GMAT book

[sushita]

Hi!I want to know the most important books required for good GMAT preparation.Apart from the books, what are the other things which are mandatory to get a good score in GMAT (like practicing GMAT verbal, maths, IR), online tests and everything.I know this is a very basic question but I do hope to get an expert-answer.

[Kasia@EconomistGMAT]

The basic resource that you should definitely use is the Official Guide 13th edition, which contains the Integrated Reasoning section.

[Brent@GMATPrepNow]

I'll echo what Kasia said, and add that any official materials are great for practice (OG12, OG13, OG Quantititative, OG Verbal, GMATPrep tests). However, it's also important to add that, while these are great resources for practice questions, they're not really meant as instructional materials. For example, the OG13 often has solutions that are highly algebraic, when there are often faster approached you could have taken.

To increase your score, you'll need to learn some GMAT-specific strategies (and the application of all key concepts), and you'll find the kind of instruction in a variety of resources, beginning with the various test-prep companies featured on this website.

Cheers,
Brent