10 Days to Faster Reading [Paperback]

The Princeton Language Institute (Author), Abby Marks-Beale (Author)

Book Description

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!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

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: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 76 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 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.

75 of 76 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that really works... February 24, 2006

By T. A. Smedes

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!!

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Incredible! July 31, 2002

By Adrian Gabriel Lance

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.