A CNN Book of the Week: âExplains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. Itâs masterfully done.â âFarheed Zakaria
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 themâfrom elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Audiences will learn when and how to âjudge a book by its cover,â and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the authorâs 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.