How to Read a Book

	First edition (publ. Simon & Schuster)
Author	Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher	, Miller J
Publication date	1940

How to Read a Book is a book by the American philosopher Mortimer J. Adler. Originally published in 1940,^[1] it was heavily revised for a 1972 edition, co-authored by Adler with editor Charles Van Doren.^[2] The 1972 revision gives guidelines for critically reading good and great books of any tradition. In addition, it deals with genres (including, but not limited to, poetry, history, science, and fiction), as well as inspectional and syntopical reading.

^ Blackmur, R.P. (1940). "Anterior and Posterior Conviction". The Kenyon Review. 2 (3): 353–57.
^ McGowan, William F. (1982). "Too Good to Miss". The English Journal. 71 (5): 79–80.

[1] Blackmur, R.P. (1940). "Anterior and Posterior Conviction". The Kenyon Review. 2 (3): 353–57.

[2] McGowan, William F. (1982). "Too Good to Miss". The English Journal. 71 (5): 79–80.

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