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How to Read a Book

The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

By: Mortimer J. Adler,Charles Van Doren

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How to Read a Book

The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

By: Mortimer J. Adler,Charles Van Doren

Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476790159

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9781476790152

How to Read a Book

By: Mortimer J. Adler,Charles Van Doren

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With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material. A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed Zakaria Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them—from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text. Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works. Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.

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452

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Simon and Schuster

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1439144834

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9781439144831

A History of Knowledge

Past, Present, and Future

By: Charles Lincoln Van Doren

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A History of Knowledge

Past, Present, and Future

By: Charles Lincoln Van Doren

Covers every aspect of knowledge--scientific, intellectual, and historical--from the beginning of the human experience into the twenty-first century and beyond

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422

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Birch Lane Press

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1559720379

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9781559720373

A History of Knowledge

Past, Present, and Future

By: Charles Van Doren

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A History of Knowledge

Past, Present, and Future

By: Charles Van Doren

A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history. "Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows." Clifton Fadiman Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club

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449

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Ballantine Books

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0345373162

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9780345373168

The Joy of Reading

A Passionate Guide to 189 of the World's Best Authors and Their Works

By: Charles Van Doren

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The Joy of Reading

A Passionate Guide to 189 of the World's Best Authors and Their Works

By: Charles Van Doren

Charles Van Doren has laid a feast before all of us that is irresistible."—Mortimer J. Adler This engaging love letter to reading follows the great authors and classics that transformed the world: from Aristotle and Herodotus in ancient Greece to Salinger and Heinlein in 20th century America. Like a professor whose enthusiasm enwraps his students, Van Doren explains what's wonderful in the books you've missed and awakens your desire to reopen the books you already know. Divided chronologically by the periods in which these classics were written, each book is put in its historical context and brought to life by Van Doren's brilliant analysis. The Joy of Reading delves into a wide range of genres—fiction, poetry, drama, children's books, philosophy, history and science. This is the one book that brings together everything you need to know about the classics you missed and ignites your passion to read and reread the greatest books the world has ever known. This book is the fruit of a lifelong love affair. Reading, I believe, is my favorite thing to do; books and I have been inseparable almost as long as I can remember ... To this day, I become distressed if I am anywhere without a book, a magazine, a newspaper, any scrap of paper to read .... I like the smell of books, certainly the feel of them. Life without books would be, for me, a vacant horror."—Charles Van Doren "Nothing recommends the joy of reading better than the communication of it by a person who has spent a lifetime enriched by the delights of reading. Charles Van Doren is that kind of reader. He has laid a feast before us that is irresistible."—Mortimer J. Adler, author of How to Read a Book "Mr. Van Doren is that rarity, a truly well read man who reads not for professional purposes but for pleasure. His book spurs us on to explore more deeply and joyfully the infinitely varied terrain of good books."—Clifton Fadiman, author of The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classical Guide to World Literature

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546

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1402234376

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9781402234378

How to Read a Book

The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

By: Mortimer J. Adler,Charles Van Doren

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How to Read a Book

The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

By: Mortimer J. Adler,Charles Van Doren

Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476790159

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America Goes to War

A Social History of the Continental Army

By: Charles Patrick Neimeyer

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America Goes to War

A Social History of the Continental Army

By: Charles Patrick Neimeyer

Neimeyer for the first time reveals who really served in the army during the Revolution and why. His conclusions are startling. The long-termed Continental soldiers were not those whom historians have traditionally associated with the defense of liberty.

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267

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NYU Press

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0814757820

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9780814757826

ZaSu Pitts

The Life and Career

By: Charles Stumpf

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ZaSu Pitts

The Life and Career

By: Charles Stumpf

Most often remembered for her gestures, expressive eyes, and body language on the screen, ZaSu Pitts was an unusual actress (and also an excellent cook: she often gave homemade candies to her coworkers, and her collection of candy recipes was published posthumously). This affectionate study of both her private life off-screen and her public persona details how the multi-talented actress become one of filmdom's favorite comediennes and character players. The book includes many rare photographs.

