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Notes on “How to Read a Book”

Daniel Fuller said the two most important books on his bookshelf were “The Bible” and “How to Read a Book” by Mortimer Adler. To whet your appetite for “How to Read a Book,” take a look at one blogger’s notes posted at http://sunestauromai.wordpress.com

Part I

How to Read a Book: Marking your Book

How to Read a Book: Inspectional Reading

Part II

How to Read a Book: Analytical Reading: Classifying a Book

How to Read a Book: Analytical Reading: Coming to Terms with an Author

How to Read a Book: Analytical Reading: Determining an Author’s Message

How to Read a Book: Analytical Reading: Criticizing a Book Fairly.

How to Read a Book: Analytical Reading: Agreeing or Disagreeing with an Author

See Mortimer Adler’s own essay on How to Mark a Book.

Go to www.greatideas.org where you will find a short clip taken from a three hour video series of Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren on “How to Read a Book.”

Best Free Process Viewer

Ever get suspicious about what is running on your computer?  A process viewer will answer that question.  Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete (don’t do this on Windows ME and earlier) will bring up the task manager built into Windows, but there are many third party alternatives that provide more functionality and information.

I have been using “What’s Running,” a piece of freeware recommended at Gizmo’s Tech Support Alert. There you can read more about “What’s Running” and another suggested process viewer. Several times, as my computer slowed to a crawl, I was able to start-up “What’s Running” and there I could see what was consuming all the CPU time.  Of course, if your computer is running slow, you might want to stretch your legs as you wait for the program to start running.