Charles Van Doren

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About The Author

Dr. Charles Van Doren earned advanced degrees in both literature and mathematics from Columbia University, where he later taught English and was the Assistant Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research. He also worked for Encyclopedia Britannica in Chicago.

Books by Charles Van Doren

How to Read a Book
By Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.     Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and...
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