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225

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McFarland

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0786460237

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9780786460236

The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

By: George Sampson,Reginald Charles Churchill

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The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

By: George Sampson,Reginald Charles Churchill

Based on The Cambridge history of English literature.

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998

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Cambridge University Press

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0521095816

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9780521095815

Music in New Jersey, 1655-1860

A Study of Musical Activity and Musicians in New Jersey from Its First Settlement to the Civil War

By: Charles H. Kaufman

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Music in New Jersey, 1655-1860

A Study of Musical Activity and Musicians in New Jersey from Its First Settlement to the Civil War

By: Charles H. Kaufman

Employs nearly 4,000 names of music teachers, performers, instrument, makers, and tradesmen who contributed to the musical upbringing of one of our nation's earliest-settled regions. Also includes a study of sacred and secular music, concert life, music education, publications, and the music trades in New Jersey in this period.

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306

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838622704

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9780838622704

The Devil on Screen

Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 through 2000

By: Charles P. Mitchell

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The Devil on Screen

Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 through 2000

By: Charles P. Mitchell

The Devil has been represented in many film genres, including horror, comedy, the musical, fantasy, satire, drama, and the religious epic, and in these works has assumed many shapes and forms. This book begins with a discussion of how the devil has been portrayed on stage, how that portrayal carried over to the big screen, and what are the standard elements of a satanic plot. Each entry in the filmography includes year of production, running time, writer, editor, cinematographer, producer, and director, evaluative rating, annotated cast list, plot synopsis, overall appraisal, and a spotlight on the actor playing Satan.

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344

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McFarland

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1476605335

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9781476605333

Willie's Time

Baseball's Golden Age

By: Charles Einstein

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Willie's Time

Baseball's Golden Age

By: Charles Einstein

To a generation of fans, Willie Mays was the greatest ballplayer they had ever seen. The prowess and speed of the Say Hey Kid were unmatched on the diamond before his time, prompting Joe DiMaggio to label him, “the closest you can come to perfection.” He was the first player to hit fifty home runs and steal twenty bases in a single season. Mays played for the New York Giants (1951–1957), San Francisco Giants (1958–1972), and New York Mets (1972–1973), and in his glory days with the Giants he not only set the major league mark for consecutive seasons by appearing in 150 games or more but by winning his two MVP awards a record twelve seasons apart. When Mays retired, he ranked third in career home runs (behind Aaron and Ruth), a record of 660 soon to be surpassed by Mays’s godson, Barry Bonds. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the only ballplayer biography ever named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Willie’s Time: Baseball’s Golden Age, restores to print Charles Einstein’s vivid biography of one of the game’s foremost legends. With a new preface from the author, this volume replays the most dramatic moments of the Say Hey Kid’s career—from the 1951 Miracle Giants to the Amazing Mets of 1973—and takes us inside the lives of Ruth, DiMaggio, Aaron, Durocher, and others along the way. Einstein offers a compelling and complete look at Mays: as a youth in racist Birmingham, a triumphant symbol of African American success, a sports hero lionized by fans, and yet all the while, still a very human figure destined to play for two decades amid baseball’s Golden Age.

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365

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SIU Press

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0809388839

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9780809388837

Commenting and Commentaries

A Reference Guide to Book Buying for Pastors, Students, and Christian Workers

By: Charles H. Spurgeon

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Commenting and Commentaries

A Reference Guide to Book Buying for Pastors, Students, and Christian Workers

By: Charles H. Spurgeon

The student or pastor with a small but growing library, as well as the pastor possessing an extensive one, will welcome the opportunity to secure this reprint of Spurgeon's catalog of Biblical commentaries and expositions. Once you begin to dip into this volume it will become a faithful friend by your side. Worth its weight in gold! ""New commentaries on the Bible abound, but often the cutting edge is dull. With few exceptions, the old works are better by far. Spurgeon's Commenting and Commentaries is invaluable for identifying the best works of past generations, many of which have been reprinted in our day."" - Dr. Robert P. Martin Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92) was an English Baptist preacher and author. Among his many publications are The Heart of the Gospel, Immeasurable Love, and The Saint and His Saviour.

