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*s2* How to Read a Book by Charles Van Doren and Mortimer J. Adler (1972,
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- Subject
- Reading Skills, Study & Teaching, Literacy
- ISBN
- 9780671212094
- Subject Area
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- How to Read a Book
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 1972
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Features
- Revised
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 426 Pages
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How to Read a Book,originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, alivingclassic. 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.
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Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
0671212095
ISBN-13
9780671212094
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102927906
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
426 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
How to Read a Book
Publication Year
1972
Subject
Reading Skills, Study & Teaching, Literacy
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
72-081451
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The New Yorker It shows concretely how the serious work of proper reading may be accomplished and how much it may yield in the way of instruction and delight., Jacques Barzun These four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to over-look., These four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to overlook., Jacques BarzunThese four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to over-look., It shows concretely how the serious work of proper reading may be accomplished and how much it may yield in the way of instruction and delight.
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Eleventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
028
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Twelfth Grade
Edition Description
Revised Edition
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Pn83.A43 1972
Copyright Date
1972
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