Adler, Mortimer J.  1902-2001 <br/><br/>
How to read a book / 
by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren. 
 - Revised and updated edition. 
 - xiii, 426 pages ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-362) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>067121280X 9780671212803 0671212095 9780671212094 1439510261 9781439510261 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>72081451 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reading.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 83  / .A43 1972