How to Read Books. A Guide to Reading Great Works

Why do some find a particular book very profound, others find it empty, and others find it abstract? Why does someone grasp all the shades of meaning, sees what is hidden between the lines, hears the music of words, feels their taste, color, and smell, while someone else remains deaf to them? To truly learn to read, it’s not enough to just understand the words and sentences.

First published in 1940, this book by philosopher, teacher, and editor Mortimer Adler has become a perennial bestseller and a classic work on psychology and reading methods, which is important for anyone who loves books and works with texts to become acquainted with.