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Oversimplified once again, and with some serious errors, especially on one question on comparative advantage where they've reversed the numerator and denominator of a fraction. My friends who were unfortunate enough to buy this as their review for AP Econ found themselves completely confused and having wasted so much time on mistakes in the book. The review wasn't particularly comprehensive or in-depth, there were blatant errors (mentioned in other reivews), and the tests again were easy compared to the AP exam...never a good thing for test prep books.

While the Princeton Review books are usually not that great and oversimplified (except for the SAT I book), the AP Econ book is a really good one, perhaps because the exam itself is one of the easiest AP exams. I am home schooled and self-studied AP Econ with my brother's old HS textbook and this and got a 5 on both parts in May 2001.

The book is an easy read: big words, few pages. Yet if you understand every page of the book, you'll do fine on the exam.

But as with all AP exams, I *highly recommend* that you get a hold of the past exams and do them. They truly help. After doing the old tests, I learned that there are a few things that this book failed to cover enough of:

--allocative efficiency --externalities and social benefit, etc. --the GDP cycle diagram thing. The book tells you to memorize it, but the figure they show you is oversimplified.

Also, as mentioned in another review, they've made serious errors in the Keynesian vs. Monetary policy part. Precisely, it's the part where they give the arrows (e.g. when r goes down, i goes up, y goes up, etc. etc.). Some of the arrows are reversed. So be wary of that. There are also a few minor mistakes in the book that are pretty easy to catch but won't harm you.

The new edition of this book is available (...). It has everything from the first edition plus some new material and bug fixes.

I have an MBA and I was looking for a basic reference book that would cover some of the information that I had learned. This book does not cover two of the most basic concepts that every student learns during their MBA program: NPV & IRR (net present value and internal rate of return)

I recommend "the complete idiot's guide to MBA basics." That book covers more of the calculations that one learns during an MBA program.

Another thing to note: the above-mentioned books should only be used as a quick reference book. If you really need to understand a concept, then you need to find a subject matter book for that topic. For example, there is no way to truly understand the 5 p's of marketing by reading 3 to 5 pages. You need to grab a marketing textbook and read couple of chapters that cover the 5 p's of marketing. Then, you can use "idiots" or "dummies" books as a reference guide.

As mentioned in other reviews, this is not the reference that will substitute for doing an MBA program. However, for those of us that need a quick reference to a variety of topics, this book fits the bill. We at SmallBizBargains.com often refer to it when giving simple advice for basic business issues. It definitely covers a broad range of topics - from Accounting and Finance to Marketing, and even Negotiation Skills. Again, not for the advanced academic, but a good resource for a lot of basic information.

I suspect that trying to jam everything you ever wanted to know about business but were afraid to ask is a difficult task, even when you've been given 400 or so pages to complete your task. One thing I know for sure, the authors of The Complete MBA for Dummies have done a far better job completing this task than any other business book I've ever read (and I've read a LOT of business books!). Kathleen Allen and Peter Economy really know their stuff, and it shows loud and clear on every page of this extremely well-written and comprehensive book. While the tone is humorous (fun, actually), it never veers onto the thin ice of sillyness that plagues other books of this type.

If it's covered in a typical MBA program, you'll find the topic you're looking for here: dealing with change, information technology, global business, strategic planning, management, leadership, motivating employees, recruiting and retaining high quality employees, building teams, accounting, finance, marketing, negotiation and much, much more. Lots more interesting (and up to date) than any textbook you'd ever buy in an MBA program, and far less cost. This book packs a heck of a bang for the 16 or 17 bucks you'll pay to buy it.

Highly recommended.

This book is what I call "literary economics"; there is very little mathematical explination, which is good for students in the usual 100/200 level economics courses, but completely useless afterwords. I was assigned to read this in my junior year, and after the first ten chapters, reverted to another book, called 'MicrcoEconomics with Calculus'. I do not believe that the professors who recommend this book for juniors (or God forbid, seniors) have actually looked in it, for the math proofs are few and far between, and fairly simple. However, for Freshman/Sophomores, I recommend it; it is a good base of theory, from which you can (if you wish) continue later on with math proofs, which are vital for higher level economics.

