Thursday, November 18, 2010

What do you get from books?

From A.Word.A.Day:

In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.
-Mortimer J. Adler, philosopher, educator and author (1902-2001)


This is the same Mortimer J. Adler who wrote A Guideboock to Learning and How to Read a Book. I strongly recommend the second book. I have loaned it to two people in the last month. I have a couple copies. (And yes, I am a bit of a book pusher at work.)
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3 comments:

  1. squidoo.com/bestalford11/18/2010 9:56 AM

    Appreciate the insight.

    Kenneth Alford

    http://www.christianfamilyproductsandservices.blogspot.com

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  2. Luke Holzmann11/22/2010 9:33 AM

    I like that. ...but that may because I don't read that many books [smile].

    ~Luke

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  3. Henry Cate1/01/2011 4:37 PM

    Max, thank you for the link. I greatly enjoy "How to Read a Book." I probably encourage someone each month to read it.

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