How to read a book / Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren

"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

Adult

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.