TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adler,Mortimer Jerome
AU  - Van Doren,Charles Lincoln
TI  - How to read a book
SN  - 0671212095 (pbk.)
PY  - 1972///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon and Schuster
KW  - Reading
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-362) and index; 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
N2  - Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them
ER  -