Alan answers “I enjoy reading and learning about history...”

Prateet asked this question about The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism:

I enjoy reading and learning about history but struggle to read long books like the Bully Pulpit without becoming lost in the detail and only making it a few chapters in without losing sight of the bigger picture. How long do people usually take to finish a book of this length, and how best to extract the most important information?

Alan There is no right answer to this type of question and it depends on the kind of book you are reading. Certain long book I may read 50-100 pages a day …moreThere is no right answer to this type of question and it depends on the kind of book you are reading. Certain long book I may read 50-100 pages a day and other 20-30 pages may be my limit. Read until you feel you have reached your limit of interest and then stop. If it takes you 2, 3, 4 or more weeks. What difference does it make? There are books that I put down for days in order to decompress others make me read on and on much longer. Do what is comfortable for you.(less)

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