How To Read A Book
Author: ADLER MORTIMER J.
Brand: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Reprint
Features:
- Touchstone Books
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 448
Release Date: 30-09-2014
Part Number: 9781476790152
Details: With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.
A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed Zakaria
Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them—from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text.
Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works.
Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.
EAN: 0884211753753
Package Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
Languages: English
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How To Read A Book
How To Read A Book
Author: ADLER MORTIMER J.
Brand: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Reprint
Features:
- Touchstone Books
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 448
Release Date: 30-09-2014
Part Number: 9781476790152
Details: With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.
A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed Zakaria
Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them—from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text.
Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works.
Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.
EAN: 0884211753753
Package Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
Languages: English
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Author: ADLER MORTIMER J.
Brand: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Reprint
Features:
- Touchstone Books
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 448
Release Date: 30-09-2014
Part Number: 9781476790152
Details: With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.
A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed Zakaria
Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them—from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text.
Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works.
Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.
EAN: 0884211753753
Package Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
Languages: English
