Reviews (20)

To Your Disadvantage With Professor Dave
I purchased this book because of its good reviews. I review now why those reviews are not at all accurate. What then is accurate? Relaxed approach. Proverbs on learning. What is problematic is that the book does not actually deliver on its title! Why are you buying it, after all? The lesson plans offer no concrete strategies that commonsense could not have dictated. I find the advice proffered, while not unhelpful, to be nothing illuminating. The Logic Games section is sadly lacking in efficient methodology, in both diagramming and approach. As well, the answer explanations are at times unsatisfactory, and do keep in mind the practice questions, like the included 3 full-length exams, are not actually from the LSAT. The accompanying audio track is worthless to any rational, thinking being. Compared to other prep texts, this books should be ashamed. Save your money and buy more worthwhile things. Like recycled paper.

Not much of an "advantage"
The book is nicely laid out but the questions are not, I repeat, are NOT from the LSAT. To get the best preparation possible, get the real questions and drill. In fact, some of the questions in "The LSAT Advantage" leave room for multiple answers.

This book will raise your score
If you've read my other reviews, you'll see that I've dissected and used nearly every test preparation book on the market. Though relatively new, LSAT Advantage has quickly moved to the front of the pack as the best LSAT book available.
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Subjects:  1. LSAT (Law School Admission Test)    2. Study Aids    3. Study Aids / LSAT (Law School Admission Test)    4. Test Prep    5. Entrance examinations    6. Examinations, questions, etc    7. Law schools    8. Tests   

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Excellent analysis; Clear discussion of economic principles.
Well written.Clearly teaches the basics of economic principles and then builds upon that foundation. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Jurisprudence    2. Law    3. Legal Education   

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A Poor Choice
The Princeton Review LSAT book suffers from many deficiencies. Chief among them are poorly constructed, badly worded, or just plain incorrect practice problems. This stems, in large part, from their tendency to generate their own practice problems, ('similar' to LSAT problems), rather than using actual LSAT questions from old exams released by the testing agency.
Don't bother with the CD-ROM!
I found this book to be of very little use, and the CD-ROM was even worse.If you take a diagnostic exam and score 160 or greater, skip this book.While it is an easy read, the concepts are overly simplistic and probably provide you with nothing that you didn't already subconsciously do on your own to achieve the score you did.Also, I tend to be suspect when a book that claims to help you pass the LSAT is chock full of silly typographical errors. Overly simplistic
This book is short, overly simplistic, and too focused on tips and tricks that fail to give the reader a true understanding of what is required in order to answer the LSAT questions.Assuming that the reader will not have time to completely read the reading comprehension passages and then urging them to read the questions first (losing even more of the test-taker's time) is one of the ways that this book fails to meet the needs of the student.Luckily, I purchased another prep book that was much more comprehensive and whose authors relied on thorough preparation instead of tricks to increase my confidence and my score. ... Read more

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Reviews (3)

Mediocre..
It was very helpful to have explanations for every question that you do wrong on an actual LSAT. The only problem is that they don't tell you which LSATs they are, and I have a funny feeling it might just be a bunch of LSATs mixed up, which won't give you accurate ratings. kaplan
Great study guide...easy to grasp.This one gave me the edge to master the LSAT.I purchased many other books and study aides, but found the information here to be the best.

Excellent Choice
This book does much to unravel the mystery surrounding the LSAT (Law school admission test).Other books I purchased for my upcoming LSAT examination offered little or no detailed information on answers.This book used amazing yet understandable logic and demonstrated a keen knowledge of the average pre-law student's mentality.If you must buy one book for your LSAT, this is it! ... Read more

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Reviews (5)

