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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Author Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
Publisher Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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ISBN / ASIN1441741216
ISBN-139781441741219
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[MP3CD audiobook format - Revised and Updated edition- in vinyl case.]

[Read by Edward Holland]

How to Read a Book, first published in 1940, is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. Now it has been completely rewritten and updated.

Learn about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them, from elementary reading through systematic skimming and inspectional reading to speed reading. Learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. The authors offer different reading techniques for various types of books, and finally, a recommended reading list and reading tests for measuring your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.