Amazon Customer Reviews

OK, maybe you don't have to memorize it, but as long as you understand the concepts in this book (For MACROECONOMICS), you should do fine. I was lost all year and usually did other homework in that class. I finally stepped it up about a week before the exam and read the 40 or 50 pages of this book and realized economics is extremely easy. It is impossible not to get a 5 if you get this book - but don't just get it - understand EVERYTHING in the macroeconomics section. BTW, the author is the chief AP grader for this test so go FIGURE! BTW, I got a perfect 5 on this.

I was on a time crunch, and this book really was good for a one-night review. It was well-presented and concise. However, it certainly does not make up for taking the time to understand the ideas behind economics, which is what the AP tests. Some of the AP might be regurgitation but certainly not enough for a 5. That said, this is a very good review book but will not necessarily carry the average student.

I got this book because I had took AP Microeconomics first semester and thought it would be a great review for the AP test.
There are some preliminary problems with it though:
For starters, it only has ONE practice test for each of the econ classes. So one for Micro and one for Macro. Nearly not enough for any test taker to really assess their skills.
Secondly, the actual review part or each class is just like 100 pages and just brushes over the material very briefly.
Now with that said, it's still and OK book. If you are someone who is taking economics the same semester you are taking the AP test then this book is a great refresher for your memory. If you took a break (a.k.a took it a semester or two before the test itself) then I'd recommend that you buy this and in addition the Kaplan or any other review book that goes into a little more detail or has more practice tests.
One good thing about this book was that it helped me get all the graphs straight and it put all the concepts in some basic terms to help me gain a better understanding.
Also here a great review sites for economics:
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