02350cam a2200373Ii 4500 ocn902633756 OCoLC 20160720175559.0 ta |||||||||||||||||||| 150202s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng c 72081451 TXS eng rda TXS OCLCF ZAAPA 9780671212094 0671212095 (OCoLC)902633756 PN83 .A43 2014a ZAAA Adler, Mortimer Jerome, 1902-2001, author. How to read a book / Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren. Completely revised and updated. New York : A Touchstone Book, Published by Simon & Schuster, [2014] xiii, 424 pages ; 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "The classic guide to intelligent reading." -- Cover Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-353) and index. Part one. The dimensions of reading. The activity and art of reading -- The levels of reading -- The first level of reading: elementary reading -- The second level of reading: inspectional reading -- How to be a demanding reader -- Part two. The third level of reading: analytical reading. Pigeonholing a book -- X-raying a book -- Coming to terms with an author -- Determining an author's message -- Criticizing a book fairly -- Agreeing or disagreeing with an author -- Aids to reading -- Part three. Approaches to different kinds of reading matter. How to read practical books -- How to read imaginative literature -- Suggestions for reading stories, plays, and poems -- How to read history -- How to read science and mathematics -- How to read philosophy -- How to read social science -- Part four. The ultimate goals of reading. The fourth level of reading: syntopical reading -- Reading and the growth of the mind -- Appendix A. A recommended reading list -- Appendix B. Exercises and tests at the four levels. Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them. Reading. Reading. fast (OCoLC)fst01090626 Van Doren, Charles Lincoln, 1926- author. C0 ZAAPA 36483 36483 0 0 ddc 0 1 DAPA DAPA 2016-08-26 0 428.4 ADL APA042058 2016-08-26 1 2016-08-26 RES