The art of slow reading : six time-honored practices for engagement

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The art of slow reading : six time-honored practices for engagement

Thomas Newkirk

Heinemann, c2012

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index

Contents of Works

  • About slowness
  • The speed curriculum
  • Reading goes silent: performance
  • Learning by heart: memorization
  • Making a mark: centering
  • The pleasures of difficulty: problem finding
  • A writer's choices: reading like a writer
  • Opening a text: elaborating
  • Epilogue: why can't they be like we were, perfect in every way?

Details

  • NCID
    BC0310191X
  • ISBN
    • 9780325037318
  • LCCN
    2011022820
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Portsmouth, NH
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 216 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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