"The classic guide to intelligent reading"--Cover Includes index
Contents:
Part one. 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 Part two. 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 Part three. 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 Part four. The ultimate goals of reading. The fourth level of reading: syntopical reading Reading and the growth of the mind