Excellent Tips
This book has some great tips found nowhere elese.I have used both Kaplan and Princeton Review, but none provide better strategies than this little book.For example, when finding the answer choice that best strengthens the argument Arco recommends ranking the choices.I think this was a great tip if you are stuck on a question.I actually found more information condensed in this than in any other LSAT book.It cuts out the useless BS found in Princeton Review/Kaplan.
Frustrating
This book, though containing some useful strategies, is riddled with errors, and contradictions.After taking a test and reviewing answers, some explanations basically say "these four answers are wrong for these reasons and it's obvious that the last is correct." Having a tremendous amount of formal logic in my background, I can tell you in many cases they are WRONG.I have the seond edition and you'll notice, for example, in the explanation for quesiton 10 on page 99 there is a blatant contradiction between the explanation for answer B and for answer D.B states Cartier-Bension is NOT confrontational (and is the basis for their answer), where D states his relationship WAS confrontational!Huh?Did they proofread??!!
Don't waste your time.
Although this book seems to be organized well and offer good tips for the LSAT, the fact that some of the problems do not have correct answers is infuriating.Not only are some of the logic problems so poorly written that there is no correct answer, the solutions to these questions must blatantly ignore the rules of the problem or "solve" them incorrectly to arrive at any answer.(In one problem that asks you to select the answer that cannot exist, the solution finds that four of the answers are rule violations (and therefore not permissible within the context of the problem) and then picks the last one as the correct answer.Even then, one of the answers they pegged as a rule violation wasn't.)Don't waste your time trying to puzzle it out. ... Read more

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Reviews (3)

Great analysis of common strategic behavior problems
This is a great example of how the rigor of game theory can give startling insights into outcomes of common situations. Although I'm no mathematician or economist, all business people are at some point required to base their decisions on how they think others will behave. This book provides some great frameworks for structuring that thought process.

Unique
Altough it's often just theory, is a unique book, rxpressing the Chicago school's view on law. Do not expect something you can use practically.

A pathbreaking work of importance and clarity
This book popularizes and extends a new approach (non-cooperative game theory) to the economic analysis of law. Readable and concise, this book is a must for students and scholars wishing to understand the ways in which legal rules can be usefully modeled as non-cooperative games. As a professor in the discipline, I am awed by the important and brilliant scholarship presented in this book with superb skill. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Game Theory    2. Jurisprudence    3. Legal Education    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Mathematics    6. Reference    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Law / General   

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Pathetic
Regardless of two glowing reviews that preceed by those who clearly Never read any real preparatory materials - I am here to tell that this book is worthless.I keep it in my bathroom in the event one day I run out of paper.So what then is in fact good material?Go straight to "Strategies & Tactics" by Walton and Emanuel.It is well organized, detailed, intelligently written, and thorough.Unlike the absurd sweeping generalizations made by Talamo's text, "Strategies & Tactics" delineates the several different types of questions, how to rephrase certain questions, and how to find the otherwise impossible answer.Each of the MBE subjects are treated separately because they each have a unique style affliated with that area of the law.Example: Con Law vs. Real Property.There follows each dedicated section of MBE law, MBE style questions, followed in turn by detailed answers that illucidate why a particular answer is correct or wrong, and what the trick or trap has been laid by the writers of the Exam.And a whole lot more.

Great help for the MBE
I read this book AFTER I failed the NY bar exam the first time around.This book was very helpful in helping to understand the MBE and the best method for studying.I felt much more confident and less stressed taking the bar again this past February, and I am surprised how much of that I can attribute to what I learned in Mr. Talamo's book!I highly recommend that ANYONE taking the MBE read this book. Then spend a few days using his techniques & see the difference!I plan to give this book as a gift to others taking the MBE too!

Best book on "How to Study for the MBE" Ive ever read!
Best book ever read on the taking of the MBE. Not only does Talamo tell you what to study, he tells you HOW. Ive read dozens of books on taking the MBE. Talamo is by far the best. He explains how to tackle the test itself. He has an easy to follow strategy for focusing on the most important areas covered on the MBE, and how these areas should be handled. If you have mountains of books from your bar review course and don't know what to do with all of it, this book is a must! Im a repeater for this bar exam and this is the first book I have ever read that is helping me learn how to study for this exam. This book is one of those you will read from cover to cover over and over again. It has given me a plan for taking this exam. As a result, Im not as stressed out over how Im going to learn all this material. Instead, I am learning how to focus on the most important stuff and learn it really well. Talamo explains how it is a waste of time to try and learn everything fairly well. He shows how you will do better on the exam by knowing just a few key areas extremely well. I can't say enough about this book. It has taken my anxiety level down a couple of notches, and given me a feeling of confidence that I CAN pass this exam! ... Read more

