Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them.

The activity and art of reading -- The levels of reading -- The first level of reading : elementary reading -- The second level of reading : inspectional reading -- How to be a demanding reader -- Pigeonholing a book -- X-raying a book -- Coming to terms with an author -- Determining an author's message -- Criticizing a book fairly -- Agreeing or disagreeing with an author -- Aids to reading -- How to read practical books -- How to read imaginative literature -- Suggestions for reading stories, plays, and poems -- How to read history -- How to read science and mathematics -- How to read philosophy -- How to read social science -- The fourth level of reading : syntopical reading -- Reading and the growth of the mind.