new act taker (need help!)

Test Preparation
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<p>hey, im taking the act for the first time in october
and i have a few questions:
1) what is the red book? who is it by?
2) where can i get copies of the actual test (besides the red book)
3) how do i practice the writing section? how is it different from the SAT and how does the science section work?</p>

<p>Thanks
please answer, i have less then two months to study!! any advice would be nice :)</p>

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<p>Well, there are two red books: </p>

<p>the official one, The Real ACT Prep Guide (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Real-Guide-guide-include-tests/dp/0768919754/ref=pd_bbs_2/105-1549645-7878013?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189044567&sr=8-2%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Real-Guide-guide-include-tests/dp/0768919754/ref=pd_bbs_2/105-1549645-7878013?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189044567&sr=8-2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>and the Princeton Review one (it has a red binding and people who told me about it called it a red book):
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-2007-College-Test-Prep/dp/0375765859/ref=pd_sim_b_3/105-1549645-7878013?ie=UTF8&qid=1189044567&sr=8-2%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-2007-College-Test-Prep/dp/0375765859/ref=pd_sim_b_3/105-1549645-7878013?ie=UTF8&qid=1189044567&sr=8-2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I would get both. The official one has three practice tests, and the other one has really good writing practice and a bunch of tests too. </p>

<p>ACT is less screwy than SAT. It doesn't have all the tricks, but you gotta nail your timing.</p>

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<p>Thank you!
Any more advice?</p>

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<p>bump
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