Read for Your Life by Williams, Pat -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

What People Are Saying About Read for Your Life Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Dedication Foreword Acknowledgements Read for Your Life Way No. 1: Get Over the Fear Factor

Introduction: The Trouble with Reading

Warning Signs We May Have Missed What About You?

1 - The Startling Truth About Tomorrow

Watching Is Not Reading Books Need to Be First Choice Reading Is Radical The Fear Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 2: Combat the Reality Factor

2 - The Battle for Hearts and Minds

Illiteracy: A War We Have Yet to Win Trends That Spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E Life Interrupted Reading Opens Doors to Your Future

3 - It’s Up to You!

Books Are Healthy Choices! Books Are a Source of Continuing Education The Reality Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 3: Remember the Why Factor

4 - Read to Feed Your Mind

Read to Change Your Life Read to Grow Read to Build Your Mind Read to Live Longer Read to Connect with Others Read to Make Friends and Meet Influential People The Why Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 4: Resolve the When Factor

5 - Finding Time

Make Time! Tools for Reading Anytime, Anywhere How Much Time Do I Need? Look for Empty Time to Fill with Books Will I Ever Have Read Enough? Tips to Make Reading a Daily Decision

6 - How to Choose Reading When Everything Else Is Screaming Louder

Read When You Feel Powerless Read When You Have a Need Read When You’re Stuck on “Same” The When Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 5: Discover the Where Factor

7 - Travel the Globe—in the Pages of a Book

Boldly Go Where You’ve Never Gone Before—in a Book Read to Succeed The Where Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 6: Explore the What Factor

8 - Read Books That Illuminate Yesterday

Choose Books That Remind You of Your Place in Time

9 - Read Books That Illustrate Today

Choose Books That Challenge You to Change Your World Choose Books That Ask the Right Questions Ask Yourself the Best Question Ever Choose Books That Give Us the Answers

10 - Read Books That Inform Tomorrow

The Classics The Bible New Releases Bestsellers Choose Books That Uncover Truth Choose Books That Can Change Tomorrow The What Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 7: Meet the Who Factor

11 - Books Help You Be More YOU

Books Reveal the Real YOU Books Introduce You to Fascinating People Get to Know Writers

12 - Meet a Few People Who Care About Reading

George Washington James Madison Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln Harry S. Truman Winston Churchill George S. Patton Billy Graham James A. Garfield Note to Bookstore Owners: Tap into the Power of Personality

13 - Meet a Few Sports Authorities

Meet a Few Surprising Examples Putting Their Muscle into Better Minds The Read to Achieve Pledge The Who Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 8: Learn the How Factor

14 - Read as if Your Life Depends on It

Read Interactively Read Reflectively Read with a Servant’s Heart Endless Possibilities

15 - How to Make Reading a Regular Part of Your Life

The How Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 9: Define the New You Factor

16 - New Goals for a New You

Action 1: Pat’s Lifetime Reading Challenge Why an Hour? Yes, You Can

17 - Practical Pointers for Your Reading Journey

Action 2: Your Personal Speed-Reading Course Action 3: How to Navigate a Bookstore One More Thing . . . Before You Walk In What’s in Store? Staying in the Game Action 4: Your Library Card—Don’t Leave Home Without It The New You Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 10: Share the Beyond Factor

18 - Multiplying Your Influence

Action 5: Leave a Reading Legacy Help Kids Learn to Love Books and Reading Venus and Mars In the School In the Home Be a Reading Hero The Beyond Factor: So What Can I Do About It?

Read for Your Life Way No. 11: Keep It Going—The Final Factor

19 - Hope Is in Sight

Get Involved Hope for Greater Literacy Read the Signs New Trends in Learning Low-Tech Books in a High-Tech World Hope in the Headlines Hope at Any Age Hope at Any Stage

20 - The End Result

Learning Is a Lifelong Occupation You’re Never Too Old—or Too Young—to Learn! Books Offer Connectivity Books Reveal Secrets Books Help Us Learn to Dream Higher and Dig Deeper Real Books Make Real Learning Faster Books Unlock Your Imagination Focused Learning Leads to Powerful Living The End Result Is Only the Beginning! Get Ready to Change Your Life

Afterthoughts Bibliography Resources For Further Information

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