How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Language: English
Published by Touchstone, 1972
- Softcover
- Used
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- Title
- How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
- Author
- Adler, Mortimer J.; Van Doren, Charles
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Publication year
- 1972
- Condition
- acceptable
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0671212095
- ISBN 13
- 9780671212094
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
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.
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.
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.
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About the Author
Dr. Charles Van Doren earned advanced degrees in both literature and mathematics from Columbia University, where he later taught English and was the Assistant Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research. He also worked for Encyclopedia Britannica in Chicago.
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