If you are in an advanced course and need help with math, I cannot recommend Alpha Chiang's 'Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Eocnomics' high enough. This book was a God-send to a economics student who needed to bring his understanding up quickly. Thank you, Alpha.

-student in Scotland

Good advanced udergraduate. If you have a problem grasping concepts from this text, you need to think about another line of study.

Varian has done a great job. He got the balance between the math necessary for serious microeconomics, and the examples and jokes necessary to keep the students reading. Using the dual approach (household and producer behaviour), he introduces the reader into microeconomics at a level which makes it possible to move on to more esoteric books like his own 'Microeconomic Analysis', or 'Microeconomic Theory' by Mas-Colell, Whinston, Green. He manages to cover much more than Mankiw can, which is good and necessary to build a solid basis. Yet the book is accessible to anyone familiar with high school math (differentiation and optimization), and requires no economic prerequisites. He also covers several more advanced topics on a stand-alone basis (like economics of information, or game theory) which on the one hand is very useful, as it gives the reader an idea as to where one can head to, but on the other hand is not satisfying as these chapters are necessarily rather superficial. Apart from that, the book is great to built a rigorous basis for household and producer behaviour, and makes it rather easy to go on to much more advanced literature. The math is hidden in the appendices, so it is necessary for a serious understanding to cover these as well, but I don't see any problem with that. This book is as excellent as an introductory micro book can ever be.

Thanks to Wiley's CPA review, I passed ARE 85, FARE 84 and Audit 79, first try. (Failed on Business Law 72 but that was more due to lackluster studying than to the quality of the study material!)

The books are very complete albeit somewhat slightly confusing at first. All aspects of the CPA program are covered, and, if you study these books thoroughly (material + multiple choice), you have a very good chance of passing the exam at the first try.

Make sure you understand the structure and the way each book is organized before you dig into it. I found the overall organization of the books to be confusing at first, and the content quality is definitely not constant from one book/one chapter to the other, which is why I would give a 4-star rating instead of a 5.

Also, I would highly recommend the Wiley's CPA Preparation Software. It speeds up your preparation greatly, and is a good way of avoiding the inevitable and endless page-flipping of book study.

Good luck!

It is very important to have time management will preparing for the CPA exam.
This 4 volumes set is much better than the other 2 volume set although they both contain the same material, this one has it in a more well organized way where the questions follow the outlines, some people might find it not that helpful but it really is.
In general the both sets are easy to use and handle, the advices are very much helpful, and the material is right to the point a thing that really saves your time.
As an advice you have to go through this set at least three times; the first time (2-3 hrs/day): Read then answer the questions try to do so within 3 months (prepare notecards and don't put any marks with the questions); the second time(2-3 hrs/day): Answer then read topics on your mistakes and review your notecards on othr subjects within 2 months; the third time (5-7 hrs/day): complete a whole module daily (order is not important but might be good) you have to pass all modules 90% at least. One last time is a 4-days approach where you go through a whole section every day.

This is the absolutely best exam review resource out there to help anyone tackle the CPA exam. I have reviewed many CPA Exam review products and have found the Wiley CPA Review to be the best, by far. The 4 volume approach helps me study for the exam in an organized fashion. Plus, in each of the books, the subjects are organized logically into modules, and in each module you will see outlines and detailed reviews of the subject matter, followed by multiple-choice, OOAF, and essay questions. There is complete with detailed answers and analysis to each and every question. These books have way more practice questions than any other CPA exam book that I have seen. I would also recommend Wiley's CPA Review Practice Software. It helps you practice thousands of questions (which I really needed!) to make sure you are ready for the big exam. Bottom line, if you are truly committed to passing this exam, you should buy this 4-volume set of CPA exam review books from Wiley. I am making excellent progress in my studies, and should be well prepared to pass in May with invaluable help from these resources.

