How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Van Doren, Charles/ Adler, Mortimer J./ Holland, Edward (Narrator)

ISBN 10: 1797139851 / ISBN 13: 9781797139852

Published by Blackstone Pub, 2021

unabridged edition. 9.29x5.83x1.14 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 1797139851

Synopsis:

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.<BR> <BR>A CNN Book of the Week: "Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done." -Farheed Zakaria<BR><BR>Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them--from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to "judge a book by its cover," and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author's message from the text.<BR> <BR>Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works.<BR> <BR>Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.

About the Author: Mortimer J. Adler (1902-2001), an American philosopher, educator, and popular author, served as the chairman of Encyclopaedia Britannica's board of editors, was the founder and director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, and was an honorary trustee and founder of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. He authored the well-known How to Read a Book and the intellectual autobiography Philosopher at Large and was coeditor, with Charles Van Doren, of Great Treasury of Western Thought, declared the Reference Book of 1977 by the American Library Association. Charles Van Doren is an American intellectual, writer, and editor. He earned a bachelor's degree from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and went on to earn a master's in astrophysics and a doctorate in English from Columbia University, where he later taught English. He is also the author of A History of Knowledge.

Bibliographic Details

Title: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to ...
Publisher: Blackstone Pub
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Compact Disc
Condition: Brand New