Comments on: How to read a book http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/how-to-read-a-book/ A survival guide for the 21st century researcher Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:24:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: MAX WEISMANN http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/how-to-read-a-book/#comment-44433 MAX WEISMANN Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:24:35 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=295#comment-44433 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. When we discovered them and how intrinsically edifying they are, we negotiated an agreement with Encyclopaedia Britannica to be the exclusive worldwide agent to make them available. 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 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.

When we discovered them and how intrinsically edifying they are, we negotiated an agreement with Encyclopaedia Britannica to be the exclusive worldwide agent to make them available.

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

]]> By: Herb http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/how-to-read-a-book/#comment-40541 Herb Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:55:49 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=295#comment-40541 This is a really good post. It puts reading and productivity in perspective and you could even say its a motivating post. This is a really good post. It puts reading and productivity in perspective and you could even say its a motivating post.

]]> By: Jim Davies http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/how-to-read-a-book/#comment-31000 Jim Davies Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:56:21 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=295#comment-31000 I think my blog posting is complementary with this one, on how to process what you read: http://jimdavies.blogspot.com/2008/02/processing-what-you-read.html I think my blog posting is complementary with this one, on how to process what you read:

http://jimdavies.blogspot.com/2008/02/processing-what-you-read.html

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/how-to-read-a-book/#comment-30998 Matthew Cornell Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:43:43 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=295#comment-30998 Thanks for the article. There's a bunch of good resources and suggestions in the replies to my post: How To Read A Lot Of Books In A Short Time http://matthewcornell.org/blog/2006/02/how-to-read-lot-of-books-in-short-time.html Thanks for the article. There’s a bunch of good resources and suggestions in the replies to my post: How To Read A Lot Of Books In A Short Time
http://matthewcornell.org/blog/2006/02/how-to-read-lot-of-books-in-short-time.html

]]> By: Felipe Belo http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/how-to-read-a-book/#comment-30666 Felipe Belo Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:13:59 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=295#comment-30666 For those of you into productivity. We invite you to check the App we will be releasing for the iPhone: www.whattasks.com We define it as: Know WHAT to-do, WHEN to-do it and WHERE. I am a robotics researcher, and I developed the App with my academics needs on mind. So I really hope you will enjoy it! For those of you into productivity. We invite you to check the App we will be releasing for the iPhone: http://www.whattasks.com

We define it as: Know WHAT to-do, WHEN to-do it and WHERE.

I am a robotics researcher, and I developed the App with my academics needs on mind. So I really hope you will enjoy it!

]]> By: John Adkins http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/how-to-read-a-book/#comment-30496 John Adkins Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:59:50 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/?p=295#comment-30496 Take a look at Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren's book _How to Read a Book_ for some additional ideas about systematic reading techniques. I use several chapters from this with my Historiography students and they suggest that it makes processing works for a literature review much easier. Cheers. Take a look at Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren’s book _How to Read a Book_ for some additional ideas about systematic reading techniques. I use several chapters from this with my Historiography students and they suggest that it makes processing works for a literature review much easier. Cheers.

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