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How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book) (Paperback)

by Mortimer J. Adler (Author), Charles Van Doren (Author) "This is a book for readers and for those who wish to become readers..." (more)
Key Phrases: Civil War, Adam Smith, United States (more...)
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Jacques BarzunThese four hundred pages are packed full of high matters which no one solicitous of the future of American culture can afford to over-look.

The New YorkerIt shows concretely how the serious work of proper reading may be accomplished and how much it may yield in the way of instruction and delight.

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The New Yorker It shows concretely how the serious work of proper reading may be accomplished and how much it may yield in the way of instruction and delight.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 426 pages
  • Publisher: Touchstone; Revised edition (August 15, 1972)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671212095
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671212094
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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