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# How to Read a Book

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Review: Kitap okuma verimliliğini artırmak isteyenler için kavramsal açıdan gerçekten değerli bir kitap. Kitap okuma eylemine daha fazla anlam katmak isteyen herkese tavsiye ederim.
Review: There are many things you will learn from this book that you didn’t know you could learn — and these things have to do with how to read a book. I’m not go to summarize it. I’m going to give you 3 things I learned. 1. Every genre you read — legal document, fiction, non-fiction — uses its own terminology and definitions. Here are some examples I can think of: a scab to a doctor is different than a scab to a union rep; pork to a religious person means something different than pork to a pig farmer; you get the idea. When you read a book, look for the key words and how they are defined. 2. When you find the key words, memorize and understand their meanings; they will be used throughout the piece — they are the glue that holds the work together. I’m currently reading through Criminal Law by Kent Roach, and knowing the primary importance of mens rea (intent to commit a crime) and actus reas (the violation of an offence) is instrumental in reading through how defences are built against charges for an offence. 3. One would be wise not to read a book like running into a house to save someone from burning. There is no rush to read a book. Review the cover, table of contents, flip through each chapter to get a sense of the whole. Get a journal or open a word file and take notes as you read. Make your own outline of the book you’re reading. Write out key definitions — anything to help you better understand what you are reading. I suppose one could say How to Read Book teaches one how to deeply understand what one is reading. 5 out of 5 stars.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #10,862 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Books & Reading #8 in Book Publishing #29 in Reading Skills |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (5,425) |
| Dimensions  | 13.49 x 2.84 x 20.96 cm |
| Edition  | Revised and Updated ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 0671212095 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0671212094 |
| Item weight  | 363 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 426 pages |
| Publication date  | 16 June 2008 |
| Publisher  | Touchstone |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by V***N on 30 June 2025*

Kitap okuma verimliliğini artırmak isteyenler için kavramsal açıdan gerçekten değerli bir kitap. Kitap okuma eylemine daha fazla anlam katmak isteyen herkese tavsiye ederim.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***D on 1 December 2024*

There are many things you will learn from this book that you didn’t know you could learn — and these things have to do with how to read a book. I’m not go to summarize it. I’m going to give you 3 things I learned. 1. Every genre you read — legal document, fiction, non-fiction — uses its own terminology and definitions. Here are some examples I can think of: a scab to a doctor is different than a scab to a union rep; pork to a religious person means something different than pork to a pig farmer; you get the idea. When you read a book, look for the key words and how they are defined. 2. When you find the key words, memorize and understand their meanings; they will be used throughout the piece — they are the glue that holds the work together. I’m currently reading through Criminal Law by Kent Roach, and knowing the primary importance of mens rea (intent to commit a crime) and actus reas (the violation of an offence) is instrumental in reading through how defences are built against charges for an offence. 3. One would be wise not to read a book like running into a house to save someone from burning. There is no rush to read a book. Review the cover, table of contents, flip through each chapter to get a sense of the whole. Get a journal or open a word file and take notes as you read. Make your own outline of the book you’re reading. Write out key definitions — anything to help you better understand what you are reading. I suppose one could say How to Read Book teaches one how to deeply understand what one is reading. 5 out of 5 stars.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***E on 17 May 2018*

Dieses spezielle Buch richtet sich vorrangig an solche Leser, die aus Büchern lernen wollen. Es bietet eine klar strukturierte Herangehensweise an das Lernen aus Büchern, dir mir seitdem sehr hilft möglichst viel aus Sachbüchern o.ä. mitzunehmen. Dabei wird zunächst eine grundsätzliche Unterscheidung der Arten des Lesens (zur Unterhalten, zum Lernen, ...) vorgenommen und sich später auf eine fokussierte Auseinandersetzung mit dem analytischen Lesen konzentriert. Für mein Studium weiterer Bücher hat mir die hier dargestellte Vorgehensweise enorm geholfen und ich nehme mittlerweile viel mehr Wissen mit als vorher. Persönliche Vorlieben beim Lesen bzw. durcharbeiten von Büchern sind dabei natürlich und die Autoren geben hier ein anpassbares Grundkonzept, dass ich für sehr gelungen halte. Ich vermute, dass jeder der gerne und viel liest sich aus diesem Buch hilfreiche Aspekte aneignen kann und das persönliche Lesen nachhaltig verbessern kann. Einige Passagen des Buches sind sehr ausführlich und könnten im Kern sicherlich gekürzt werden. Teil der Lehre des Autors ist allerdings auch eine persönliche, nach den eigenen Interessen gerichtete Auseinandersetzung mit Büchern, die dazu einlädt bestimmte Kapitel oder Bücher nur sehr schnell oder oberflächlich zu lesen, wenn dies für die eigenen Belange ausreicht. So habe ich beispielsweise den dritten Teil des Buches, in der spezielle Tipps für verschiedene Lesequellen (Sachbuch, Drama, Roman, Philosophie, ...) gegeben werden, ausgespart und für später vorgemerkt, da dies für mich aktuell zweitrangig war. Ich freue mich, wenn meine Rezension hilfreich für Sie war. Fragen beantworte ich soweit möglich gerne.

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