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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
£10.99
ADLER, MORTIMER
Product Details
ISBN: 9780671212094
Author: ADLER, MORTIMER
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.
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.
- Guides readers on how to achieve these levels, from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading.
- Teaches when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text.
Techniques for Reading Different Genres
The book also provides instructions tailored to specific types of literature, including:
- Practical books
- Imaginative literature
- Plays
- Poetry
- History
- Science and mathematics
- Philosophy
- Social science works
Finally, the authors offer:
- A recommended reading list.
- Reading tests to measure your progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.
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