APUSH+Review+Books

Listed below are several different books that you may find useful in studying for the AP US History Exam. I do NOT require you to purchase any of these products, however, many students have found these to be rather useful in preparing for the exam. In my opinion, some of these are better than others, however, I have had at least one student use each of these resources and get a "5" on the exam. These resources are especially helpful as a way to remind you of major points covered in class without going into the detail that your textbook goes into.

I have also provided a link to a website where you can purchase each one of these products. Enjoy!

[|United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination] - Unfortunately, this book is not available in Korea. The good news is that it costs under $18 if buying it from their website in the US, however, shipping it to Korea costs an additional $82!!! My advice would be to either have this book sent to a friend in the US who could then send it to you for much cheaper, or purchase the earlier version of this book off of Amazon (2003 edition - Amazon currently does not list the 2010 version of this book). I have not read the 2003 version of the book, but have heard that it is outstanding. In my opinion, this is the best book out there. Unfortunately, it's a pain to get a copy of it. (AMSCO, the publisher, may be making this book available in a digital format in the future. If they do, I will let you know as that would be substantially cheaper as well.)

[|REA: US History] - This one is a bit more expensive (about 35,000 won) but comes with a CD-ROM with three pretty good practice tests on it. I also think this is an excellent book. (You can save 10,000 won and get the version of the book without the CD. The tests are still printed in the back of the book.) This does a nice job of going into detail of events, as far as review books go.

[|Kaplan AP US History] - Not quite as detailed as the previous two books, but still a decent source. Some people really like the layout of this book which might be a plus for you. If you've used Kaplan materials in the past, you might find this one useful. This one costs 21,600 won on this particular website.

[|The Princeton Review: Cracking the AP US History Exam] - Like the Kaplan book, this doesn't go into as much detail as the first two books, however, many people swear by Princeton Review materials. This book costs 22,790 won on this website.


 * __Review Flash Cards__**

[|Barron's AP US History Flash Cards] - At 22,790 won, I think this is an excellent resource for this price. It has 500 flash cards with a fair amount of detail on a variety of people, events, and court cases which provide a pretty good review. Several of my students used this last year and really liked it.

[|REA AP US History Flashcards] - This is actually a book, not a box of flashcards. Rather than listing a term, like the Barron's cards do, these tend to ask questions with the answer on the back side. This one costs under 16,000 won - another great resource.

[|CliffsNotes AP US History Flashcards] - I saw plenty of these floating around my classroom as well last year. These were written by an AP US History teacher and has 950 terms in it along with 50 blank cards for you to fill in with your own events and details that you need to review. It's a bit more expensive, about 24,000 won and the cards are a bit flimsy, compared to the Barron's cards, but again, students seemed to like this as well.