Popularity Contest!!!

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<p>what's the most popular TEXT book for AP us gov't....</p>

<p>chem = zumdahl
physics = giancoli physics
us history = american pageant</p>

<p>AP us gov't = ??????????????</p>

<p>thanx in advance :)</p>

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<p>There's a stickied thread about this already.</p>

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<p>I want the most popular book though. I don't know if the one listed in the stickied thread is the most popular. AND, then stickied thread is mostly about prep books, I want to know about text books.</p>

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<p>The book by Dilulio and Wilson is considered the standard. Personally, I hated it. I thought it was repetetive, boring, poorly written, and too conservative. However, it will cover the AP curriculum well.</p>

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<p>^ thanx, can anyone attest to this?</p>

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<p>anyone?...</p>

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<p>My govt class used Government by the People. It's a bit superfluous, but that can be a good thing.</p>

<p>I read some of it. I got a 4.</p>

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<p>AP chemistry is to Zumdahl::as::AP US Gov't is to ___________.</p>

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<p>American government: Institutions and Policies by James Q. Wilson is the most widely used one for AP US gov.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/American-government-Institutions-James-Wilson/dp/0618556621/ref=sr_1_3/105-2390956-8394861?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188341975&sr=1-3%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/American-government-Institutions-James-Wilson/dp/0618556621/ref=sr_1_3/105-2390956-8394861?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188341975&sr=1-3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>^thanx.....</p>

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<p>American Government may be the most widely used, but it does not excuse the fact that it is terribly boring. I am the type of student who will actually read his textbook -- I read far more of The American Pageant than I really needed to, but I struggled through the atrocious writing, all the same. American Government though... I had difficulties with. After I realized I could ace the tests based on listening to the notes in class alone, I really stopped reading it.</p>