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10 Days to Faster Reading [Paperback]

Abby Marks-Beale (Author), The Princeton Language Institute (Author)
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Publication Date: July 1, 2001
Jump-Start Your Reading Skills! Speed reading used to require months of training. Now you can rev up your reading in just a few minutes a day. With quizzes to determine your present reading level and exercises to introduce new skills quickly, 10 Days to Faster Reading will improve your reading comprehension and speed as it shows you how to: * Break the Bad Habits That Slow You Down * Develop Your Powers of Concentration * Cut Your Reading Time in Half * Use Proven, Specially Designed Reading Techniques * Boost the Power of Your Peripheral Vision * Learn How to Scan and Skim a Written Report ...And All in 10 Days!

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Abby Marks Beale is the founder of The Corporate Educator (formerly The Reading Edge), a speaking and training business that specializes in helping busy people work smarter, faster, and just plain better. She is also the creator of "Rev It Up Reading," a popular open enrollment workshop that helps experienced readers get up to speed with what they read. Her extensive client list includes Fortune 500 companies, associations, schools, government agencies, and individuals. She is a member of the ASCD Faculty (Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development), an exclusive team of expert consultants who craft, design, and deliver individualized professional development programs for educators. Abby is also the author of 10 Days to Faster Reading (Warner Books, 2001). Abby holds a B.A. in Spanish from Boston University and an M.S. in Adult Learning from Southern Connecticut State University. For more information, log on to Abby's web site at TheCorporateEducator.com.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (July 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0446676675
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446676670
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Abby is a published author of many articles and several books, most recently The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading. Abby also wrote 10 Days to Faster Reading, published by Warner Books. Her college level text, Success Skills, Strategies for Study and Lifelong Learning is now in its third edition and published by Southwestern/ITP. Abby is also the content editor for Read More, Faster. . . On-Screen!, a revolutionary ebook written by our associate Pam Mullan.

Abby is the creator of Rev It Up Reading: Getting Up To Speed With What You Read, a new online course available in the Fall of 2008. This course is based on a previous online class she developed and taught for Barnes and Noble Online University. The new online course will incorporate exercises and material from her 10 Days to Faster Reading book.

Abby received her Bachelors of Arts in Spanish from Boston University and her Masters of Science in Adult Education from Southern Connecticut State University. She receives a large part of her professional development from her memberships in National Speakers Association (NSA), American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) and the International Reading Association (IRA). She is currently pursuing an education in homeopathic medicine.

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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Resource September 2, 2003
By Dan N
Format:Paperback
I just finished this book and it was fantastic help to my reading speed. I am a physician who always has a stack of reading, and this book deals not only with reading the stack faster, but also managing the stack.

The book has two main advantages. First, is that it is concise enough to manage and significantly improve in 10 days. Second, it has great examples to help you improve. Its hands-on approach allows you to improve quickly.

I have read the other reviews about concerns with comprehension, and I have improved with my comprehension. I tend to pay more attenition to the parts of a reading that are important.

My only regret is that I did not find this book while I was in school. This is a fantastic resource for students. It will not only improve your reading, but do it very quickly with less work. I have read other resources, including Stephen Berg's, and find they have approaches that you cannot learn quickly or easily as this method.

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67 of 68 people found the following review helpful
A book that really works... February 24, 2006
Format:Paperback
I am allergic to books that make big claims, and the title of this book did not look so promising. It was recommended by Julie Morgenstern in her book "Time Management From the Inside Out", and although I was suspicious, I did buy this book mainly because it was not too expensive.

Now, having worked through this book, I must confess: the book is worth every penny! This is simply a wonderful book that makes you read really a lot faster in only minutes a day. The title tells the truth! Marks-Beale gives great tips (most of which I had not found in other speed-reading books) and the exercises are great. I find myself browsing through this book over and over again.

One of the charms of the book is that Marks-Beale does not - unlike some other books - give much detail about why we read slowly and how speed-reading works. No, instead she simply starts immediately with the drills and the tips that, with some effort, give results in a matter of days or less. Not so much theory, but practice!

This is a book that I warmly recommend to PhD-students and colleague-professors at my faculty (Theology). And since (as a philosopher of religion) I have to read lots and lots simply to keep up with the literature, I constantly practice the things I learnt from this book.

Highly recommended!!
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Incredible! July 31, 2002
Format:Paperback
When I first bought this book I wasn't expecting much. It seemed unreasonable that reading speed could be increased greatly in a short period of time. I bought it anyway, however, in hopes that it might have valid suggestions to improve reading speed that I could develop over time.
It was a tremedous surprise when I more than TRIPLED my reading speed in just four days! When I began I was a slow to average reader (200 WPM). After four days I was able to read at nearly 650 WPM. However, comprehension is a different story. When I read quickly I find it hard to retain information. The book assures me that with practice I will begin to retain more of what I read. I am finding that this is true.
In conclusion, you should be able to learn how to read much faster (not necessarily triple your speed though) in just 10 days. But after learning how to read quickly, it will take a great deal of practice to gain the comprehension you had before.
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Interesting approach
A series of interesting techniques to help improve your reading speed. Not 100% sure that they are all worth while, but there are a couple gems in there.
Published 13 days ago by Glen Clark
Simple, but effective
This book really presents effective ways to increase your reading speed and comprehension. Although there are not any ground breaking revelations, its simple approach to reading... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ryan
ALL IN ONE
All you need to know to understand the process of reading and multiple ways or strategies to improve your speed.
Published 14 months ago by victor
Wish I would have had this 10 years ago.
I'm going to give this book to my kids when they get a bit older. This book has improved my reading speed. The contents of this book are direct and right to the point. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Chris
Faster reading leads to revolution ... or at least makes you a better...
10 Days to Faster Reading

It only takes an army of one, with the right power, to start a revolution. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Sean J. Giorgianni
Delivers what it promises
Buy it. Follow the exercises and actually improve your words per minute number. Avoid bad habits and get new good ones. Commit to it and see the results.
Published 22 months ago by Juan Castro
good book
This is a good book which provides good tips and attaches names to common reading techniques which people pick up from experience.
Published 23 months ago by Phanikant Ranga
Already showing improvement and only half done!
I found the material relevant and helpful. I've read several books on this subject through the years, and most give general ideas and tips to speed reading that are just not... Read more
Published on April 2, 2010 by Marc
helpful advice to speed things up
As long as you're not expecting to read books as fast as you can turn pages, you'll get something from this one. Read more
Published on February 18, 2010 by J. Gregson
Only for poor readers
I have only read methods and tips I have already been doing for myself. This book is only for people having real reading skill problems...
Published on January 23, 2010 by Francois-barseghian
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