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How to Read a Book by Charles Van Doren and Mortimer J. Adler (1972, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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With a focus on classical literature, How to Read a Book is a must-have for students of all ages. This trade paperback edition is 426 pages long, and is published by Touchstone.

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How to Read a Book,originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, alivingclassic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.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.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.

Product Identifiers

PublisherTouchstone

ISBN-100671212095

ISBN-139780671212094

eBay Product ID (ePID)102927906

Product Key Features

Number of Pages426 Pages

Publication NameHow to Read a Book

LanguageEnglish

SubjectReading Skills, Study & Teaching, Literacy

Publication Year1972

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorMortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN72-081451

eBook FormatContent Package

ReviewsThe New Yorker It shows concretely how the serious work of proper reading may be accomplished and how much it may yield in the way of instruction and delight., Jacques Barzun These four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to over-look., These four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to overlook., Jacques BarzunThese four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to over-look., It shows concretely how the serious work of proper reading may be accomplished and how much it may yield in the way of instruction and delight.

Grade fromEleventh Grade

Grade toTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal028

Edition DescriptionRevised Edition

Lc Classification NumberPn83.A43 1972