Power Reading: A Dynamic System for Mastering All Your Business Reading

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Summary: BEST COMPREHENSION/SPEED READING BOOK ON THE MARKET!
Review: A wonderfully laid out book with very intuitive examples of speed reading techniques and methods to enhance one's comprehension, speed, and overall enjoyment over any text. I found this book exceptionally useful for reading and ingesting articles and books related to complex topics such as technology, physics, and mathematics. Unlike some other speed reading snake-oil books being sold, Speed Reading delivers immediate, impactful, and long-lasting results. Don't spend another day without the tools, techniques, and methodologies presented in this wonderful book.

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Summary: Excellent techniques but overpriced book.
Review: Although I fully subscribe and practice the techniques expounded in Ms. Mindell's work and painfully learned over 20 years, I found the book highly overpriced for its content. Many magazine and newspaper articles are printed on page after page, pushing the book over 200 pages. This is pricey stuff ... This is not a "speed reading" technique rather an effective reading management system (prioritizing, and then information gleaning techniques). The book is 1/5 the price of many "speed reading" courses or tapes but 2x the price of the other books. 20/20 hindsite I would have rather picked up some of her source material, "How to Read A Book", and "The Elements of Style".

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Summary: Excellent techniques but overpriced book.
Review: Although I fully subscribe and practice the techniques expounded in Ms. Mindell's work and painfully learned over 20 years, I found the book highly overpriced for its content. Many magazine and newspaper articles are printed on page after page, pushing the book over 200 pages. This is pricey stuff ... This is not a "speed reading" technique rather an effective reading management system (prioritizing, and then information gleaning techniques). The book is 1/5 the price of many "speed reading" courses or tapes but 2x the price of the other books. 20/20 hindsite I would have rather picked up some of her source material, "How to Read A Book", and "The Elements of Style".

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Summary: Outstanding program for literate professionals
Review: As an adult and former teacher who reads widely and takes courses,I require an intelligent approach to efficient reading:I`ve got to get through huge amounts of books,articles,journals,and email with good comprehension.Power Reading overcomes the shortcomings of every reading system I`ve ever seen.The unusual "structural" approach holds the key to speeding through any kind of material and understanding just what you need.The excellent chapter on "Reading in the Twenty-first Century" gives really practical guidelines for on-line reading.Every professional and student should read this fine book.

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Summary: Outstanding program for literate professionals
Review: The in-basket is an easy and essential method for analyzing your reading needs and applying the methods needed to meet those needs. The four step prereading program can reduce any large reading assignment and you'll get through it with higher comprehension. I have taken a speed reading class and read many speed reading books but none seemed to stick with me. I'm in an MBA program and the reading assignments are very time consuming. Power Reading helps me get through the assingments quicker and with a much better understanding of what I have read. I feel smarter!

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Summary: Power to the Readers!
Review: Within the first half-hour of opening Power Reading, I found ways to save time on the endless documents I have to read each day as part of my job. Thank you, Phyllis Mindel. Time translates to money and your book is worth its price ten times over. I had thought I was an efficient reader prior to picking up this user-friendly book, well-organized book, but I found dozens of ways to increase my productivity with Power Reading.

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Summary: Power to the Readers!
Review: Within the first half-hour of opening Power Reading, I found ways to save time on the endless documents I have to read each day as part of my job. Thank you, Phyllis Mindel. Time translates to money and your book is worth its price ten times over. I had thought I was an efficient reader prior to picking up this user-friendly book, well-organized book, but I found dozens of ways to increase my productivity with Power Reading.