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Blackstone's Police Manuals 2009 (Blackstone's Police Manuals)

by: Simon Cooper, Michael Orme, Glenn Hutton, Gavin McKinnon, David Johnston

August 21, 2008
Much better than the old Law Files and you don't need Police Review for a study timetable, there are other OSPRE training providers who also produce one

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Passing the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and BMAT 2008 (Student Guides to University Entrance) (Student Guides to University Entrance)

by: Felicity Taylor, Rosalie Hutton, Glenn Hutton

April 21, 2008
The guide kicks off with a lot of irrelevant information about general application to medical school, UCAS, personal statement writing etc - not useless by any means, but definitely not brilliant.

The real meat of the book is the practice questions, and I'm afraid to say that this is where it really falls over. The verbal reasoning questions are terrible, there are multiple typos, huge logical inconsistencies, many ambiguous questions and some of the answers are simply entirely wrong.

The other sections seem to be of a better quality, but on the basis of the second chapter, I really wouldn't bother with this book - no academic text (especially one with an emphasis on comprehension and critical thinking) should contain such ... Read More:

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Passing the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT)

by: Rosalie Hutton; Glenn Hutton; Fraser Sam

June 13, 2008
The shortest and most focussed of the three LNAT books I have tried, although lacks a bit of detail in places and some of the material on grammar doesn't seem to quite make sense.

The sample MCQs were generally quite useful. A couple were a bit ambiguous but on the whole worth trying. Better explanations might have helped, but everything reads fine.

Overall certainly worth a look, but not the best of the books I cam across.

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Passing Oxbridge Admissions Tests (Student Guides to University Entrance) (Student Guides to University Entrance)

by: Rosalie Hutton, Glenn Hutton

August 22, 2008
The shortest and most focussed of the three LNAT books I have tried, although lacks a bit of detail in places and some of the material on grammar doesn't seem to quite make sense.

The sample MCQs were generally quite useful. A couple were a bit ambiguous but on the whole worth trying. Better explanations might have helped, but everything reads fine.

Overall certainly worth a look, but not the best of the books I cam across.

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Evidence and Procedure 2009: v. 2 (Blackstone's Police Manuals)

by: David Johnston, Glenn Hutton

August 21, 2008
As a prospective police officer myself, I was looking for a set of books to help my understanding of law, and Blackstone's have done it here

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General Police Duties 2009: v. 4 (Blackstone's Police Manuals)

by: Glenn Hutton, Gavin McKinnon

August 21, 2008
As a prospective police officer myself, I was looking for a set of books to help my understanding of law, and Blackstone's have done it here

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Passing the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and BMAT (Student Guides to University Entrance)

by: Felicity Taylor; Rosalie Hutton; Glenn Hutton

May 30, 2007
The guide kicks off with a lot of irrelevant information about general application to medical school, UCAS, personal statement writing etc - not useless by any means, but definitely not brilliant.

The real meat of the book is the practice questions, and I'm afraid to say that this is where it really falls over. The verbal reasoning questions are terrible, there are multiple typos, huge logical inconsistencies, many ambiguous questions and some of the answers are simply entirely wrong.

The other sections seem to be of a better quality, but on the basis of the second chapter, I really wouldn't bother with this book - no academic text (especially one with an emphasis on comprehension and critical thinking) should contain such elementary ... Read More:

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Blackstone's Police Manuals 2008 (Blackstone's Police Manuals)

by: Consultant, Simon Cooper, Glenn Hutton, David Johnson, Gavin McKinnon, Michael Orme

August 23, 2007
The guide kicks off with a lot of irrelevant information about general application to medical school, UCAS, personal statement writing etc - not useless by any means, but definitely not brilliant.

The real meat of the book is the practice questions, and I'm afraid to say that this is where it really falls over. The verbal reasoning questions are terrible, there are multiple typos, huge logical inconsistencies, many ambiguous questions and some of the answers are simply entirely wrong.

The other sections seem to be of a better quality, but on the basis of the second chapter, I really wouldn't bother with this book - no academic text (especially one with an emphasis on comprehension and critical thinking) should contain such elementary ... Read More:

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Blackstone's Police Investigators' Manual 2008 (Blackstones)

by: Paul Connor, Glenn Hutton, Gavin McKinnon, David Johnston

November 15, 2007
The guide kicks off with a lot of irrelevant information about general application to medical school, UCAS, personal statement writing etc - not useless by any means, but definitely not brilliant.

The real meat of the book is the practice questions, and I'm afraid to say that this is where it really falls over. The verbal reasoning questions are terrible, there are multiple typos, huge logical inconsistencies, many ambiguous questions and some of the answers are simply entirely wrong.

The other sections seem to be of a better quality, but on the basis of the second chapter, I really wouldn't bother with this book - no academic text (especially one with an emphasis on comprehension and critical thinking) should contain such elementary ... Read More:

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General Police Duties 2008: v. 4 (Blackstone's Police Manuals)

by: Glenn Hutton, Gavin McKinnon

August 23, 2007
This book is a good up to date reference guide for general police duties. The text perfectly displays legislation and includes points to consider. Also incorporated is reference to the Human Rights Act 1998, a very touched upon subject nowadays.