{"id":5545,"date":"2015-09-03T16:09:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T23:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dminlgp\/?p=5545"},"modified":"2015-09-03T16:09:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T23:09:38","slug":"you-cannot-borrow-my-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/you-cannot-borrow-my-book\/","title":{"rendered":"You cannot borrow my book!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every book has margins in it! In, \u201cHow to Read a Book\u201d<\/em><\/strong> by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren, there is a clear reason given for the margins in a book.\u00a0\u00a0 It is to write in. There is so much more to reading a book than just covering the words on the pages.\u00a0\u00a0 There has to be an interaction that takes you from an elementary level of reading to one that engages you with the author. Thus the reason for margins: to start a dialogue with the author.<\/p>\n

Enlightenment is the journey of discovery.\u00a0\u00a0 To truly gain knowledge from the author you must somehow engage in a dialogue or conversation.\u00a0\u00a0 The more in depth this conversation goes the more there is actual learning.\u00a0\u00a0 At the very beginning of the book this sentence jumped out to me: \u201cThe point of this book is about the art of reading for the sake of increased understanding.\u201d[1]<\/a> \u00a0Understanding is the gateway to knowledge.<\/p>\n

What impact has this book already had on my ability to read a book? Training myself to thoroughly read all the vital information that is given in advance. The introduction, the table of content and the forward are not just filler.\u00a0\u00a0 They are there to set the reader up to know what is being\u00a0said.\u00a0\u00a0 Knowing in advance where you are going is like a good GPS system.\u00a0\u00a0 In the past, this has not been something to devour, instead it has been something to skip past to get to the beginning of the book.\u00a0\u00a0 This is a mind shift on reading that is so simple but profound.<\/p>\n

The rules and the guidelines given are another fantastic tool for me to have as a template to dissect each book the same way. There is great value in approaching each new adventure of a book with the same lens. This really does lend itself to deeper learning and the ability to take away a concept instead of just a collection of words.<\/p>\n

Speed-reading is something that I have acquired over the years and it has allowed me to devour many volumes of material. Tracking with the Adler, really highlights the value of time and depth of reading. When you are dissecting more than one book at a time, \u00a0with this method, \u00a0you start to formulate your own synthetic knowledge. \u00a0This gives you the\u00a0 ability to come up with a deeper knowledge and syntopical insight. \u00a0The five steps move you past speed and superficial reading to an ability to gain knowledge and to build an argument for or against the author\u2019s point of view. \u00a0Finding the relevant passages, getting the terms of the author, getting the question clear, defining the issue and analyzing the discussion are much better than skimming the information.[2]<\/a> \u00a0Doing it quickly I believe is the key.<\/p>\n

BUT that wasn\u2019t enough for me! If the author is really engaging me, \u00a0then I start to write back in the margins.\u00a0\u00a0 I have whole arguments with the author, over where they have changed their perspective, where they have changed their position on a fundamental truth, or I just completely disagree with them. I mark those pages all up and know right where that is at in the book so in the future I can go back and reference that point. Francis Bacon says, \u201cSome books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested.\u201d[3]<\/a> I completely agree with this outlook! Chapter 11, Agreeing or Disagreeing with an Author<\/em>, was the most validation that I have had as an avid reader.<\/p>\n

SO, that is why you cannot borrow my books.\u00a0\u00a0 I get way to personal with an engaging author for you to read what I have written.\u00a0\u00a0 The highlighter going out of control on areas that I adamantly disagree with will for sure, throw you off.\u00a0\u00a0 The people\u2019s names that I put in to identify the characteristics that are being talked about could even be your name.\u00a0\u00a0 So, I can recommend this book to you, but no you can\u2019t borrow mine.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Adler, Mortimer, and Charles Van Doren. How to Read a Book<\/em>. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. 10.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a>Adler and Van Doren, 316-322.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Adler and Van Doren, 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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