Comments on: How to Read a Book http://scottjeffrey.com/2009/03/how-to-read-a-book/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:36:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Scott Jeffrey http://scottjeffrey.com/2009/03/how-to-read-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Scott Jeffrey Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:16:54 +0000 http://scottjeffrey.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-224 Hi Andrew, Yes, what Alder is offering is definitely very different than a course on reading faster (I took Evelyn Wood's course too). The ability to size up a book before you read it and using different levels of reading for different material is highly valuable for anyone who invests time with the written word. Blessings, Scott Hi Andrew,

Yes, what Alder is offering is definitely very different than a course on reading faster (I took Evelyn Wood’s course too). The ability to size up a book before you read it and using different levels of reading for different material is highly valuable for anyone who invests time with the written word.

Blessings,
Scott

]]> By: Dr. Andrew Colyer http://scottjeffrey.com/2009/03/how-to-read-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Dr. Andrew Colyer Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:18:04 +0000 http://scottjeffrey.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-223 During my first semester in chiropractic school, I took an Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics course with a handful of my classmates. It saved my life. When one is taking 35 to 36 credits per semester, it is impossible to keep up with the volume of reading in a normal, "traditional" way. We were taught how to scan the book, like a road map, then go through the book several times, with greater and greater detail, eventually reading every word; then scanning again, like a final overview, with the last pass. The process is amazing, and it's been demonstrated with thousands of people to increase one's speed of reading AND retention. I eventually got the point where I could read and study an entire chapter of Guyton's Physiology in about an hour. However, what you are recommending above appears to be on a different level. After clicking on the link in Max Weismann's comment above and watching the intro video, I am definitely fascinated, especially since I now know that Mr. Adler was one of the editors of the Great Books of the Western World. Thank you for sharing your experience and insights with us here at your blog. Dr. Andrew Colyer During my first semester in chiropractic school, I took an Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics course with a handful of my classmates. It saved my life. When one is taking 35 to 36 credits per semester, it is impossible to keep up with the volume of reading in a normal, “traditional” way.

We were taught how to scan the book, like a road map, then go through the book several times, with greater and greater detail, eventually reading every word; then scanning again, like a final overview, with the last pass. The process is amazing, and it’s been demonstrated with thousands of people to increase one’s speed of reading AND retention. I eventually got the point where I could read and study an entire chapter of Guyton’s Physiology in about an hour.

However, what you are recommending above appears to be on a different level. After clicking on the link in Max Weismann’s comment above and watching the intro video, I am definitely fascinated, especially since I now know that Mr. Adler was one of the editors of the Great Books of the Western World.

Thank you for sharing your experience and insights with us here at your blog.
Dr. Andrew Colyer

]]> By: Max Weismann http://scottjeffrey.com/2009/03/how-to-read-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Max Weismann Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:20:31 +0000 http://scottjeffrey.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-3 We are a not-for-profit educational organization, founded by Mortimer Adler and we have recently made an exciting discovery--three years after writing the wonderfully expanded third edition of How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren made a series of thirteen 14-minute videos on the art of reading. The videos were produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica. For reasons unknown, sometime after their original publication, these videos were lost. Three hours with Mortimer Adler on one DVD. A must for libraries and classroom teaching the art of reading. I cannot over exaggerate how instructive these programs are--we are so sure that you will agree, if you are not completely satisfied, we will refund your donation. Please go here to see a clip and learn more: http://www.thegreatideas.org/HowToReadABook.htm We are a not-for-profit educational organization, founded by Mortimer Adler and we have recently made an exciting discovery–three years after writing the wonderfully expanded third edition of How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren made a series of thirteen 14-minute videos on the art of reading. The videos were produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica. For reasons unknown, sometime after their original publication, these videos were lost.

Three hours with Mortimer Adler on one DVD. A must for libraries and classroom teaching the art of reading.

I cannot over exaggerate how instructive these programs are–we are so sure that you will agree, if you are not completely satisfied, we will refund your donation.

Please go here to see a clip and learn more:

http://www.thegreatideas.org/HowToReadABook.htm

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