</li>
<li>The Black Book contains 600+ detailed, systematic, easy-to-follow walkthroughs for real SAT questions from the College Board, so you know that what you're learning actually works. You'll see every question from the first 4 official SAT Practice Tests attacked in a way that clearly demonstrates the ideal thought process on the SAT. (You'll need your own copies of those real SAT practice tests, which you can get for free from the College Board’s website. You can also find them in the College Board’s 2016 or 2018 “Blue Book.”)</li>
<li>The Black Book is a clear, concise roadmap to the SAT. (See the selected highlights below). It explains exactly how every SAT question works, and how to beat it in the least time possible.</li>
</ol>Selected Highlights from the SAT Prep Black Book:<ul>
<li>Why the SAT isn’t designed like a high school test, and how this fact influences every aspect of the proper approach to SAT preparation…</li>
<li>Why every SAT question can only have one valid answer, no matter how much it might seem otherwise sometimes…</li>
<li>How to look at SAT questions the same way the College Board does when it writes them…</li>
<li>Why it’s so important to work with real SAT questions from the College Board…and why you shouldn’t pay much attention to the College Board’s written explanations for those questions!</li>
<li>What you’re actually supposed to do when the SAT asks you about an author’s attitude…</li>
<li>Why you shouldn’t put your faith in diagnostic tests, even if they come from the College Board…</li>
<li>The important implications of viewing time as an investment on test day…</li>
<li>The simple formula that allows you to crank out a top-scoring essay (that is, if you even need to do the SAT Essay in the first place)…</li>
<li>The special grammatical rules that are followed by the SAT Writing and Language section…and how they sometimes differ from common usage in school…</li>
<li>The unwritten rules for every kind of SAT question…</li>
<li>The many ways to approach an SAT Math question, and which ones are likely to work best for you…</li>
<li>Why the “order of difficulty” doesn’t really exist…</li>
<li>Why every real SAT question can potentially be answered in under 30 seconds…</li>
<li>And much more than we can fit in this space…</li>
</ul>

SAT Prep Black Book: The Most Effective SAT Strategies Ever Published

America is a life unexamined. Farmers, cops, factory workers, used car salesmen, the characters in It's Saturday define themselves by their work, but when the weekends roll around, they find themselves wondering what makes them who they really are. Some find answers: love, the yearning for it, self-awareness, joy, connection. Others must keep searching. These are American stories.

It's Saturday (Carnegie Mellon Short Fiction)

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Carnegie-Mellon University Press

Arkham House! Weird Tales! Leiber! Sturgeon! Moore! Dunsany! Names that conjure much of the history of modern fantasy and horror fiction. Those who haven't encountered them yet have a feast of treats ahead. Mike Barrett has written celebrations of these together with essays on other important writers. This collection is a fine guide for folk who are eager to broaden their reading, and a useful reappraisal for those who think they know the fields.

Doors to Elsewhere

History & Criticism

Alchemy Press

The "National Lampoon" from the 1980s punk underground, this book includes all of the stupid drawings, cartoons, stories and other things found in Neck Magazine: The Magazine for People with Necks.

Neck Book: The Book for People with Necks: A Collection of Stupidity from the Pages of Neck Magazine (Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Nichols, Bill

deBruin, Danny

Weissberger, Stephen

Lauinger, Peter

Kuhne, Richard

Bates, Jr., Cliff

Gervais, Albert

Bank, Eliot

Comic Strips

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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