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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 028 EAN: 9780671212094 Edition: Revised ISBN: 0671212095 Label: Touchstone Manufacturer: Touchstone Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 426 Publication Date: August 15, 1972 Publisher: Touchstone Studio: Touchstone Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Must Read!This book has greatly helped me. I think this should be required reading in any school, be it home or public. I will certainly have my new born read it (well, once she is old enough). Now I have so many more tools available to me while reading. You will not read the same after reading this book. If you apply this book your skill will greatly increase. It has help me love to read! Daniel Fuller, John Piper's hermeneutics teacher uses this book for his class. He doesn't believe in special ... Read More Rating:  - How to Read a BookA great book on a seemingly obvious subject. Very insightful and a must for any begining researcher. Rating:  - Useful, but much longer than necessaryThis is a review of "How to read a book" by Adler (May 2008). This book was recommended to me by several authors I liked so aftr reading the positive reviews I decided to buy it. I can see that some see this book as 'timeless' and I think that is true, but I have also some criticism. Pros: - I see the main value of the book in teaching you the ability to structure your reading process/effort so that you get maximum value out of reading any book. For experienced readers ... Read More Rating:  - rip-offi bought this book to learn how to read, but then i found out i couldn't read it. :( Rating: - Good, but fairly obvious.nothing in this book is revolutionary. these are things any reader already knows and does, things that one had to learn to get through college. If you have a thirteen or fourteen year old definitely make him or her read it. The last section is sort of a plug for a different work by the author, which doesn't make it bad, just approach it with the necessary skepticism. On the whole a good and interesting read. The list of books at the end is mostly crap. There is a difference between being educated and ... Read More |
