false <![CDATA[How to Read a Book]]> 567610 7 <I>How to Read a Book,</I> originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a <I>living</I> classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.<br><br>You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them -- from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science.<br><br>Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed. 1633521 15 8 1972 How to Read a Book total:506|5:164|4:183|3:123|2:29|1:7| 506 1986 1214 119 5 6 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Jan 27 15:22:40 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 15:28:36 -0800 2008
How To Read A Book:


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One idea from the book that I still recall 30 years later...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Oct 09 09:00:34 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 09:08:33 -0700 2008 4 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 17:03:19 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 19:50:07 -0700 2009 understanding. Thus the authors can talk about reading as a form of research, elevating the task of reading far above its stereotype of passivity.

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This is a great resource for learning how to read analytically - a must for any student... I wish I knew about this text when I was ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 27 21:23:41 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 21:32:47 -0700 2009 primary and secondary teachers and that reading originals is easier to follow and provides the full knowledge.

Primary are the ones who find/discover/create something new. When primary te...

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What Adler gets wrong: 1) the argument is not the whole of the book. Style matters just as well. 2) If you read every book the way he says to read, you...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 26 15:04:45 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 25 17:37:53 -0700 2009 1
Poignant Quotes:

And if we cannot talk to one another interestingly, what dull company we must be when we are left to ourselves.

…the beginning of wisdom is a jus...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 29 10:18:40 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 02 00:45:28 -0700 2008 how to think but are rewarded by the 'dictator' for what they have been taught to think.
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