But here we have a guy that writes about copywriting and who cites Mortimer J. By the time you finish reading, you’ll have a framework for reading at different levels that you can apply right away. Blogs aren’t that serious, or rarely are. How to Read a Book: The Ultimate Guide by Mortimer Adler As part of our series on reading, this guide dives into how to read a book using the classical framework provided by Mortimer Adler. Readers will learn when and how to "judge a book by its cover," and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author's message from the text.Īlso 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.įinally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed. Adler jolted the widely read into realizing they might not be well read with a book called How to Read a Book. 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 them-from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. In How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler teaches us the four levels of reading to become a more effective reader. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.
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