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How to Read a Book

How to Read a Book is a book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren explaining how to use books to increase one's "understanding" of things. Adler goes into great length describing how to get the most out of a book and how to tackle some of the more difficult serious works. This is a guide for those interested in Self-Education by reading the classic works left behind for us throughout the centuries.

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