How to Read a Book
By
Mortimer J. Adler
Mortimer J. Adler,
Charles Van Doren
Charles Van Doren
1940 • 448 pages

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51 books

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The Palace of Eternity
Downward to the Earth
A Case of Conscience
The Dying Earth

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122 books

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ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever
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Agile Estimating and Planning

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267 books

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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

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169 books

Think

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The Art of Possibility
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The Power of Meaning
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

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167 books

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The Marriage Act: The Risk I Took to Keep My Best Friend in America, and What It Taught Us About Love
The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend

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11 books

Misc

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Non Fiction

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Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology
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The Age of Spiritual Machines

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Self Help

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Lit about Lit

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Architecture of the Novel: A Writer's Handbook

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Economics in One Lesson
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Writing Reading

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Read for the Heart: Whole Books for WholeHearted Families
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2025 Reading Plan

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Education Literacy Literature and Language

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12 books

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Reference

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nash
The Little Black Book: Books - Over a Century of the Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages and Events That Rocked the Literary World
The Little Black Book, Movies: Over a Century of the Greatest Films, Stars, Scenes, Speeches and Events That Rocked the Movie World
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Time: Almanac 2008
1000 Films to Change Your Life
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Oxford Irish Quotations

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Mindset:The New Psychology of Success
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
F.U. Money: Make As Much Money As You Want And Live Your Life As You Damn Well Please!
Storm Front

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The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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Gorilla Mindset
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