I highly recommend "Boot Camp for your Brain: A No-Nonsense Guide to the SAT I". I used this book in combination with a course and saw a tremendous increase in scores. I was never a terrific test-taker, so when my first and only high school SAT I score came back so high, I knew it must have been because of this book.I went from a 48 Verbal, 68 Math on my 2000 PSAT, to a 620 Verbal and a 780 Math on my Dec. 2001 SAT ! That's a 240 point increase. Boy, was my Mom impressed.The exercises and information in the book were laid out in such a way that I could easily understand the material and keep "on task". It was very logical and easy to comprehend. I have recommended this book to many of my friends. One of them refuses to give it back!!On a 5-star scale, I would definitely give this book a 5. I really think that if you use this book correctly, your scores will increase as mine did. Good luck!