How to Read a Book
HK$180.00
DESCRIPTION :
With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.
Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them-from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to "judge a book by its cover," and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author's message from the text.
Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works.
Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 210 mm x 135 mm
WEIGHT : 338 g
PRODUCT SAFETY : EU Toy Safety Directive - No warning
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Philosophy & Religion
With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.
Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them-from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to "judge a book by its cover," and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author's message from the text.
Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works.
Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780671212094 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Van Doren, Charles | |
| PUBLISHER : Simon & Schuster | PUBLICATION DATE : January 01, 1986 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States | IMPRINT : Touchstone |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 338 g
PRODUCT SAFETY : EU Toy Safety Directive - No warning
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Philosophy & Religion