Pigeonholing a Book



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The author explain us at the introduction of this chapter is that see as a reading any type of text that we read.



The Importance of Classifying Books


Rule 1 of analyze a reading:

Know what kind of book we are reading.



What You Can Learn from the Title of a Book

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The author explains to us the importance to recognize the title of a book. He gives us an example of how supposedly many good readers do not remember or confuse the titles of some books.

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Practical vs. Theoretical Books

There are two kinds of books:



1. Theoretical:
In what consist something
• Tries to show something true.

Kinds:
-History
-Science
-Philosophy

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2. Practical:

-What we can do with something that we already know in what it consist.

-Show something that should be done or made and dew  points of view.



Kinds:

-Expositions of arts to be learned
- Manuals of practice in any field
-Cooking
-Treatises that are conveniently classified as moral
-Books on economics, ethical or political problems.