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* The Princeton Review - "Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam."  This was praised by one homeschooler who took this exam, and the text does have an index and a useful listing of key events and terms.  But [[liberal]] bias permits this book.  It smears [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[supply-side economics]], repeating epithets that it was "voodoo economics" and "trick down" economics.  The book claims that "[a]t first" it had "little effect" and later "results were mixed."  It never tells the student how tremendously successful "[[Reaganomics]]" was.  Other signs of bias:  capitulation to the [[gender police]] by replacing "strawman" with "straw dog," and unjustified claims of people migrating to America 20,000 to 40,000 years ago (p. 63).  The book incorrectly explains the motivation for the [[Salem Witch Trials]].  The book has inappropriate, liberal-type editorializing comments inserted by the authors, such as "(How the monarchy came to sell the rights to land that it clearly did not own is just the kind of interesting question that this review will not be covering.  Sorry, but it is not on the AP!)" (p. 64).--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:19, 10 August 2008 (EDT)
 
* The Princeton Review - "Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam."  This was praised by one homeschooler who took this exam, and the text does have an index and a useful listing of key events and terms.  But [[liberal]] bias permits this book.  It smears [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[supply-side economics]], repeating epithets that it was "voodoo economics" and "trick down" economics.  The book claims that "[a]t first" it had "little effect" and later "results were mixed."  It never tells the student how tremendously successful "[[Reaganomics]]" was.  Other signs of bias:  capitulation to the [[gender police]] by replacing "strawman" with "straw dog," and unjustified claims of people migrating to America 20,000 to 40,000 years ago (p. 63).  The book incorrectly explains the motivation for the [[Salem Witch Trials]].  The book has inappropriate, liberal-type editorializing comments inserted by the authors, such as "(How the monarchy came to sell the rights to land that it clearly did not own is just the kind of interesting question that this review will not be covering.  Sorry, but it is not on the AP!)" (p. 64).--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:19, 10 August 2008 (EDT)
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* AP United States History (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the AP Exam: 7th Edition - Excellent reviews on amazon.com.  REA books tend to be less biased than the other prep books.  Also consider REA's different books prepping for the SAT II and CLEP.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 11:04, 10 August 2008 (EDT)
    
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