Project Gutenberg 2024-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 140 Penniman, James Hosmer 1860 1931 11022017 Books and how to make the most of them Making the most of books $aSyracuse, NY :$bC. W. Bardeen, Publisher / School Bulletin Publications, $c1911. Jamie Brydone-Jack, Joeri de Ruiter and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Books and How to Make the Most of Them" by James Hosmer Penniman is a guidebook on utilizing literature effectively, written in the early 20th century. This book explores the art of reading, what to read, and how to engage with books to enrich one's life. It emphasizes the transformative power of reading and the need for thoughtful selection in literature. The book is organized into several chapters, each focusing on different aspects of reading and books. Penniman articulates the miracle of books as vessels of knowledge that span time and space, emphasizing that reading cultivates the mind and enriches life. He provides practical advice on how to approach reading with purpose, how to classify books, and the importance of owning and caring for your books for personal growth. Furthermore, he discusses distinct categories of literature—such as poetry, biography, history, and fiction—highlighting their diverse impacts on readers. Overall, the text serves as both a celebration of literature and a practical manual aimed at helping readers become more discerning and effective in their reading habits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/bookshowtomakemo00pennrich/page/n7/mode/2up 20240126173058penniman 1911 US Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Books and reading Z Text Category: How To ... Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 140210 2025-07-29T08:13:16.531224 text/html 114431 2024-06-06T17:58:55 text/html 719165 2025-07-29T08:13:22.552199 application/epub+zip 717543 2025-07-29T08:13:18.637271 application/epub+zip 440487 2025-07-29T08:13:17.336216 application/epub+zip 1102553 2025-07-29T08:13:25.159189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1081296 2025-07-29T08:13:21.497199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116224 2025-07-29T08:13:16.214240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96215 2024-06-06T17:58:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15553 2025-07-29T08:13:25.350180 application/rdf+xml 12014 2025-07-29T08:13:17.782231 image/jpeg 1823 2025-07-29T08:13:17.566218 image/jpeg 1355579 2025-07-29T08:13:16.560224 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog