Best study material for second attempt???

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I took the GMAT a couple of days ago and got an OK score. I am contemplating on taking the exam again (10 to 12 weeks of time). During my first prep I used Princeton Review, Kaplan guides (Q & V) and the OG Review. I feel that my weak points are in CR and DS. Is there any specific guide or book that I should use as Bible to overcome my weakness for each section?
Also, since I have pretty much used all of my previous RC material if there is a good RC guide then please advice.
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by becnil » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:29 pm
I am not sure what your score was and what is your target score. However, given that you know CR and DS are your weak spots, you may consider the Powerscore Critical Reasoning Bible for CR; I have read it and found it extremely useful to clear the basic concepts with well explained examples. For DS, I think you should redo the problems in OG. I don't know which version you are using. If you used OG 11 before, you may do the problems in OG 12 now and go through the explanations in the OG. The detailed explanations in OG are probably the best in the market.

Additionally, if you are considering putting down some money for your preparation, you may go for some GMAT preparation courses such as Veritas, Manhattan GMAT etc.