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How to Read a Book by Charles Van Doren and Mortimer J. Adler (1972, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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How to Read a Book,originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, alivingclassic. 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.

LCCN
72-081451
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pn83.A43 1972
Grade from
Eleventh Grade
Grade to
Twelfth Grade
Edition Description
Revised Edition
eBook Format
Content Package
Reviews
The New Yorker It shows concretely how the serious work of proper reading may be accomplished and how much it may yield in the way of instruction and delight., Jacques Barzun These four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to over-look., These four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to overlook., Jacques BarzunThese four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to over-look., It shows concretely how the serious work of proper reading may be accomplished and how much it may yield in the way of instruction and delight.
Copyright Date
1972
Dewey Decimal
028