How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
- ISBN-10
- 1476790159
- ISBN-13
- 9781476790152
- Series
- How to Read a Book
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-30
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Authors
- Charles Van Doren, Mortimer J. Adler
Description
Analyzes the art of reading and suggests ways to approach literary works, offering techniques for reading in specific literary genres ranging from fiction, poetry, and plays to scientific and philosophical works.
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