How to read books. Guide to reading great works. Mortimer A.

reprinting the legendary book of Mortimer Adler - about how to actually read books. In a beautiful cover from the illustrator August RO.

Why do some find any book very deep, others-empty, others-abstruse? Why, re-reading a book, each time you discover something not seen before? Why does someone understand all the shades of meaning, sees the lines hidden between the lines, hears the music of words, feels their taste, color and smell, and someone remains deaf to them?

In order to tune into the “wave” of the author and understand more, the ability to read actively is required. It was precisely for this that Mortimer Adler, an American philosopher, editor and teacher who devoted his whole life to teach people to love and understand books (later he headed the editorial council of the Encyclopedia “British”).

The first book was first published in 1940; Then she published in 1966, after which the revised edition of 1972 followed. Before you is an updated version of the book - with a new cover from the illustrator August RO.

A book that still remains classic work on the psychology of reading.

for all people who feel that from They are slipped away by the nuances of the read, and would like to develop their abilities for the correct and multifaceted perception of the text.