Five Types of Books I. IntroductionA. Reading for information, hoping to— improve our minds with the information acquired— give us the means to improve our livesB. Reading prodigiously & reading【T1】
1: two different things【T1】
2— to read books that increase【T2】
3【T2】
4— to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy livingII. The first choice: books about【T3】
5【T3】
6A. Including not only scientific text books, but alsothe books that increase our understanding of the【T4】
7【T4】
8B. The value of these books:— the development of【T5】
9【T5】
10— the methods of learning— how to investigate our intuition and validate it with evidence— inspiring wonder and respect for【T6】
11【T6】
12III. The second choice: philosophyA. Teaching us to understand【T7】
13【T7】
14B. Including:— the classic philosophical works— the great texts of【T8】
15【T8】
16IV. The third choice: serious fictionA. Great works of fiction: containing more truthB. Fiction:【T9】
17 experiences【T9】
18C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy, psychology & historyD. Great fiction: being also【T10】
19【T10】
20V. The fourth choice:【T11】
21【T11】
22A. helping us to interpret our own timesB. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanityC. Increasing our self understandingD. Teaching us that ideas and morality are【T12】
23【T12】
24VI. The last type: poetryA. Producing a feeling of【T13】
25 for the power of words【T13】
26B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading— sharpening language skills-【T14】
27【T14】
28VII. ResourcesA. No formal set of【T15】
29【T15】
30B. The Internet