How to Read a Book
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How to Read a Book is a classic guide to reading comprehension and critical thinking that teaches systematic methods for engaging with and understanding books at progressively deeper levels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How to Read a Book canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4262368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Read a Book Context triple: [Mortimer Adler, notableWork, How to Read a Book]
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A.
How to Read and Why
How to Read and Why is a literary criticism book by Harold Bloom that urges readers to engage deeply and independently with classic literature to enrich their inner lives.
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B.
The Reading
The Reading is a Neo-Impressionist painting by Belgian artist Théo van Rysselberghe, depicting figures absorbed in quiet literary contemplation through his characteristic pointillist technique.
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C.
The Right to Read
"The Right to Read" is a short story by Richard Stallman that warns about the dangers of restrictive digital rights management and the loss of freedoms in a future where sharing digital works is criminalized.
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D.
The Reading Lesson
The Reading Lesson is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Gerard ter Borch, depicting an intimate domestic scene of instruction and quiet concentration.
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E.
How to Be Good
How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Read a Book Target entity description: How to Read a Book is a classic guide to reading comprehension and critical thinking that teaches systematic methods for engaging with and understanding books at progressively deeper levels.
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A.
How to Read and Why
How to Read and Why is a literary criticism book by Harold Bloom that urges readers to engage deeply and independently with classic literature to enrich their inner lives.
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B.
The Reading
The Reading is a Neo-Impressionist painting by Belgian artist Théo van Rysselberghe, depicting figures absorbed in quiet literary contemplation through his characteristic pointillist technique.
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C.
The Right to Read
"The Right to Read" is a short story by Richard Stallman that warns about the dangers of restrictive digital rights management and the loss of freedoms in a future where sharing digital works is criminalized.
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D.
The Reading Lesson
The Reading Lesson is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Gerard ter Borch, depicting an intimate domestic scene of instruction and quiet concentration.
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E.
How to Be Good
How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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educational book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ reading guide ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
develop critical thinking skills
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help readers read at progressively deeper levels ⓘ improve reading comprehension ⓘ |
| author |
Charles Van Doren
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Mortimer J. Adler ⓘ
linked to:
Mortimer Adler
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| describesConcept |
analytical reading
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elementary reading ⓘ inspectional reading ⓘ syntopical reading ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
analytical reading
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critical reading ⓘ levels of reading ⓘ systematic methods of reading ⓘ |
| genre |
education
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philosophy of education ⓘ study guide ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic guide to reading
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influential work on reading and learning ⓘ |
| influencedField |
liberal education
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reading instruction ⓘ study skills pedagogy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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lifelong learners ⓘ students ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| revisedEditionYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| structureIncludes |
discussion of different kinds of books
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guidelines for reading imaginative literature ⓘ guidelines for reading philosophy ⓘ guidelines for reading practical books ⓘ guidelines for reading scientific books ⓘ guidelines for reading social science works ⓘ |
| subject |
critical thinking
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education ⓘ learning ⓘ philosophy ⓘ reading ⓘ reading comprehension ⓘ |
| teaches |
how to ask questions of a text
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how to evaluate arguments ⓘ how to identify an author’s arguments ⓘ how to summarize a book’s main ideas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: How to Read a Book Description of subject: How to Read a Book is a classic guide to reading comprehension and critical thinking that teaches systematic methods for engaging with and understanding books at progressively deeper levels.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.