title: 21st Century Guide to Increasing Your Reading Speed
author: The Philip Lief Group
description: <b>The Philip Lief Group</b> is a Princeton areabased book-producing company that has created a wide range of books for small businesses, including <i>220 Best Franchises to Buy, Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money on the Side, The Best Nonfranchise Business Opportunities</i>, and <i>The Best Home-Based Franchises</i>.
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  SPEED READING
  
  
  Read fast, even faster!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  By Basil Foster
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
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  TABLE ON CONTENTS:
  
  
  Introduction
  
  
  Welcome to the Club ~ the Beginning of Your Speed Reading Journey
  
  
  Where are you now?
  
  
  List 1
  
  
  List 2
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  Understanding the Basics of Speed Reading
  
  
  How we Understand Reading
  
  
  How Reading Concepts are Misunderstood
  
  
  The Way Language is Processed by the Brain
  
  
  The Advantages of Speed Reading
  
  
  When Not to Speed Read
  
  
  Speed Reading Myths
  
  
  Chapter 2
  
  
  Speed Reading Preparation
  
  
  Choose a Practice Book
  
  
  Your Baseline Reading Speed (wpm)
  
  
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