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209

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532682077

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9781532682070

The New England Watch and Ward Society

By: Paul Charles Kemeny

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The New England Watch and Ward Society

By: Paul Charles Kemeny

The New England Watch and Ward Society provides a new window into the history of American Protestantism during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By suppressing obscene literature, gambling, and prostitution, the moral reform organization embodied Protestant efforts to shape public morality in an increasing intellectually and culturally diverse society.

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409

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Oxford University Press

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0190844396

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9780190844394

And Bid Him Sing

A Biography of Countée Cullen

By: Charles Molesworth

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And Bid Him Sing

A Biography of Countée Cullen

By: Charles Molesworth

A full-length, critical biography examining the life and work of the poet and literary giant of the Harlem Renaissance. While competing with Langston Hughes for the title of “Poet Laureate of Harlem,” Countée Cullen (1903–46) crafted poems that became touchstones for American readers, both black and white. Inspired by classic themes and working within traditional forms, Cullen shaped his poetry to address universal questions like love, death, longing, and loss while also dealing with the issues of race and idealism that permeated the national conversation. Drawing on the poet’s unpublished correspondence with contemporaries and friends like Hughes, Claude McKay, Carl Van Vechten, Dorothy West, Charles S. Johnson and Alain Locke, and presenting a unique interpretation of his poetic gifts, And Bid Him Sing is the first full-length critical biography of this famous American writer. Despite his untimely death at the age of forty-two, Cullen left behind an extensive body of work. In addition to five books of poetry, he authored two much-loved children’s books and translated Euripides’ Medea, the first translation by an African American of a Greek tragedy. In these pages, Charles Molesworth explores the many ways that race, religion, and Cullen’s sexuality informed the work of one of the unquestioned stars of the Harlem Renaissance. An authoritative work of biography that brings to life one of the chief voices of his generation, And Bid Him Sing returns to us one of America’s finest lyric poets in all of his complexity and musicality. Praise for And Bid Him Sing “At last! One can only be grateful to Charles Molesworth for this concise yet comprehensive biography of Countée Cullen, the shooting star of the Harlem Renaissance. This book sets the facts straight about a man whose childhood and inner life have been obscure despite his fame. More importantly, Molesworth reveals the complex intersections of racial loyalty and aestheticism, spirituality and sexuality, representativeness and individuality in the life and work of Harlem’s black prodigy, one of America’s most admired poets of the 1920s.” —George B. Hutchinson, author of The Harlem Renaissance in Black and White “Cullen was a commanding literary figure whose accomplishments have often been diminished in studies of the Harlem Renaissance that emphasize his role as an antitype to Langston Hughes. Charles Molesworth rights this wrong in his fine biography whose subject is not only the struggles and triumphs of a singular American poet, but also the exciting social and literary world that produced him.” —Emily Bernard, author of Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance

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University of Chicago Press

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0226533662

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9780226533667

Book's by Charles Van Doren

How to Read a Book

How to Read a Book

How to Read a Book

How to Read a Book

A History of Knowledge

A History of Knowledge

A History of Knowledge

A History of Knowledge

The Joy of Reading

The Joy of Reading

How to Read a Book

How to Read a Book

America Goes to War

America Goes to War

ZaSu Pitts

ZaSu Pitts

The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

Music in New Jersey, 1655-1860

Music in New Jersey, 1655-1860

The Devil on Screen

The Devil on Screen

Willie's Time

Willie's Time

Commenting and Commentaries

Commenting and Commentaries

The New England Watch and Ward Society

The New England Watch and Ward Society

And Bid Him Sing

And Bid Him Sing

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