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How to read a book,Mortimer J.Adler; Charles Lincoln Van Doren Revised and Updated Edition by Mortimer Jerome Adler & Charles Lincoln van Doren is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.
What is How to read a book,Mortimer J.Adler; Charles Lincoln Van Doren Revised and Updated Edition about?
<p><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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p> 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.</p> <p>There are over 190,000 copies in print of this classic guide to getting the most from your reading. </p>
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- Author
- Mortimer Jerome Adler & Charles Lincoln van Doren
- Publisher
- New York: MJF Books
- Published
- 1972
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780671212094
- Category
- self-help
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Literary Fiction, History
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (9,478 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- How to read a book,Mortimer J.Adler; Charles Lincoln Van Doren Revised and Updated Edition (2014)
- How to read a book (A Touchstone Book): The Classica Guide to Intelligent Reading (2011)
- How to read a book (A Touchstone Book): The Classica Guide to Intelligent Reading (2014)
- How to Read a Book: The classic guide to intelligent reading (1972)
- How to read a book,Mortimer J.Adler; Charles Lincoln Van Doren Revised and Updated Edition (2010)
- How to read a book,Mortimer J.Adler; Charles Lincoln Van Doren Revised and Updated Edition (2011)
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