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Preface
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ix |
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Part One: The Dimensions of Reading
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1: The Activity and Art of Reading
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3 |
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2: The Levels of Reading
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16 |
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3: The First Level of Reading: Elementary Reading
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21 |
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4: The Second Level of Reading: Inspectional Reading
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31 |
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5: How to Be a Demanding Reader
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45 |
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Part Two: The Third Level of Reading: Analytical Reading
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6: Pigeonholing a Book
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59 |
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7: X-raying a Book
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75 |
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8: Coming to Terms with an Author
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96 |
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9: Determining an Author's Message
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114 |
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10: Criticizing a Book Fairly
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137 |
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11: Agreeing or Disagreeing with an Author
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152 |
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12: Aids to Reading
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168 |
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Part Three: Approaches to Different Kinds of Reading Matter
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13: How to Read Practical Books
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191 |
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14: How to Read Imaginative Literature
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203 |
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15: Suggestions for Reading Stories, Plays, and Poems
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215 |
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16: How to Read History
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234 |
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17: How to Read Science and Mathematics
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255 |
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18: How to Read Philosophy
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270 |
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19: How to Read Social Science
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296 |
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Part Four: The Ultimate Goals of Reading
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20: The Fourth Level of Reading: Syntopical Reading
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309 |
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21: Reading and the Growth of the Mind
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337 |
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Appendix A: A Recommended Reading List
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347 |
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Appendix B: Exercises and Tests at the Four Levels of Reading
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363 |
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Index
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421 |