Manhattan Review GMAT Reading Comprehension Guide [5th Edition]: Turbocharge your Prep - Softcover

Though reading is a skill you thought you mastered as a child, Reading Comprehension for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a different matter altogether. Manhattan Review has created the GMAT Reading Comprehension Guide to build your competence and confidence and take you to the next level. It is the most comprehensive guide on the market today, designed to train you to delve into dense and often uninteresting passages quickly and efficiently, wade through their tricky phrasing, and come through them with the right answers to difficult questions. Our book provides you with 25 representative practice passages on myriad subjects, utilizing all question types appearing on the test, along with detailed explanations. With our practice sets and proven strategies, not only will your comprehension skills improve, but also your mental endurance level, a factor that is instrumental to your success. Quite simply, this book is the best preparation available for the Reading Comprehension section of the GMAT!

About the Series: The Turbocharge Your GMAT Series is designed to be clear and comprehensive. Since its conception in 1999, it is considered the gold-standard in GMAT prep. The complete series is designed to be your best GMAT test prep companion as you navigate the road to a successful outcome. Manhattan Review has created these guides to lead you through the complexities of the examination and achieve your best possible result. As so many students before you have discovered, our books break down the different test sections in a careful, clear manner and zero in on exactly what you need to know to raise your score!

About the Author: Professor Joern Meissner, the founder and chairman of Manhattan Review has over twenty-five years of teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate programs at prestigious business schools in the USA, UK and Germany. He created the original lectures, which are constantly updated by the Manhattan Review Team to reflect the evolving nature of GMAT, GRE, LSAT, SAT, and TOEFL test prep and private tutoring. Professor Meissner received his Ph.D. in Management Science from Graduate School of Business at Columbia University (Columbia Business School) in New York City and is a recognized authority in the area of Supply Chain Management (SCM), Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Management. Currently, he holds the position of Full Professor of Supply Chain Management and Pricing Strategy at Kuehne Logistics University in Hamburg, Germany. Professor Meissner is a passionate and enthusiastic teacher. He believes that grasping an idea is only half of the fun; conveying it to others makes it whole. At his previous position at Lancaster University Management School, he taught the MBA Core course in Operations Management and originated three new MBA Electives: Advanced Decision Models, Supply Chain Management, and Revenue Management. He has also lectured at the University of Hamburg, the Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL), and the University of Mannheim. Professor Meissner offers a variety of Executive Education courses aimed at business professionals, managers, leaders, and executives who strive for professional and personal growth. He frequently advises companies ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging start-ups on various issues related to his research expertise. Please visit his academic homepage www.meiss.com for further information.

Manhattan Review, Inc. is a multi-national test prep firm. Founded in 1999 by Dr. Joern Meissner, an internationally renowned business school professor, Manhattan Review is the oldest and most prestigious test prep company of its kind in New York City. For over 15 years, the firm has been improving the lives of students by helping them gain entrance to their desired degree programs by working to improve their admission test scores. Initially offering only preparation for the GMAT, Manhattan Review has since extended its offerings to include GRE, LSAT, SAT, and TOEFL preparation products as well as admissions counseling. Headquartered in New York City, Manhattan Review operates in many cities in the United States and in selected other places in the world. Please visit www.manhattanreview.com for more information.