Click the link above to see the fully up-to-date second edition of the ACT Prep Black Book for advice on the current version of the ACT, along with over 600 detailed walkthroughs of real ACT questions!

The "ACT Prep Black Book" gives you unique, effective ACT strategies from Mike Barrett, an ACT tutor with clients all over the globe who pay him hundreds of dollars an hour for phone tutoring. The Black Book is a must-have, whether you need to

• make a perfect 36 to be competitive at an Ivy,
• score a 10 in each section to claim a sports scholarship,
• or anything in between.

The Black Book works best when used with the authentic ACT questions in the "Red Book," which is the Real ACT Prep Guide, 3rd Edition, by ACT, Inc. The Black Book shows you how to beat the ACT, while the Red Book gives you real ACT questions to practice with. (The ACT Prep Black Book has no affiliation with ACT, Inc.)

The Black Book and the Red Book are all you need to get your best possible ACT score.

Why is the Black Book the ideal ACT book?

• It actually works, for one thing. You'll learn to use the ACT's own design flaws against it.
• The Black Book is a clear, concise roadmap to the ACT. (See the partial table of contents below). It explains exactly how every ACT question works, and how to beat it in the least time possible.
• The Black Book contains over 200 original solutions for real ACT questions from the Red Book, so you know it actually works. (You'll need the 3rd edition of the Red Book to use these solutions. But you shouldn't always trust the Red Book's own explanations of its questions, believe it or not! As Mike demonstrates repeatedly, the Red Book's explanations frequently rely on faulty and inconsistent reasoning. Mike shows you what's really going with the ACT in a way that the Red Book does not.)

Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the ACT!

A selection from the table of contents:

• . . .
• Getting The Most Out Of The ACT Prep Black Book
• A Note To Concerned Parents
• Frequently Asked Questions
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• The ACT's Biggest Weakness
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• Timing Issues
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• The General Process For Answering ACT Reading Questions
• Walkthroughs: The ACT Reading Process In Action Against Real Questions
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• Unwritten Test Design Rules Of ACT Math
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• ACT Math Answer-Choice Patterns
• The General Process For Answering ACT Math Questions
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• Walkthroughs: The ACT Math Process In Action Against Real Questions
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• How To Read Passages On The ACT Science Section
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• ACT Science Answer-Choice Patterns
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• Walkthroughs: The ACT Science Process In Action Against Real Questions
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• Commas In The ACT English Section
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• The General Process For Answering ACT English Questions
• ACT English Answer-Choice Patterns And Issues
• Walkthroughs: The ACT English Process In Action Against Real Questions
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• Unwritten Test Design Rules Of The ACT Essay (ACT Writing Test)
• Recommended Step-By-Step Approach To The ACT Essay
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• Analysis Of Sample Essays In The Real ACT Prep Guide, 3rd Edition
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• When Things Go Wrong
• 4 ACT Myths
• Shooting For A 36
• If American English Isn't Your First Language
• Parting Advice

Click the "look inside" feature above to browse the Black Book and get a feel for how it approaches the ACT!