I own a number of LSAT related guides and workbooks. The following is a list of the workbooks and/or guides I currently own:
- The Next 10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTest
- Cracking the LSAT, 2010 Edition
- Kaplan LSAT 2010 Edition: Strategies, Practice, and Review
- The PowerScore LSAT Logic Games Bible
- The PowerScore LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible
I also have quite a few of the LSAC Official PrepTests which I also purchased from Amazon.com. My favorite two books of the above five, though, are the PowerScore Bibles. If you are not planning on attending a course (either in person or online), I would heavily recommend you purchase the PowerScore Logic Games and Logical Reasoning Bibles.
As your search different sites for reviews, you will see that these two books consistently appear towards the top of any favorite guides list. In my opinion, they are easily the best and are a “must read” for any student planning on taking the LSAT. After working through the guides, you’ll find that you can look at most of the Logical Reasoning questions and eliminate at least one and sometimes more of the answers before really diving into the analysis. The Logic Games Bible also teaches you how to diagram and map out a plan of attack for Logic Games questions in a quick and efficient manner that is, most importantly, repeatable on questions that are not specifically in the guides.
If anything, my biggest criticism of the other guides is that their methods are not always repeatable when you try to adapt them to something that does not specifically appear in one of their guides. I have been fairly impressed with what PowerScore has done with the two guides. I can’t attest to the other PowerScore Bible for the Reading Comprehension as I have not had a chance to open it up and evaluate it.
When I am done with all my studying, I’ll give a full evaluation of my plan of attack and I’ll revamp it after having taken the actual LSAT with what changes I think are needed. Hopefully in the end, we will have a complete guide of at least one method of tackling the LSAT that others who are in similar conditions and/or restraints as I am can follow.