How to read a book /
By: Adler, Mortimer J
Title By: Doren, Charles Van
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BookPublisher: New York : Simon and Schuster, 2014.Description: xiii, 424 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780671212094Subject(s): ReadingDDC classification: 028 | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 801.95 AD HO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0051757 |
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| 799.232 MO AR The art of falconry / | 801 FR AN Anatomy of criticism : four essays / | 801 LA PH The philosophy of literature / | 801.95 AD HO How to read a book / | 801.95 BA BE Beginning theory : an introduction to literary and cultural theory / | 801.953 BO FI Fiction and emotion : a study in aesthetics and the philosophy of mind / | 808.066 MO PU Publish or perish : |
"A Touchstone book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-362) and index.
Identifies four levels of reading and discusses how to achieve them; examines different ways to approach various genres of books; and supplies a recommended reading list as well as reading tests to measure progress, reading skills, comprehension, and speed.
Adult Follett Library Resources
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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 -- 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 -- 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 -- The Ultimate Goals of Reading: The fourth level of reading: syntopical reading ; Reading and the growth of the mind.