Lougheed's grasp of English grammar is at best arbitrary. The exercises in the grammar section are therefore replete with mistakes and irrelevancies which test the patience even of an intermediate class.

This book has proven successful in preparing our students for the TOEIC exam as shown in our control exams for measuring language learning progress. I recommend it for intermediate level students. There is also an Introductory Course by the same author for Elementary Students which is as good as this one.

Instructions absolutely clear. Lets students use knowledge of outside world. Wide variety of vocabulary. Allows students to discuss reasons for choices when checking answers. Excellent grammar patterns. Most useful Patterns to Remember sections. Very good reading comprehension questions.

WoW! How can somebody gather up secondary sources and call this a book is beyond me! All it is is a listing of the websites where they sell products to you and the sites or stores features. Well gee I can do all that myself with sites like MySimon.com or heck, even Amazon.com whre you can easily compare the lowest prices.

The only somewhat useful information I found is the "What to do if your product didn't arrive," your rights, policies, safety etc, but nothing that I already didn't know.

So if you are a beginner and know nothing about shopping and how to compare prices, this book is great! If you are an expert, this will be your new doorstop after a day's reading.

There are some really good stores in this book which I had never heard of before. I was recently looking to purchase a camcorder and found one for $150 less than if I had bought it at Best Buy. I also found a vacuum cleaner for much less than if I bought it at the local mall. This book has already more than paid for itself. I highly recommend it.

What I hate is malls and the same old junk everywhere you go. What's great about this book is the hundreds of niche companies you've never heard of that have terrific products---and at discount prices! I found a source for packing materials that's going to save me hundreds of dollars a year when I ship out my artwork. I've bought fine food as gifts for less than I'd pay in my local supermarket. And so many of these places are still Mom and Pop operations. You talk to real people, not customer service reps...

The only differences are:

This text includes some basic knowledge of tools and fasteners, as well as test taking tips.

The hidden figures are WAYYYYYYYYYYYY too easy. The same goes for the Arco test. If you've taken the AFOQT, you'll know what I'm talking about. The hidden figures are a lot more complex.

The rotated blocks are also more complex in the AFOQT.
Unless the military sets different standards for the various branches, you should expect the same in other tests. This book isn't all that helpful in my humble opinion.

I used this book to help me prepare for a test for a technical job. I found that this book helped me prepare and I had a lot of similar questions at my interview. The answers were explained clearly, and the graphics were excellent.

There are a lot of people on these reviews getting 700+ scores, I guess I'm more average, and knowing that ETS's average score is something like 520, if you are scoring a 750, then it is probably not due to which test prep software you bought.

That said, this book has all of the sae pointers that the other books have, and the tests are not indicative of how you will score on test day. The software just gives you a range, like 640-700, but on test day when you wind up with a 610 you'll wonder why. Skip this book and get a better one.

I just started studying for the GMAT a couple of weeks ago, and this was the fourth book I went through. This one had the easiest practice tests (compared to Princeton Review, the other Arco book and Barron's). The appendices provided a good, if somewhat skimpy review of math and grammar, and the math explanations were very easy to follow. I agree with everyone else who posted that there were a lot of typos, which were extremely annoying/frustrating, especially since I was trying to time myself. This book was also weak in providing explanations for answers to the verbal questions. Overall, I would recommend it but also warn that it should not be the sole source of anyone's GMAT review.

Aside from the actual ETS software, of the books that I bought (Kaplan, Barron's), this software was by far the best. The software is very similar to the actual GMAT CAT. It includes 5 tests that mimic the format of the GMAT CAT very well. I attribute a significant portion of my score (over 750) to this software. The book is average. It has several errors, one of which - repeatedly using SAT rather than GMAT - is particularly annoying. I'd like to think there is some difference in level between the SAT and GMAT. Buy this book for the software.

