This practical guide to reading comprehension emphasizes how to grasp the main idea, gather the facts, and draw conclusions from all different types of material, whether textbooks, classic literature, or technical texts.

"First published as Improve your reading by Cengage Learning, copyright Ã2012 Ron Fry"--Title page verso.

Foreword: Read on! -- The basis of all study skills -- Reading with purpose -- Finding the main idea -- Gathering the facts -- The challenge of technical texts -- Becoming a critical reader -- Reading the literature -- Focusing your mind -- Retaining the information -- Let's read up on ADD -- Build your own library -- Reading: a lifelong activity.