| Description |
xiii, 426 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them |
| Analysis |
Reading |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-362) and index |
| Subject |
Books and reading.
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Reading comprehension.
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Reading, Psychology of.
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Reading.
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| Author |
Van Doren, Charles, 1926- author
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| LC no. |
72081451 |
| ISBN |
0671212095 (paperback) |
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067121280X |
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1439510261 (Paw Prints lib. bdg.) |
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9780671212094 (paperback) |
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9780671212803 |
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9781439510261 (Paw Prints lib. bdg.) |
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