I read this book on the recommendation of a friend who lived abroad. Unfortunately, it did not apply in most cases to the 20 countries in which I traveled and tried to find work.

It is true that Americans have a more difficult time finding work simply because of EU citizenship requirments, though it is also true that English taught with an American accent is more desirable. The latter, however, does not mean Americans will be better paid or even employed.

Many times, schools fill positions with natives who studied English abroad, even if their command of the language is not excellent. Americans, at best, can find tutoring jobs through placing an ad in local newspapers written in a foreign tongue (and it helps often to write the ad in the local language to attract students) and will not be paid as well...in fact, half the rate in many cases of a native speaking substandard English.

This book also does not stress enough the need for several years teaching experience, credentials and certificates--most always, all three of these are required in order to be considered for a position. All of this, in addition to some knowledge of the local language.

Standards have changed in the world, and those wishing to find a job simply because they know English is not enough. Buying and reading this book, however helpful it is in small ways, is also not enough.

Take a TEFL course, get a copy of Living Abroad Magazine and have an agency place you. That's more practical and realistic.

I always recommend this book to people who tell me they are thinking of getting into teaching English as a foreign language. I think it provides a fabulous overview of the industry, and the pros and cons of teaching abroad. The book helped me to narrow down what was most important to me in an overseas teaching position. I found the personal anecdotes to be illuminating, and they were one of many factors that eventually steered me away from teaching in Asia or the Middle East. ...

Although the book does have a slant towards a British audience, this book is NOT only useful to Brits. I am an American, and it helped me to get my first job teaching in Europe. It also helped me decide where to get my TESL certificate. I sent away for more information from many of the TESL certification schools listed in this book, and eventually decided to do a Trinity College certification course in London rather than an equally expensive but non-Trinity, non-Cambridge course in the US. I have never regretted this decision for a minute, and in fact it led to an excellent job with excellent perks in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Yes, like most of us unlucky Americans, I eventually had to face reality and give up the dream of working in an EU country!)

It is true that Griffith could spend more time focusing on job opportunities in non-EU countries, especially Latin America. Hence, only 4 stars out of 5. However, this book is an excellent starting point for those considering teaching English abroad. Naturally, no single book can cover all bases. It goes without saying that your experiences in a foreign country will be as unique as you are, and may differ wildly from the teachers quoted in the book. But for my money, this is the best introduction to teaching abroad in one single publication. Read and enjoy, and if you end up in a scrape in some dicey teaching position abroad, don't say that Susan didn't warn you!

Clearly set out

Up to date contacts

Crisp, clear writing

Excellent for getting a job teaching english abroad!

Read instead Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, ISBN: 0471059706

...Pigs get slaughtered" - by Anthony M. Gallea. Man it sure helps to read the right book before doing something stupid. I just love the way it is so well organized. Simple, clean, - the title and one page of info, keeps you from getting lost in too much info.
I just love page 120..."an investor can be stubborn and refuse to learn. The market will simply send him to the woodshed, extract some more tuition, and try to teach him again." I know I've done a particular mistake three times now, you would have thought I'd learn the lesson the first time. And the next page 121... Basically, if you have negative thoughts and emotions your not going to think clearly, and the market will be more than willing to take your money.
Everything's not a total loss, I have gotten information out of this book that has saved my bacon - Page 5..."Stocks beat bonds, but the flip side is that in a bad market, bonds beat stocks." Where I was, I would have lost, 7% one month, 7% another month, and 10% the next month. So, I definitely got my money out of this book.

I couldn't put this book down. Organized with each strategy or example to a page, it is an easy read that uses common sense, illustrated with everyday examples to discuss how to handle various portfolio management decisions and investments. There is a very broad range of subjects and strategies covered. If you're looking for a book that offers tactics, discipline and a wealth of practical investment advice grounded in what really works, this is the book to read.