具体描述
With more than half a million paperback copies in print and now in this stunning hardcover keepsake edition, How to Read a Book is the classic and definitive guide to reading comprehension and retention for students of literature, scholars across disciplines, and anyone who just loves to read.
Originally written in 1940 and first published by Simon & Schuster in 1972, How to Read a Book introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them in order to gain the most understanding and insight from any book. From elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading and beyond, readers will learn when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” perceive structure no matter the prose, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text.
Also included are specific reading techniques that work best for reading particular genres, whether they be practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy, or social science works. A recommended reading list and multiple comprehension tests are incorporated as well in order to measure progress in reading skills, speed, and understanding.
As poignant and applicable today as it was nearly seventy-five years ago, this beautiful hardcover edition is the perfect way for you to discover or rediscover How to Read a Book, a rare phenomenon and the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension.
作者简介
Mortimer J. Adler was Chairman of the Board of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, and Honorary Trustee of the Aspen Institute. He authored more than fifty books.
Dr. Charles Van Doren earned advanced degrees in both literature and mathematics from Columbia University, where he later taught English and was the Assistant Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research. He also worked for Encyclopedia Britannica in Chicago.
目录信息
PART ONE: The Dimensions of Reading
1. The Activity and Art of Reading 3
2. The Levels of Reading 16
3. The First Level of Reading: Elementary Reading 21
4. The Second Level of Reading: Inspectional Reading 31
5. How to be a Demanding Reader 45
PART TWO: The Third Level of Reading: Analytical Reading
6. Pigeonholing a Book 59
7. X-Raying a Book 75
8. Coming to Terms with an Author 96
9. Determining an Author’s Message 113
10. Criticizing a Book Fairly 136
11. Agreeing or Disagreeing with an Author 150
12. Aids to Reading 166
PART THREE: Approaches to Different Kinds of Reading Matter
13. How to Read Practical Books 187
14. How to Read Imaginative Literature 198
15. Suggestions for Reading Stories, Plays, and Poems 210
16. How to Read History 229
17. How to Read Science and Mathematics 249
18. How to Read Philosophy 264
19. How to Read Social Science 289
PART FOUR: The Ultimate Goals of Reading
20. The Fourth Level of Reading: Syntopical Reading 301
21. Reading and the Growth of the Mind 328
Appendix A. A Recommended Reading List 337
Appendix B. Exercises and Tests at the Four Levels of Reading 355
Index 419
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读后感
1. Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature. P121 2. Many persons believe that they know how to read because they read at different speeds. But they pause and go slow over the wrong sentences. They pause over the sente...
评分1. Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature. P121 2. Many persons believe that they know how to read because they read at different speeds. But they pause and go slow over the wrong sentences. They pause over the sente...
评分1. Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature. P121 2. Many persons believe that they know how to read because they read at different speeds. But they pause and go slow over the wrong sentences. They pause over the sente...
评分1. Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature. P121 2. Many persons believe that they know how to read because they read at different speeds. But they pause and go slow over the wrong sentences. They pause over the sente...
评分1. Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature. P121 2. Many persons believe that they know how to read because they read at different speeds. But they pause and go slow over the wrong sentences. They pause over the sente...
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评分这本书给我的感受，与其说是一次阅读体验，不如说是一次对知识获取方式的彻底“消毒和重构”。我以前总以为自己“读得不少”，但读完这本书后，才明白那只是“看过”而已。作者的笔触非常具有引导性，他仿佛坐在你身边，耐心地为你拆解那些晦涩难懂的阅读障碍。他不仅指出了问题，更提供了清晰的、可立即付诸实践的解决方案，但这些方案绝不是那种肤浅的“三步走”策略，而是基于深厚的人文素养和严密的逻辑推理建立起来的系统。我尤其欣赏它在阐述阅读的社会意义时所展现出的远见卓识。作者认为，高效的、有深度的阅读，不仅是个人的修养，更是社会进步的基石。这种将个人行为提升到社会责任层面的论述，让我读来倍感责任重大，也更加坚定了要认真对待每一次阅读的机会。这本书不卖弄文采，它以一种近乎透明的清晰度，将阅读的精髓层层剥开，最终留给读者的，是一种久违的、扎实的“我明白了”的踏实感。
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评分说实话，这本书的行文风格有一种老派的、近乎于手工艺匠般的严谨和一丝不苟。我必须承认，最初的几章读起来有点费劲，它不迎合现代人追求即时满足的阅读习惯，大量的概念铺垫和逻辑推演，需要你全神贯注，甚至需要时不时地回顾前文，才能确保自己没有跟丢作者的思维列车。但这正是它的魅力所在——它要求尊重。作者对待知识的态度，就像对待一座精雕细琢的艺术品，每一个句子、每一个论点都经过了反复的打磨和验证。我特别欣赏他对“智力上的谦逊”的强调，这在信息爆炸的今天显得尤为珍贵。他没有把读者当成一个需要被填鸭的空容器，而是把他视为一个潜力的探索者。他提供的不是“秘诀”，而是一套“方法论的框架”。我尝试着将他描述的某些阅读策略应用到我最近正在研究的历史文献上，效果立竿见影，我不再仅仅是被动接受信息，而是开始主动地与作者进行一场跨越时空的辩论。这本书的结构设计得极其精妙，逻辑环环相扣，读完后，我感觉自己对那些曾经感到晦涩难懂的经典文本，有了一种全新的、可以深入骨髓的理解和亲近感。
评分读过就忘了，得再读一遍
评分未完，待评.
评分给你遨游的一个方向
评分第一次读英文原版书，还好是用的kindle，不然读几句就要查字典就太麻烦了。读起来感觉作者有点啰嗦了，几乎每个点都要翻来覆去的讲，再举好多例子，尤其例子方面，英文人名加作品名让我很头疼，都需要查百度，然后才发现，哦原来是这本书，很是影响阅读节奏和阅读体验。
评分看商务印书馆台版翻译实在看不下去了才找了原版 这本书的名字应该叫做 Principles and methods of reading 花了大量篇幅分析读书的原理，简直是在手把手教小学生，同一个点翻来覆去讲很久，虽然分析是有点儿道理但废话挺多。还好英文看到废话没有中文那么暴躁。
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