The study material that you refer to while preparing for GRE Prep plays an essential role. If you have joined coaching classes then you can stick by those books if they are relevant. But for others doing self study or have completed practicing classes’ study material must definitely opt for these books mentioned below:
Manhattan prep GRE set of 8 strategy guides:
Manhattan prep GRE set of 8 strategy guides is one of the best books for GRE preparation. The book includes a set of books which has 6 books based on quantitative ability and other two based on verbal ability and analytical writing respectively. If you have enough time to study and practice from ground level you can buy these books as it acts as a complete guide to GRE.
Official GRE super power pack:
Official GRE super power pack is a set of three books written by the makers of the GRE test. It provides sufficient amount of practice tests of all the subjects. One can rely on this book as it also provides a detailed description of answers to the questions and also contains tips for answering questions.
Princeton GRE premium edition:
Princeton’s GRE premium edition provides an exhaustive review of all GRE topics, practice questions with detailed answer keys, key strategies to solve text completions, data interpretation and quantitative comparisons. Buying premium edition will allow access to Premium Portal online.
Kaplan’s GRE Prep Plus:
Gre Prep Plus is the largest in terms of question banks offering 2200+ questions with detailed answers. The other books of Kaplan named GRE Vocabulary Flashcards and GRE Math Workbook are also worth the money.
Barron GRE:
Once you have a strong hold on the basics and strategy you can go for this book. This books contains difficult set of questions as compared to other books which makes you prepared before the test.
The books listed above are highly recommended for complete preparation as these books offer ample of practice questions for each section. Apart from these books, here is the list of some special books which can help you to increase efficiency and make the concepts crystal clear:
SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR EACH SECTION:
Verbal Ability:
-Word Power Made Easy- Norman Lewis
-Barron’s 1100 words you need to know
-GRE Verbal Grail – Aristotle Prep
-Manhattans 500 essential words for GRE and 500 advanced words for GRE
-Mangoosh’s GRE Vocabulary ebook
Quantitative Ability:
-Novas GRE prep course
-Grockits 1600+ practice questions for the GRE
– Kaplan’s GRE math workbook
Analytical Writing Ability:
-Vibrant Publishers GRE Analytical Writing
-ETS Official Guide to the GRE Revised General Test
