I used my friend's TPR Hyperlearning books (2007 version) when prepping for the MCAT. The Hyperlearning books were given to her when she signed up for the $1500+ course. In all, she let me borrow 6 books - Biological Sciences Review (contains bio and o-chem); Physical Sciences Review (physics and g-chem); Science Workbook (practice passages w/ questions & answers); Verbal Workbook; Verbal Reasoning & Writing Review; and Practice Tests A-D.
Biological Sciences Review - The bio section was very helpful for me because it was detailed w/ thorough explanations. The questions scattered throughout the section really encourage you to apply concepts to topics that may be unknown to you, which is exactly what the MCAT will force you to do. The o-chem section was short, but the content was still explained well. I suppose the o-chem section was sufficient, since o-chem is a small section on the MCAT anyways.
Physical Sciences Review - Physics section was very helpful - again, detailed w/ good explanations. However, I felt that the g-chem section was too short and lacking. I had to study from other books to get more g-chem review.
Science Workbook - I really liked this. I spent most of my MCAT prep time doing content review and working out of this workbook simultaneously.
Verbal Workbook - Lots of verbal passages to work on. I saw a big improvement in my verbal skills as I worked through the book. However, this improvement didn't really translate to my actual MCAT. I'd suggest trying something else for verbal, although I'm not sure what.
Verbal Reasoning & Writing Review - Walks you through the essay. Shows examples of both poor and great essays. I spent a few days max going through this book and brainstorming examples on some of the hundreds of prompts listed on the AAMC (?) website.
Practice Tests A-D - Did not like this at all. These tests felt nothing like the AAMC tests, and as such, were not indicative of my actual MCAT score at all. Skip this book and just take AAMC tests instead.
I spent a little over 2 months prepping for the MCAT (but I treated it like a job - studied all day, everyday). The only prep material I used were these Hyperlearning books, previous AAMC tests, and an old g-chem textbook. If I had to re-take it (which I'm not), I'd supplement these Hyperlearning books with other verbal material & perhaps other g-chem material, AND I'd give myself more time to take nothing but practice tests.