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Reviews (3)

3 stars from a fence-sitter
One can obtain copies of previous editions for as little as 1 USD
A good text-book with which to teach
I teach a legal research and writing course withthis textbook at UCLA and have found it very helpful. The book is well organized, has good homeworkproblems, reasonably clear writing and fine illustrations.My students find it very helpful in their studies.Its only two flaws are that it does not use California law in its problems and has only one problem at its end totest all of the student's research skills.In a perfect world, two comprehensive research problems would be included to ensure that students have fully grasped the principles involved. While I have used the 4th edition over the last 3 years with great success, I am confident that this 5th edition (which I have read and am presently using in my class)will be equally effective.I only give it four stars because of the two flaws described above and the limited answers to homework problems given in the teacher's edition.

Great book for basic legal research
This book explains to the first year law student how to go about legal research in the library and on the internet.It has practice exercises inthe back of the book to facilitate the learning process.It is a quickread on all the main sources of legal research and general legal writing. It breaks down the elements of research into small, easy to manage partsthat don't make you feel totally overwhelmed during your first researchpaper. I think it is a great tool for the first year law student. ... Read more

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Reviews (10)

A Mistake
I bought this book hoping it would help me for the LSAT, but I was disappointed. It is a little simplistic (although this could help a person get used to the games), but it's biggest flaw is the mistakes in the text. Throughout the exercises, there are msitakes. This drove me crazy when I was trying to solve the sample problems becasue I could never be sure if I just wasn't getting it, or if there was another mistake in the book.

you are better off with out this for the LSAT
I don't know about the other tests but this book is useless for the LSAT.It is too easy and has too many mistakes!Simple things like replacing "could"with "must"in the answers mess up the whole outcome and this book makes those simple mistakes.I also understand the concept of choosing the lesser of the evils but this book takes it to the extreme!Answers for inference questions are things that really can't be implied any more than what they consider "wrong".The LSAT doesn't do that.So far i suggest getting the actual past tests and there are plenty of other prep book out there.I suppose you could use this book to boost you confidence, so i will give it stars for that.

The worst logic prep book I ever had...
People should really avoid this book unless you have too much money, time and effort to waste.Aside from this book only provides limited strategies on cracking the logic questions, it has way way way too many bloodly obvious mistakes in it answer keys.It only does two things:confuses you--because you will never understand the inference process since the answers are wrong; or frustrates you--one MORE mistake is found!I eventually got so frustrated that I had to abandon using this book after getting through about 1/5 of the book.Strongly recommend avoiding using this book. ... Read more

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Reviews (9)

Worthless
I first took the LSAT in 2002.I had never looked at an LSAT before, did not know what to expect, and was a little hungover.I scored okay, a 155.I decided to take the LSAT again and this time about a year ahead of time, I purchased Kaplan.I studied very hard, did the exercises, and the CD Rom.
Grain of Salt
Kaplan's intro book isn't bad and it isn't great.It's a good overview before you really start digging into the actual LSAT questions.I felt that it got my mind warmed up as to what the LSAT would be like and gave me some basic tips to think over.
Must have for pre-law
This is a great book to prepare you, not only for the LSAT but for the application process itself. Has a nice introduction to "thinking like a lawyer" and study tips for the test. ... Read more

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barons guide 2005
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This book will actually cause you to DO WORSE
I had been getting continually higher scores on every practice test I was taking in the Princeton Review book (which is excellent, by the way) and on actual practice LSATs (scoring around a 170). Before diving into the Barron's book, I took a practice test in the back and did surprisingly badly. I couldn't understand what happened. Then I read the answers and the reasoning behind them. Here's the problem: they expect you to pick the answer that makes the most sense based on information you ALREADY possess about the world, NOT on information provided in the exam. That is a recipe for disaster, as that is precisely what you should NEVER do on the LSAT. Barron's also thinks that answers that make the most sense logically, regardless of their relevance to arguments given on the exam, are the most correct. This is ridiculous. Trusting the answers in this book will teach you bad habits that will lower your score and prevent you from being admitted to the law school of your choice. If you want to do well, take real tests from LSAC or read the Princeton Review book. Frankly, doing nothing at all would probably get you a better score than reading and trusting the Barron's book.

