Table of contents
Skimming
Sometimes you need to get the general idea (or "gist") of a text. The way to do this is not by reading every word. Try reading quickly through the table of contents, the preface, and the index, then select from the chapter headings. You can then read the first and last paragraphs, and perhaps the first sentence of each of the other paragraphs.
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