The program by Evelyn Wood supposedly enabled a reader to devour "War and Peace" in 18 minutes. Courtesy of DC Public Library, Washingtoniana Division The last thing Evelyn Wood, the matriarch of ...
Howard Berg claims to read 25,000 words a minute—the equivalent of an old-school airport paperback every four minutes. First, the good news: A skilled reader can actually tell you the plot of an ...
The best-known educator of the 20th century was a scammer in cashmere. "The most famous reading teacher in the world," as television hosts introduced her, Evelyn Wood had little classroom experience, ...