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BL
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584149
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b413368
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| Main Entry
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Adler, Mortimer Jerome,1902-2001.
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| Title & Author
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How to read a book,\ by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren.
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| Edition Statement
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Revised and updated edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Simon and Schuster,, [1972]
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| Page. NO
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xiii, 426 pages ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780671212094
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: 9780671212803
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: 0671212095 (pbk.)(pbk.):0671212095 (pbk)
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: 067121280X:0671212095 (pbk)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Bibliography: p. 347-362.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect. Includes discussion of issues that may be encountered, and offers suggestions on how to overcome them.
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Reading.
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028
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Van Doren, Charles,1926-
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