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How to Read a Book

by Charles Van Doren and Mortimer Adler

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About the book

How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.
You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them – from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science.

Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed.

...a practical book. It aims to help people become intelligent readers. To read intelligently means to read actively.

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Categories:

Classics Productivity Philosophy Personal Development Writing Self-help Non-fiction Education

Language:

English

Length:

426 pages

Author:

Charles Van Doren and Mortimer Adler
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