This is above all a practical book. It discusses with a wealth of illustration and insight such subjects as the organization of the intellectual worker's time, materials, and his life; the integration of knowledge and the relation of one's specialty to general knowledge; the choice and use of reading; the discipline of memory; the taking of notes, their classification and use; and the preparation and organization of the final production.
This book, though first published in 1934, still holds true in each and every aspect of "The Intellectual life". Greatly detailed, this book is a must buy for every serious student who wants to live the intellectual life.