Brown, James I.
BROWN, James I.
BROWN, James I. American, b. 1908. Genres: Language/Linguistics, Speech/Rhetoric. Career: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, instructor, 1934-46, assistant professor, 1946-49, associate professor, 1949-54, professor, 1954-77, professor emeritus of rhetoric, 1977-. Publications: Efficient Reading, 1952, 8th ed. (with Fishco), 1987; (with Carlsen) Listening Comprehension Test, 1953; (with Nelson and Denny) Nelson-Denny Reading Test, 1958; Explorations in College Reading, 1959; Exercise Manual for Explorations, 1959; (with Salisbury) Building a Better Vocabulary, 1959; (with Sanderlin) Effective Writing and Reading, 1962; Programmed Vocabulary, 1964, 3rd ed., 1980; Guide to Effective Reading, 1966; Alphy's Show and Tell Book, 1966; (co-author) Visual-Linguistic Reading Series, 6 vols., 1966-67; Putting Words to Work (TV series), 1966; (with Haugh) College English Placement Test, 1969; (with Pearsall) Better Spelling, 1971, 5th ed., 1995; Nelson-Denny Reading-Test: Forms C and D, 1973, Forms E and F, 1980; Reading Power, 1975, 6th ed. (with Fishco) 2002; Success through Word Power (TV series), 1981; Nelson-Denny Reading Test: Forms E and F, 1992. Died 2002.