How to Read a Book: art of getting a liberal education
by Adler, Mortimer J
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/none
- Seller
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pdx, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Text unmarked., Spine still tight. Front spine shows wear and torn at bottom of front cover. Slight amount of dirt on rear. Price scratched off on front cover.. Some dirt of page edges. Important book that helped form American thinking from 1940 to the 60's. Book had great impact on public discussions about more than books.. hand penciled prive recto free end paper.
Synopsis
How to Read a Book was first written in 1940 by Mortimer Adler. He co-authored a heavily revised edition in 1972 with Charles Van Doren, which gives guidelines for critically reading good and great books of any tradition, but refrains from recommending any book outside the Western tradition; the 1972 revision, in addition to the first edition, treats genres, inspectional and syntopical reading.
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Details
- Bookseller
- acs books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3403
- Title
- How to Read a Book
- Author
- Adler, Mortimer J
- Format/Binding
- Paper.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- eleventh printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Simon & schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 398
- Size
- 5" x 8'
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- adler simon schuster read book self improvement art rhetoric liberal education american culture responsability
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- books;
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acs books
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pdx, Oregon
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sale of my collection of books from my 41 years in the book business.
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