Power Reading : The Best, Fastest, Easiest, Most Effective Course on Speedreading and Comprehension Ever Developed!

I had gone through umpteen books on speed reading before laying my hands on this one. Recently, i completed the "Norman Lewis reading and comprehension course" 'n boy...was i disappointed. I began at 250 wpm and finished at 260. I completely lost hope that i could ever push my reading speed beyond 260 words pm. I always wondered how could people read at 800 or 1000 wpm. Was it really possible for a book or course to make a person read at this level or was it just a gimmick to sell stuff?? This book has changed my whole preception of speed reading and comprehension. This book is basically a 4 week course. I've already completed 2 weeks and am cruising around 500 to 550 words per minute with super comprehension and guess what?? the best part is yet to come!

I own a few speed reading books, and all but one of them (the snake-oily "PhotoReading") are responsible, and instruct you in pretty much the same way. Once you realize what your bad habits are as far as reading goes--re-reading, sub-vocalization, etc.--it is a pretty simple matter to rid yourself of them and notice a sudden dramatic increase in reading speed. At least I did. Getting crazy-fast, though, is another horse entirely, though. This leads me to what I like about this book. Ostrov doesn't make wild claims about the sort of improvement you will notice, and is very straightforward about the sort of limitations the vast majority of readers will encounter. But he does present a sound system for improving speed and comprehension--and like other systems, it involves (very basically) getting an overview of the material, reading it, organizing information. My favorite book on the subject is still probably Breakthrough Rapid Reading (Peter Kump). I like the detailed, graduated lesson plans. But there are only so many ways to skin a cat, and Ostrov's little book does it just fine.

It truly did work for me -- I read twice as fast as before I took the course! How? By point out bad habits I'd developed (e.g., subvocalization) and giving me exercises to correct them. So, what about comprehension and retention? I actually think mine are better than before. Not only am I reading more and enjoying it more, I've learned to adjust my pace according to what I'm reading. Not everything should be read for speed, and formulating a plan in advance is an important part of the program. While I wouldn't read poetry this way, I have been able to increase the quantity of material I read in newspapers, technical, and business publications. Finally, I was delighted to find the book relatively free of the nonsense I normally expect to see in self-help books.

After reading all the reviews, I was eager to get this book. All the blurbs suggested a new approach. This is the old Evelyn Wood system of hand scanning repackaged, where you use a crutch (finger, pencil, etc) to increase your speed. The trouble is that such a method actually slows down your progress in the long run. I wish I had known this was just another hand-scanning methodology. I'd have passed on it. I liked "Triple Your Reading Speed" by Wade Cutler better.

Outstanding

Good hints and techniques to improve reading speed and compression. Highly recommend.

It's interesting ; time will tell

Everything was as it was advertised and the book was delivered on time. The book is great I have really enjoyed reading it and my reading skills have really improved from reading the book

Fantástico, eu comprei esse livro pois estava fazendo 23 no ACT Reading (escala de 0 a 36), passei a fazer 34, mas o livro foi muito além. Mudou todos os meus hábitos e métodos de leitura. Todos devem ler esse livro.

This has helped my reading and improve on my speed.

表紙などが胡散臭い感じなのでどうかな、と思ったんだけど。わりと無難、というかまともなことが書いてある。数多の速読本のように視野をどーちゃらしなさいとか面で捉えよとかそういった無理な注文はしてこない。理解しないと読んだことにはならんから飛ばし読みしてもしゃあない、というのが前提にあるようだ。実際的アドバイスとしては、自分の読むものがどういうものか、自分がそれを読む動機・目的は何かってのをはっきりさせて、しっかりPreviewをしてから読みなさい、と。で、読むときはRegulator（ただの指やペンのことですが)を使って読むスピードをコントロールしなさい、わからないことがあったらうやむやにせずきっちり調べなさい、あとReveiwも忘れずに、といったような当然といえば当然のことが列'?される。しかし、こうしたことに意識的になってこのプログラムの指示通りに頑張れば自然と速くなる気がしないでもない。自分はつらつら読んだだけなので速くなりませんでしたが。ちなみにこの本は、例えば学校を卒業してからまったく本を読まないような英語話者を対象に書かれているようです。英語が外国語である日本人にどれだけ効果があるかは不明ですが、試してみるのも面白いかもしれません。

Good book

３〇日のトレーニングで本を読むスピードと理解力を向上させるという本です。所謂速読のテクニックを教えるものではなく、本の読み方を工夫して時間と内容理解の効率をあげましょうというものです。丁寧に書かれているので、英語で書かれていてちょっとなあという方にも全く問題なく読めると思います。米国のアマゾンドットコムでの評判もいいようで、この方法の実践で、どの程度効果が出るのか、楽しみです。３〇日という長いトレーニングなので、飽きて挫折をしないようにと自分を戒めているところです。