Top GMAT Prep Books

I want to do preparation of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Exam and want to know details of this GMAT. Will you tell me what the latest pattern of this exam and also provides me lists of some top GMAT books for doing preparation?

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The Graduate Management Admission Test is a computer adaptive test (CAT) intended to assess certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA.

Pattern of GMAT:

Section Duration in minutes Number of questions
Analytical writing assessment 30 N/A
Integrated reasoning 30 12
Quantitative 75 37
Verbal 75 41

20 Most Popular GMAT Books:

The Official Guide for GMAT Review 13th Edition
Manhattan GMAT Guides
The Official Guide for GMAT Review 12th Edition
The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review 2nd Edition
The PowerScore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible
Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction
The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review 2nd Edition
Manhattan GMAT Test Simulation Booklet w/ Marker
Manhattan GMAT Advanced GMAT Quant
Kaplan Gmat Premier Live 2012-2013
Manhattan GMAT Number Properties
Kaplan GMAT Advanced (Kaplan 800)
Manhattan GMAT Foundations of GMAT Math
GMAT Ultimate Grammar
Manhattan GMAT Word Translations
Great Applications for Business School
Manhattan GMAT Reading Comprehension
The PowerScore GMAT Sentence Correction Bible
Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook
Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook

Institutes for GMAT Prep:

1 Kalpan
2 Manhattan Prep:
3 The Princeton GMAT