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How to Read a Book (Mortimer J. Adler) - Audiobook Summary

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Comprehensive Reading and Syntopical Reading

This chapter introduces the final level of reading, which involves researching and forming a comprehensive perspective on a subject. It discusses the process of reading books syntopically, including creating a list of relevant books, finding relevant passages, establishing terminology, and analyzing discussions. The chapter also touches on reading theoretical and practical books, approaching imaginative literature, and reading different types of books like poetry, history, and science.

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