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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154782003321

Autore

Chambers Phil

Titolo

Improve your speed reading skills / / Phil Chambers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-292-08398-0

Edizione

[Rejacketed edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Collana

Brilliant

Disciplina

428.43

Soggetti

Speed reading

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Putting your reading speed into context -- Chapter 2 A definition of reading -- Chapter 3 Understanding your eyes -- Chapter 4 Managing your motivation and state of mind -- Chapter 5 Developing your peripheral vision -- Chapter 6 Skimming, scanning and selective reading -- Chapter 7 Use of a guide -- Chapter 8 Comprehension and retention -- Chapter 9 Reading for study -- Chapter 10 Reading from computer screens -- Chapter 11 Improving your vocabulary -- Chapter 12 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Answers to comprehension questions -- Appendix 2: Speed reading hall of fame -- Further reading -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

READ FASTER, LEARN MORE, ACHIEVE MORE     Improve Your Speed Reading Skills and breeze through books, newspapers, textbooks, reports, webpages Ð whatever you need to read, however you want to read it.