How to Read a Book
EUR 9,48
Changed My Life - I know that the title of this review may seem over the top but this little work has in fact changed my life. A friend of mine recommended this book during my first year of college. I had been struggling through my literature and history classes, bogged down with reading. In the book Mr. Adler taught me what it means to really read and listen and to extract meaning from a work. I have applied my reading skills not only to books but also my relationships. My GPA rose a full point after reading this and my critical listening skills were greatly enhanced. The book may seem a bit dry at first but it is well worth reading. Every high school student should have a copy.
How to read a book? - Mortimer J. Adler has written a book entitled, How To Read A Book. Instead, he should have read a book entitled, How to Write A Book.
A Primer on Critical Thinking and The Hidden Agenda - In searching for The Lifetime Reading Plan by Clifton Fadiman I serindipidiously tripped over this book. I discovered that this was what I was taught in my Public Education in The United States, namely, how to read anything, get out of that which I was looking for while enjoying the author s view of the world while writing a Book, a Newspaper Article, a Bible Study, a Witches Manual, a Scientific Article, say like one about crop production in Canada that would stir me to move there after reading about rust and crop circles...This has a list of recommended reading, but does not compare with Fadiman s Third Edition of The Lifetime Reading Plan See my review there. One should also read of Van Doren and his Patriotic works Of The United States of America. He s quite a Patriot. If you feel afraid that every time you read a book that YOU MIGHT CHANGE, learn how to filter out stuff through this tomb. Of course, if you read at all, and do not change any in your view point, well.....Also available in Hard Back on sale at some National Booksellers in Major Cities near you!
ESSENTIAL - how to read how to read a book: flip to chapter 21 entitled reading and the growth of the mind. written in simple yet elegant english, it is perhaps the single best essay on what makes certain books great and why (and how) we should read them. magnificent stuff for all readers, young and old alike.
Syntopicon - Just thought people would be interested in some information on the Syntopicon mentioned in an earlier review. The full title is The Great Ideas: A Syntopicon, and was part of the Great Books and Great Ideas Series published by Britannica. Use a used book search engine such as ABE books to find copies. They sell for around $15. Apologies if this was innapropriate.