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Summary: Shame on Amazon
Review: Amazon as sells this book under the title "Remember Everything You Read", it is the exact same book word for word. This one is hardcover and the other is paperback. From reading the description for the one about it being adapted from "Remember Everything You Read", I thought I was getting two different books.Unfortunately, returning it isn't worth the money.
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Summary: Nice paperweight
Review: I read this book because it claimed to help increase reading by 50%. I thought that I was a strong reader. I read about 230 words per minute. Well, after reading this book, I read about 250 words per minute. 20 words wasn't worth it!
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Summary: Nice paperweight
Review: I read this book because it claimed to help increase reading by 50%. I thought that I was a strong reader. I read about 230 words per minute. Well, after reading this book, I read about 250 words per minute. 20 words wasn't worth it!
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Summary: Skip this, get Breakthrough Rapid Reading by Peter Kump
Review: Reading this book feels like talking to a used car salesman. Stanley Frank spends as much time in this (very thin) volume giving anecdotes on how wonderful Evelyn Wood speed reading is as he does giving any useful information about how to read faster. The book does give some rapid reading techniques, but fails to link them into a curriculum for actually training oneself to increase reading speed. By contrast, I found Peter Kump's "Breakthrough Rapid Reading" (recommended by another Amazon Reviewer) to be quite helpful. Kump's book mixes the theory of Evelyn wood with comprehensive exercises to put these ideas into practice. Kump also gives the reader a way to record and track progress through the course. The concepts of rapid reading are not difficult, the challenge lies in putting them into practice. Save your $7, skip Frank, and buy a book that will actually help you learn to read faster.
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Summary: More Detail Please
Review: The presentation here is well organized and easy to follow but there is a lack of detail and a failure to address key points. For instance, how long should one drill on techniques presented to improve "linear reading" before moving on to "layering"? The title implies a seven day structured course. Yes, exercises are suggested and methods to improve reading speed are clearly explained, however, there is no clearly defined seven day syllabus. I am intrigued by the teasing suggestions that, fully applied, one may experience a paranormal "visualizing" when reading. Unfortunately, I have not been able to successfully progress past step one. The tape is primarily geared to secondary or college students and some helpful study tips are presented which I would like to have gleaned when I was in those learning years. Because the prospect of reading beyond my current, pitifully slow, level is so enticing, I have not given up on the idea that this process may work. However, if you are (as I am) curious about the prospect of reading at a rapid pace with high comprehension, I suggest seeking out a speed reading course that goes into more detail and presents a more formalized plan for achieving proficiency.
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Summary: Skip this, get Breakthrough Rapid Reading by Peter Kump
Review: There are only about 20 pages in this book that have to do with Speed Reading. Most of the book is success stories and how to improve your study habits which would be fine if the book was titled "Improve Your Study Habits and Get a Brief Introduction to Speed Reading" but it's not.
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