How to Read a BookClassic · Nonfiction, Self Help, Education
How to Read a Book
1940 · 318 pages · Nonfiction
35
Classic
★ 3.98 on Goodreads · 29K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1). 3.98★ from 29K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers41 out of 100 · counts 40%+19
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller44 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #20 of the 25 self-help and business books we rank
- #390 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1008 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Practical
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