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How to Read a Book

How to Read a Book Paperback - 1972

by Charles Van Doren; Mortimer J. Adler

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Touchstone, 1972. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title How to Read a Book
  • Author Charles Van Doren; Mortimer J. Adler
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 426
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone, New York
  • Date 1972
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0671212095I3N00
  • ISBN 9780671212094 / 0671212095
  • Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.18 x 6.73 x 1.08 in (20.78 x 17.09 x 2.74 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: Home School
  • Library of Congress subjects Reading, Lecture
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 72081451
  • Dewey Decimal Code 418.4

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Summary

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. Mortimer J. Adler was Chairman of the Board of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, Honorary Trustee of the Aspen Institute, and authored more than fifty books. He died in 2001.

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.