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Lecture: How to Read a Book

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Event Date11/2/2012
Event LocationBerkley California
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Quotes Made at this Event

Mastery: The Keys to Long-Term Success and Fulfillment: "On the value of mastering vs dabbling. In reference to a quote by Sidi Ahmed Zurruq in `Foundations of the Spiritual Path`."
How to Read a Book: "Get the 1940 Edition"
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
The Catcher in the Rye: "If you haven't read it, I really recommend that book"
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
Mastery: The Keys to Long-Term Success and Fulfillment: "SHY recommends this book repeatidly, and quotes from this book in the "How to Read a Book" lecture"
The Catcher in the Rye: "I read it a second time"
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
The Catcher in the Rye: "SHY considers this a "Great Book""
All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age: "On sports Excellence"
All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age: "If you haven't read, I think you should read..."
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
Rosalind And Helen, A Modern Eclogue: With Other Poems: "SHY quoted the poem and recited it in this lecture. He even spent 20 minutes analyzing it with the class."
Rosalind And Helen, A Modern Eclogue: With Other Poems: "I was left speechless (Struck dumb) when I read it at the age of 12 "
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
Mastery: The Keys to Long-Term Success and Fulfillment: "Regarding people who like to join groups. Sh Hamza pointed at the chapter on Dabblers"
How to Read a Book: "He based the whole lecture on this text."
How to Read a Book: "He based the whole lecture on this text."
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
Mastery: The Keys to Long-Term Success and Fulfillment: "A really great book"
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age: "A beautiful book"
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
How to Read a Book: "Mortimer Adler wrote a book called "How to read a Book". And it's actually worth reading. I would get the first edition, which is 1940, and there were several editions."
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
Mastery: The Keys to Long-Term Success and Fulfillment: "Related to the Hadith on Archery; Meaning: If you start, don’t stop. Don't dabble."
How to Read a Book: "One of the most important books that I've seen in the English language.  It's a key to other books.  It really can help you read other books and it was written by somebody who learned how to read from a master reader. (Regarding the text "How to read a Book by Mortimer Adler") "
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf

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