Skip the practice tests in this book.
The first part of this book talks about types of questions and strategies and is OK.The practice tests are worthless, as the questions do not even closely resemble the real tests.I took a couple of these practice tests, then switched over to actual old LSATs.When I did that, I started getting many more questions right.I thought maybe I was just getting better, so I did another Barron's test.It was the same--lots of wrong answers due to ambiguous questions that would never appear on a real test.If you get this book, just read the strategies in this book and get the old tests from LSAC for actual practice.

Garbage
Barron's has not helped me at all.Doing the Logical Reasoning sections (and performing rather poorly) is very discouraging.The questions are confusing and the answers are even more confusing.I have already wasted about two weeks with this book... good thing I still have three and a half months to study until I actually take the LSAT.
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Reviews (9)

Stay far, far away
Go with Powerscore Logic Games Bible and Logical Reasoning Bible instead!

By no means should you buy this book
I wasted one whole week on this book (and that was four weeks before the LSAT) before I realized it was doing nothing for me. The chapters on the arguments section are worthless--the simulated LSAT questions in this book are much more difficult than the real ones, which serves only to confuse and discourage you. The chapter on the games section will help you with the most simple games, which account for one or two out of four games on the real test. Don't make the same mistake I did (I wish I had read some reader reviews before buying the book). In my opinon, the only LSAT prep books worth buying are the two PowerScore bibles. Plus, of course all the real LSATs you have time for. After working through the Princeton book, I was scoring 10 of 24 on the games. After practicing hard with the PowerScore Games Bible, I scored 22/24.

Too haphazard
This book is like driving on a West Virginia highway. You're going along fine and WHAM-THUDDA-THUDDA... pothole city. The book has a unified tone and style, but sections, and even analysis of questiontypes goes from good and detailed to hurried and worthless. Have just about thrown this book out the window a couple of times in frustration at the breezy and conversational, yet empty and repetitive text that fills pages but gives absolutely no insight into the test. ... Read more

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Reviews (25)

Just get it - great intro!
This book is great for someone who is just learning how to think while in law school. While some of the reviews claim that it lacks substance, this book is not trying to lay out for you everything you should do in law school. It is sensitive to the fact that different people learn differently and so some things are going to be different. However, the basic tools it is laying out for you are the necessary tools to have a head start. I found that each page was jammed packed with tid bits on what not to worry about, what to focus on, what little things mean that will just make it easier when you get your books and feel overwhelmed... basically, it is not a step-by-step guide on how to be the best law student possible - that is up to you, but it gives you the tools to understand what you are supposed to be looking for and what not to stress about.
Good, but consider 'Law School Confidential' instead
This is a good book --- but as a current law student, the best book I've found was "Law School Confidential (Revised Edition): A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience: By Students, for Students," written by Robert H. Miller; ISBN: 0312318812.That book covers every stage of law school.It is organized so students can read relevant topics at the precise period a student needs to know the information.For example, the middle of "Law School Confidential" addresses issues faced by readers in the second-year of their law school career.
Lots of fluff and little substance.
This book is written on the level of People magazine and has a verytrendy feel to it.I used this book at a top 25 law school and found it to be largely useless, if not detrimental. ... Read more

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A MUST HAVE!!!
GREAT BOOK!Will help ensure your success in law school.Buy this 12 months out to start working on the suggested readings - You'll be glad you did!

not really necessary
My thoughts on this book can be summed up with a quote from "Law School Confidential" that starts their chapter on the summer before law school:
Excellent, insightful, and helpful
I love this book. It is very helpful and insightful. If I hadn't been lucky enough to stumble across this book I definitely wouldn't feel as prepared as I do now. I'm not sure how it will help the final outcome as I haven't started law school yet (3 more weeks) but I feel as if I have a great advantage over other incoming 1Ls already. Also, I really didn't find the author's "negativity" to be that bad at all. And, even if you find it to be, you'll be that much happier when you get to law school and things are better than you expected. ... Read more

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