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With more than half a million paperback copies in print and now in this stunning hardcover keepsake edition, How to Read a Book is the classic and definitive guide to reading comprehension for students of literature, scholars across disciplines, and anyone who just loves to read. Originally written in 1940 and first published by Simon & Schuster in 1972, How to Read a Book introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them in order to gain the most understanding and insight from any book. From elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading and beyond, readers will learn when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” perceive structure no matter the prose, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text.426Also included are specific reading techniques that work best for reading particular genres, whether they be practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy, or social science works. A recommended reading list and multiple comprehension tests are incorporated as well in order to measure progress in reading skills, speed, and understanding. As p

Who reads How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading?

Author

Mortimer J. Adler, Charles van Doren, Charles Lincoln Van Doren

Publisher

A Touchstone Book, Published by Simon & Schuster

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780671212803

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Language Learning, Computer Science, Education

Rating

4 / 5 (9,478 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14