An edition of How to Read a Book: The Art of Getting a Liberal Education (1940)

How to Read a Book

The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

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An edition of How to Read a Book: The Art of Getting a Liberal Education (1940)

How to Read a Book

The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Revised and Updated Edition

by and

  • ★★★★ 4.4 (18 ratings)
  • 647 Want to read
  • 91 Currently reading
  • 21 Have read

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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Language
English
Pages
446

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Subjects

Reading, Psychology of, Open Library Staff Picks, Psychology of Reading, Books and reading, Lecture, Reading, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Books, Reading (Adult education)

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Cover of: How to Read a Book
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
1972, Simon and Schuster
Paperback in English - Revised and Updated Edition
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1963, Simon and Shuster
in English
Cover of: How to read a book
How to read a book: the art of getting a liberal education
1940, Simon and Schuster
in English
Cover of: How to Read a Book
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Publish date unknown, Simon and Schuster
Paperback in English - Touchstone edition September 2014

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Book Details

First Sentence

"This is a book for readers and for those who wish to become readers."

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 347-362.

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
1972

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
028
Library of Congress
PN83 .A43 1972

Contributors

Designer
Edith Fowler
Cover Design
Koppel & Scher

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xiii, 426p.
Number of pages
446
Dimensions
20.9 x 13.5 x 3.1 centimeters
Weight
390 grams

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5300355M
ISBN 10
0671212095
ISBN 13
9780671212094
LCCN
72081451
LibraryThing
2595
Goodreads
567610

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL487444W

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