Best AP Review Books

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<p>AP European History
AP Computer Science A
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP US History
AP Spanish Language
AP Physics C
AP Statistics</p>

<p>I was thinking of Barron's or 5 steps to a 5 for most of these.</p>

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<p>I think Princeton Review is way better than Barron’s for Chemistry, at least for me. Very clear and concise, while Barron’s is written very confusingly. </p>

<p>I also like Princeton Review over Barron’s for Euro just for style reasons. (I own both for these two subjects.)</p>

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<p>You’d get better responses in the AP section, but I can tell you that Barron’s is pretty bad for US History (personal experience; it assumes you’ve never taken an AP test before and places far too much emphasis on the essays and essay-writing skills, while cramming most of the usefulness of the book, which still isn’t much, into the back) and that I’ve heard good things about REA crash course.
I have Barron’s for AP Calculus AB/BC and it’s decent. Not really a teaching book, but lots of examples.
No matter which version you get for any subject, try to get a book with a CD-ROM included. The extra money you pay is well worth the extra practice tests on the CD-ROM, assuming that you have enough time to utilize them all.</p>

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<p>APUSH: [Amazon.com:</a> United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination (9781567656602): John J. Newman: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/United-States-History-Preparing-Examination/dp/1567656609/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1295239244&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/United-States-History-Preparing-Examination/dp/1567656609/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1295239244&sr=1-1)</p>

<p>It is a beauty.</p>

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<p>Princeton Review is great. Use it for Euro, along with Viault’s Modern European History and Crash Course. For APUSH, you can’t go wrong with Amsco and Crash Course.</p>

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<p>From the ones I’m familiar with, I’ve heard good reviews for PR for Calc BC. Deffffffiniiteeeelyyyy AMSCO + Crash Course for APUSH.</p>

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<p>Don’t use 5 Steps for Physics C. The material is covered very lightly. (It’s decent for B, though.) AP Advantage and PR (PR if you just want to buy one) are good.</p>