How to Read a Book (A Touchstone book)
by Mortimer J. Adler Author
(From Amazon): 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.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0-671-21209-5
- Print Status
- In Print
- chapters
- 37
- Pages
- 426
- Suggested Grades
- 7th - 12th
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Edition
- Revised
- Copyright
- 1972
chapters
- 1 The Activity and Art of Reading pg 3-11
- 1 & 2 pg 11 - 15 & The Levels of Reading pg 16-20
- 3 The 1st Level of Reading: Elementary Reading pg 21-30
- 4 The 2nd Level of Reading: Inspectional Reading pg 31 - 38
- 4.2 pg 38-44
- 5 How to be a Demanding Reader pg 45 - 51
- 5.2 pg 51 - 56
- 6 Pigeonholing a Book pg 59-70
- 6.2 pg 70-74
- 7 X-raying a Book pg 75-83
- 7.2 pg 83-95
- 8 Coming to Terms With an Author pg 96-103
- 8.2 pg 103-113
- 9 Determining an Author's Message pg 114-124
- 9.2 pg 124-136
- 10 Criticizing a Book Fairly pg 137-145
- 10.2 pg 145-151
- 11 Agreeing or Disagreeing with an Author pg 152-160
- 11.2 pg 160-167
- 12 Aids to Reading pg 168-178
- 12.2 pg 178-188
- 13 How to Read Practical Books pg 191-202
- 14 How to Read Imaginative Literature pg - 203-214
- 15 Suggestions for Reading Stories, Plays, and Poems pg 215-223
- 15.2 pg 223-233
- 16 How to Read History pg 234-244
- 16.2 pg 244-254
- 17 How to Read Science and Mathematics pg 255-260
- 17.2 pg 260-269
- 18 How to Read Philosophy pg 270-277
- 18.2 pg 277-285
- 18.3 pg 285-295
- 19 How to Read Social Science pg 296-305
- 20 The 4th Level of Reading: Syntopical Reading pg 309-316
- 20.2 pg 316-325
- 20.3 pg 325-336
- 21 Reading and the Growth of the Mind pg 337-346
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