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Adapted from the 1990 book REMEMBER EVERYTHING YOU READ, this guide offers an assortment of skills to help students develop effective study habits and get through large amounts of reading material. The package includes an eight-page booklet containing diagrams that illustrate several of the reading and learning strategies. Stanley Frank, co-developer of the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics program, unveils the secrets of Evelyn Wood: an array of strategies with detailed explanations, case histories, disclaimers, and opportunities to stop the tape and practice the skills. Byron Paul's reading is smooth, reassuring, and easy to listen to. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Book Description
A system that works; a book that keeps selling. Since 1959, the Evelyn Wood Program of Dynamic Learning has been successfully employed by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, helping them break free of the self-imposed shackles that hinder learning. By teaching us to tap the natural power of the mind, the Evelyn Wood method helps us to dramatically increase reading speed, retain more of what we hear and read, improve comprehension and develop our powers of concentration. In just minutes, you'll notice a real difference in your reading speed, and in succeeding chapters of this seven-day program you'll get the secrets of effective note-taking, find tips for instantly improving your writing, and much more.

FROM OUR EDITORS

It's not just your imagination. Today we really are bombarded with more information than at any other time in history. Just keeping pace with the sheer volume of data (not to mention processing and absorbing it!) is a full-time job, as businesspeople and students on every level struggle to stay afloat in a tidal wave of facts and details. For 40 years, the world-famous Evelyn Wood Dynamics Program has helped millions of people improve their reading and comprehension skills. But until now, the principles of this system have been available only through special courses. Now, in this book, a certified instructor reveals the secrets of "Mental Soaring," a program of super-efficient assimilation and organization that will have anyone reading faster and with greater comprehension, taking better notes, preparing more easily for deadlines, and writing more clearly and concisely--all within one week! Featuring "Action Digests" at the end of each chapter to recap the salient points, this revolutionary book will be your most powerful secret weapon in the battle for success.

ANNOTATION

This is probably the single most helpful book in coping with the ever-increasing amount of information being spewed forth. Using a step-by-step explanation of the much-acclaimed Evelyn Wood Program, Dr. Frank provides you with the tools to: Double your reading speed Improve your comprehension Take better notes Prepare for deadlines with ease Write clearly and concisely All of this can be accomplished in a week! If you've taken a couple of minutes to read this, you're a candidate for the book. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" 212pp.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Evelyn Wood is synonymous with effective speed reading. Now Stanley Frank, who, along with Wood, created this remarkable program, offers a step-by-step method for dramatically increasing reading comprehension and speed. This is a surefire way to double reading speed, improve comprehension, take better notes, and thus meet deadlines with ease.

SYNOPSIS

This is probably the single most helpful book in coping with the ever-increasing amount of information being spewed forth. Using a step-by-step explanation of the much-acclaimed Evelyn Wood Program, Dr. Frank provides you with the tools to: Double your reading speed Improve your comprehension Take better notes Prepare for deadlines with ease Write clearly and concisely All of this can be accomplished in a week! If you've taken a couple of minutes to read this, you're a candidate for the book. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" 212pp.

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