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Kindle’s Down-to-Earth Estimates of Reading Speed

Posted on January 13, 2020 by admin

Speed-reading scams still pop up regularly on the internet, and graduates of Evelyn Wood courses often protest, in print or in person, when I call her method a fraud. Still, almost no one believes in speed-reading anymore. Proof of this … Continue reading →

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In newest speed-reading scam, popular in China, no need to look at the pages

Posted on December 16, 2019 by admin

Even at her most preposterous, Evelyn Wood never claimed that her students could read books without even glancing at the pages. Her finger-pacing system required students to trace lines down text, as fast as they could turn the pages. But … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal Reviews “Scan Artist”

Posted on October 12, 2019 by admin

One of the first major news outlets to raise questions about Evelyn Wood’s speed-reading method ran a review of my book Scan Artist on its Opinion page today. It’s good to see the WSJ again describing Wood’s claims as “preposterous.” … Continue reading →

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When Congress Thought It Could Speed-Read

Posted on July 31, 2019 by admin

By Marcia Biederman, author of SCAN ARTIST: HOW EVELYN WOOD CONVINCED THE WORLD THAT SPEED-READING WORKED, to be released by Chicago Review Press on Sept. 3, 2019. If the redacted version of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s report had been released during the Kennedy era, everyone … Continue reading →

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A new play about Patricia!

Posted on July 8, 2019 by admin

I’m delighted to report that I’m not the only writer fascinated by Patricia Murphy. A theater group based in her Canadian hometown will be presenting an original one-act, Opening Night at the Candlelight, on four nights in July and August … Continue reading →

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Patricia’s DNA lives on at the Milleridge Inn

Posted on January 31, 2019 by admin

Patricia Murphy’s legacy lives on! A friend of mine proved this by dining at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, Long Island, and sending me this photo of her server. Patricia had no direct connection with the Milleridge, but until recently, … Continue reading →

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More Than Candles: Patricia Murphy was a Lighting Innovator

Posted on July 8, 2018 by admin

Below is a photo of one of the many dining rooms at Patricia Murphy’s Candlelight restaurant in Manhasset (Long Island) NY.  In addition to the candles lit at all of Patricia’s restaurants, even at lunchtime, there was also exquisite electrical … Continue reading →

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