5 lb. Book of LSAT Practice Drills: Over 5,000 questions across 180 drills (Manhattan Prep 5 lb)

I am a Harvard grad, 99% LSAT scorer (179), and professional test-prep tutor/coach since 2002. Manhattan Prep's "5 lb. Book of LSAT Practice Drills: Over 5,000 questions across 180 drills" (currently $31) is a helpful, practical, and welcome addition to the LSAT Prep pantheon, primarily because of its focus on "skill drill" over simply reading LSAT strategy guides and taking practice tests. Why I recommend this book: Instead of passively reading yet another LSAT strategy guide, the reader is forced in this book to put pen (or pencil) to paper, and to physically complete a bunch of LSAT practice assignments, which is excellent for the student who needs a little extra motivation. The authors provide a nearly endless series of drills in all the 3 main areas of the test: Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and Analytical Reasoning, better known as Logic Games. With over 95 real, official LSAT PrepTests at our disposal, the last thing that LSAT prep students need are more unrealistic, synthetic practice exams from third-party LSAT prep companies (in other words, tests not written by LSAC, the author of the LSAT). The same goes for LSAT strategy guides: there are plenty of good ones already. But what most students do need is more repetitive practice at specific LSAT-based logic, critical reading, reasoning and deduction skills--and that's where this book really shines. My only objection at the moment is that there is no Kindle version of this book--as advertised, it's massive and does literally weigh 5 pounds. The LSAT is moving to a fully digital (tablet) format starting in July of 2019, so it would make sense to have a digital version of the book from a pragmatic as well as environmental perspective. For more information, google "LSAT Action Plan: How to Study and Prepare for the Law School Admission Test."

This book does a great job of breaking down the many skills needed to be successful. This book is helpful for all sections of the test. This is a piece missing from a lot of curriculums. As a high scorer before buying this book, there was still much to be gained, especially from the LR and RC sections. Brought to light things that I hadn't noticed or really thought about before.Someone mentioned it doesn't use real test questions; it's not necessary to what this book is trying to accomplish (not to mention the number of test questions that would have to be spoiled to do so). The content in this book is like what's on the test. It's up to you to apply the skills practiced to test questions afterwards. This is key and all the exercises in the book allow for direct application to the test.

Having completed the PowerScore LSAT course, I found myself struggling with deconstructing the stimulus among with many other things (like Logic Games). Not to say that PowerScore is an unworthy program - I totally recommend it - but I learn differently; I need many explanations for the same concept. There is always one (and only one) that clicks with me. And this book totally demystified the process of attacking the stimulus for me. Just a few pages in (about 50 something) and now I exactly know how to interpret a stimulus. I can now tell facts apart from arguments, spot shifts in stimulus and identify the shift as part of the premise or conclusion. I cannot wait to get to its Logic Games drills.

This book has a lot of subtlety in its organization, even with having 180 drills (180 is a perfect LSAT score). The book is seemingly endless with logic games, explained in unbelievable detail. This book will prepare you for other parts of the test, but where it really succeeds is those incredibly difficult Logic games. This book teaches them step by step, with tons of practice, to the point where you will readily recognize what's going on when taking practice tests, taking apart the logical concepts. The book also does great explaining logical reasoning and reading comprehension questions, however this resource is limited. You will get better with practice, but not far better, and I think once you're very familiar with these sections of the LSAT it's just an intelligence test. It's the Logic games (called Analytical Reasoning) that really separate the crowd, and it's that section that is learnable, where I'd encourage lots of practice. I found many of the exercises easy, then normal, then difficult. The concepts are explained from basic to complicated. If you finish the book, and I mean reading the explanations for each answer, including when you get it right, the LSAT will be much easier for you. The book is very well made, with minimal errors, clear organization, and it's pleasant to use. Because it's so large, there's no hesitation to use a pencil and go to town marking up page after page. It is a surprisingly thick book, but I actually think in this case quantity is a good quality.

I have been using this book since earlier this year and it is really helping me. I like the diagramming tips, charts and practice drills in this book. I also use the free Khan Academy prep and Powerscore books. I like this book for its organization, charts, diagrams and practice drills, which makes for easier prep.

I found this to be a great study book for study for anyone who is preparing for the LSAT.

Poorly outdated, several hundred pages now containing materiel irrelevant to the LSAT. Some drills are okay but explanations are non-existent, so good luck trying to learn anything from your failures. Some drills are set up badly to the point of not even telling you the possible answers. Save your money for a different drill book or save up for the lawhub subscription

This book truly weighs 5 pounds. It is heavy. Lots of information in it.

Im using this to solidify 7sage methods I like that a lot of this matches up with 7sage - and it teaches you to be sensitive to certain key areas in LR and RC (haven't done the LG stuff in it yet) but its great for LR so far and bits of RC overall great companion to do in between PT's - its a book of drills as the title suggests - it focuses on the micro dimensions of each section/ question type and builds on those constantly using past chapter lesson to extend current ones. Highly recommend over Powerscore.

Cutting every aspect of LSAT into pieces, making sure the user knows what is what and why it’s so in a fun way. Highly effective and efficient, I strongly recommend it. One demerit, however, is that in it these word definitions are somewhat inaccurate—probably in order for the user to remember these words quickly enough, it takes a shortcut at the expense of accuracy; reference to Oxford English Dictionary is thus necessary.

Disappointed with the sheer number of typos and errors in this book. It’s ridiculous given the price and the reputation of the “author”. Not to mention the terrible, handwritten answer keys; they look like they were written by a sloppy kindergartener.

Lots of typos and things not matching up throughout the book. For instance, not including one of the elements in a game's diagram. Purely missing the element entirely in the solutions page. It just gives the impression this was rushed out as a quick run through of all of the games and drills would've fixed the issue. Otherwise it can be useful to refine VERY specific skills per section of the book. If you've gone through MP's 3 LSAT books on each section already, I honestly wouldn't recommend this, I'd recommend just doing practice exams and questions until test day. This is because you already know everything in this book, it doesn't teach anything new, and expect you to know the specific strategies and techniques taught on those 3 books.