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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Touchstone Catalog: Book Release date: 1972-08-15 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 426 Ean: 9780671212094 Book Isbn: 0671212095  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthors:
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How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living 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. 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. |
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 Written on December 14, 2007 Summary: You don't realize how badly you read This is, without a doubt, the most useful book I have ever read. You may experience the same, even if you don't read all of it (which I did, but don't always recommend). The later chapters on syntopical reading (multiple simultaneous books on the same subject) and some of the specific types of reading (CH14-19) may be best read as needed, or some cases, re-read to sharpen your reading skills for a particularly important or challenging read. Another reviewer has written a good high level summary, so I won't repeat her outline of the book's argument, but I will say that I recommend this book to everyone who has even a passing interest in gaining more from what they read. To the few who claim this is a boring book, I say: it is a serious book about how to read better. If you're not even a little excited about the benefits of that, you probably won't like it. If you only read books for entertainment the way one might watch a movie, this book is likely of little use to you and best avoided. For anyone with a job and/or passion that requires detailed and critical understanding of anything written, I happily introduce you to your new favorite book. Written on November 2, 2007 Summary: YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW IMPORTANT THIS BOOK IS THIS BOOK SHOULD BECOME MANDATORY READING FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT GIVES YOU PRACTICAL ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT YOU READ. IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO QUESTION, AND ANALYZE A BOOK IN ORDER TO GET THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT OUT OF IT. IN THIS CASE FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND AND COMPREHEND WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU'RE READING. GET IT. READ IT. IT HAS OPENED MY EYES. Written on October 19, 2007 Summary: excellent guide for young readers! This is a great book for young readers. It helps soo much in developing a strong curricullum for a variety of learners. I think it would also be good for homeschoolers or parents who want thier children to follow classical readings and become well-rounded. Written on August 15, 2007 Summary: Excellent treatise on literary analysis and criticism On one hand, it feels weird to read a book about how to read a book. So very meta. Yet I came away from this tome with a lot of insight into the difference between widely read and well-read. There are salient points (and useful advice) on finding themes and reading with an analytical mind. I really wish I would've been able to read this book before I went to university. Even the advice on reading novels for entertainment, while probably common sense to many, is useful. In addition, there is a (rather intimidating) reading list at the end. So, overall, a must-read. Only four stars, though, because at time the text can be a little dry and turns into a struggle. Written on July 1, 2007 Summary: A commendable work I picked up this book in a state of vexed frustration. I had forgotten how to read. At least, if felt like that. It was becoming an increasingly difficult practice for me to finish novels; this I rightly ascribed to one of my most damaging shortcomings: perfectionism. I kept telling myself that I had stopped reading books PROPERLY, or that I was being lazy - in a word, that I wasn't assimilating as much as I should be. My standards, though, were unattainable: I seemed almost to expect that, after one reading, I should be able to recite every word, without fail. It is ludicrous, peurile, yet I couldn't seem to disentangle myself from it. I even considered investing in a punchbag, because there was no one in proximal distance upon whom I could feasibly unleash my anger. I finished this book today, and already I can assert that it was a successful panacea to my reading woes. The most important thing that I took from the book - the remedy, if you will - concerns first readings. Rather than attempt to absorb everything, rather than constantly consulting the dictionary - one should just immerse oneself in the novel, ideally in a single sitting. If one keeps stopping, then one is apt to forget, or even lose interest. Then, if one wishes, one can reread the novel with an analytical eye. More than one too many ones in that paragraph. Adler's insistence that you should read the most challenging books, ones that will stretch your imagination, rather than reading exclusively for mere entertainment - is also admirable. I agree with other reviewers that this book should be compulsory for high-school children (not to mention high school children). I gave it four stars because most of the book is devoted to the art of reading NON-fiction, and only some of the advice is applicable to imaginative fiction. That is just a minor personal criticism, though. The name of the book is appalling. Not that this had any bearing on my rating, but the title is deceptively simplistic, and you might want to cover it when in public, lest one be mistaken for an illiterate oaf. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 1972-08-15 | 1997-04-01 | 2003-08 | 2000-01-01 | 2007-04-15 | 2000-03-28 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 426 | 288 | 432 | 90 | 436 | 530 |
| Ean | 9780671212094 | 9780684846477 | 9780393050943 | 9780872205529 | 9780226823379 | 9780812694123 |
| Book Isbn | 0671212095 | 0684846470 | 0393050947 | 0872205525 | 0226823377 | 0812694120 |
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