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How To Read A Book
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Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
How to Read a Book is the best guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, with half a million copies in print. Completely rewritten and updated, this living classic introduces levels of reading and techniques for judging, X-raying, and extracting the author’s message. It also provides instruction on reading different genres and includes a recommended reading list and tests to measure progress. Praised by CNN as a Book of the Week, it explains why and how we should read books, masterfully done.
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About the Author
Dr. Mortimer J. Adler was Chairman of the Board of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, Honorary Trustee of the Aspen Institute, and authored more than fifty books. He died in 2001.
Dr. Charles Van Doren earned advanced degrees in both literature and mathematics from Columbia University, where he later taught English and was the Assistant Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research. He also worked for Encyclopedia Britannica in Chicago.
Book Specifications
Title: How To Read A Book
Author: Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 426
Weight: 338g
Published Year: 1972
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd;
ISBN: 978-0671212094
Dimensions: 13.49 x 2.84 x 20.96 cm
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