Five Types of Books Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading
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: two different things
—to read books that increase
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—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about
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A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the
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B. The value of these books:
—the development of
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—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for
21 Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand
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B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of
23 Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction:
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experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also
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A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are
27 Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of
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for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
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29 Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of
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B. The Internet
答案:timeless[解析] 此题具体谈到第四种类型的书,录音材料提到It teaches us the timelessn...