Best Books To Learn Speed Reading

Alex G (Aleksandr Golovatyi)
Readlax
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4 min readAug 16, 2019

Speed Reading: Speed Reading for Beginners Made Easy with Step by Step Instructions and Exercises by Calvin Horgan.

With this guide you will be armed with the fundamental knowledge you need to reach readings speeds you never thought possible. You’ll also learn how to avoid making mistakes that could create serious problems with recall and comprehension. Achieve your maximum reading speed and save time every day!

10 Days to Faster Reading: Jump-Start Your Reading Skills with Speed reading by The Princeton.

10 Days to Faster Reading is perfect for students who are looking to improve their study habits, business people looking to make a leap in their productivity, and anyone else who wants to learn how to read effectively.

Speed Reading with the Right Brain: Learn to Read Ideas Instead of Just Words by David Butler.

Reading happens in your brain, not your eyes. That’s why reading speed only increases when you comprehend faster. This book will show you how, by focusing your attention on ideas instead of words.

Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour by Kam Knight.

With a few simple shifts, you can double or even triple reading speed in a matter of seconds. No skimming, no scanning, but reading every word with double or triple the speed. Then with the additional tips and exercises, you will gradually raise that level until you are comfortably reading a 200+ page book in 1 hour.

The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program by Stanley D. Frank.

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.

Triple Your Reading Speed: 4th Edition by Wade E. Cutler.

This fourth edition of Triple Your Reading Speed does just that — with self-quizzes and tests that make it fun and simple to acquire the skills that will give you an edge in school and on the job. The renowned Acceleread Method helps you to break old habits that may be slowing you down, and develop strategies for increased comprehension in less time, with eye exercises to control and expand vision drills for practicing pacing and block reading strategies for mastering the “two-stop” reading method…and more!

Speed Reading For Dummies by Richard Sutz and Peter Weverka.

Want to read faster — and recall more of what you read? This practical, hands-on guide gives you the techniques you need to increase your reading speed and retention, whether you’re reading books, e-mails, magazines, or even technical journals! You’ll find reading aids and plenty of exercises to help you read faster and better comprehend the text.

Remember Everything You Read: The Evelyn Wood 7 Day Speed Reading and Learning Program by Dr Stanley D. Frank.

For the first time the secrets that have made the completely revised Evelyn Wood learning program so effective and popular are revealed. Remember Everything You Read not only teaches you how to increase your reading speed — all the while improving your comprehension — it also features tips and tricks to improve your study habits, more effectively take notes, and write papers, among others. It will become an invaluable resource for students, parents, teachers, and anyone looking to read — and comprehend — in a faster, more efficient manner.

Speed Reading: Third Edition by Tony Buzan

It’s one of the best books about speed reading. Tony Buzan is the world-renowned inventor of Mind Maps and the multi-million copy bestselling author of Head First, Head Strong and The Mind Map Book. He appears regularly on television and lectures all over the world. His work has been published in 100 countries and 30 languages.

Speed Reading: Comprehensive beginners Guide to learn the simple and effective methods of speed reading by Robert Thomson.

Once you have mastered speed reading, learning may come a lot easier. Of course, learning how to speed read is a process in itself. Speed reading doesn’t just mean getting through the text with the quickest possible time, you also have to understand what you have read and recall all of the most important parts. In this book, you will learn all about speed reading. From what it is, how it works, to how you can learn it and make it part of your skill set, there’s a lot for us to cover! By the end of this book, you should have all the information you need to start learning and honing this skill to achieve mastery.

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