well you will be familiar with the all the big names like officers, toppers ,kips and competitors etc.
moreover go through this link which will really give you an insight into the way all the academies work.
http://www.cssforum.com.pk/beginners...tml#post258278
you can join any academy you like but my suggestion would be to go their for only one month . for a novice one month is more than enough to get an answer to his ambiguities. once you know the basics it is up to you to work hard. moreover you can get names of the famous books by searching this forum and sifting the "arena of golden tips" . it has interviews and suggestions from all the previous toppers. once you have the books and the past papers then it is up to you to devour all the books like a hungry lion:P