Product Description
This manual's extensive subject review has been updated to encompass historical events to the present year. In addition, the author offers advice on how to answer the essay question, provides two full-length model exams with all questions answered and explained, and presents additional practice and review questions, giving students complete preparation for the Advance Placement Exam in U.S. History.
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How to Prepare for the AP United States History (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap United States History Advanced Placement Examination)
- Paperback: 400 pages (2003-12-02)
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 2004-02-01
- Label: Barron's Educational Series
- Studio: Barron's Educational Series
- ISBN: 0764123386
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 22 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #460649
Avg. Customer Review:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Worst Book Ever 2007-10-02
Comment: This is such a horrible review guide, I would definitely not recommend it. This book has no history review (yet it's for a history course??) and is all about how to write an essay, a skill we all learned a long time ago. Reading student essays and their critiques is not helpful whatsoever, and to make all of that worse the whole book is written in the most boring, dull and redundant language possible. The only reason I would buy this book is for a cure to insomnia.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Lack of a review section + too much hist. documents = bad 2007-06-13
Comment: I bought this book in preparation for the AP test. Thankfully, I recognized the fact that this book is completly worthless and I litereally gave the book to a friend, who did not have one at the last minute. This is the worst review book that BArrons has put out becuase it does not review any of the actual history and focusses way too much on the analytical part dealing with essays. The AP US test prides itself on the need to understand the facts in US history through the entire exam (the multiple choice questions test specific topics and the essay questions require teh incorporation of outside information). Do not rely on this book if you are aiming for anytyhing higher than a 2.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great index 2007-05-12
Comment: I took the exam yesterday. This guide was very helpful for the multiple-choice portion of the exam, even though there was only one practice section. However, the essays in the beginning of the book were confusing to me and it focused too much on the DBQ, otherwise I would be giving 4 stars. The most helpful part of the book for me was the timeline because it was a very useful reference for issues I had trouble remembering. The index of Presidents and policies was also very helpful. My friends were using other study guides and they were jealous of that index. I would buy this book for the index and the essay material, but for my next AP exam I will also buy a separate book for multiple choice.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: No Review 2006-04-15
Comment: Unlike most AP review books, this one fails to include what I'd call "American History in 150 pages." The content review is extremely minimal and extremely difficult to navigate. Anyone who sells this book would also sell Kaplan or Princeton Review. Definitely better choices.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: It worked 2006-03-13
Comment: This book will probably not suffice on its own, but coupled with my textbook and the internet, I was able to cover all the material in a couple months.
My AP class wasn't very good and I didn't know anything about history. I bought this book and used the outline at the back of the book to cover what I needed to know- the rest wasn't very helpful, but the outline made up for it. I did use the Princeton book to supplement, but it wasn't as helpful.
I would recommend this book for someone who is in a sub-standard class and looking to seriously learn and reivew - this book will probably not work if you start review a week before the test.
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How to Prepare for the AP United States History (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap United States History Advanced Placement Examination)
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