<p>Ok. This is apart from the SAT/ACT. Does anyone know any good books to improve critical reading from. How do you become a critical reader. What are the things that you look for as a reader? Basically, what to annotate and how to react at certain situations.</p>
<p>Writing: I need help on essay writing in general not for SAT/ACT or other standardized tests. I need this for my personal purpose. Anyone know any good books to improve writing? I want to get a specific book that helps you understand essay writing and I need to improve like really bad. </p>
<p>Thanks for your help. Please help me quickly as possible. I need to go buy that book that people here suggest. I sincerely need help.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Jonathan.</p>
<p>There’s no book that will improve your reading, that needs to be done over years of reading tough prose. There is no easy way out.</p>
<p>How to react to certain situations? You could try out The Gentle Art of Verbal Defense. I hear it’s a decent book (I’ve never read it myself) but it lacks the “oompf” to be an excellent book. Readers generally give it a 3/5 stars.</p>
<p>Writing: You should look into Diana Hacker’s Pocket Style Manual and Elements of Style, those are both REALLY good</p>
<p>that is a complete lie… i do not read… i hate reading… i haven’t read a book for a long time, i usually spark note everything (i only read textbooks)…
but i know a good book that helped me w/ critical readind and writing: Barron’s book as well as the official college board book- great examples</p>