<p>I was looking at textbook recommendations for Macro (self-study) and it said to use both Mankiw's Principles of Macroeconomics AND McConnell, Campbell, and Stanley Brue. Economics.</p>
<p>Would it just be possible to use Mankiw's text, and still get a 5 on the exam?</p>
<p>Indubitably; it would be a total waste to purchase both textbooks; Mankiw’s, in conjunction with an AP prep book, more than suffices to help one get a 5.</p>