I not only had read the book but (also) remembered what I had read.

我非但读过此书，还记得所读的内容。

《新英汉大辞典》

I read a book one time about how to figure out what your life's legacy should be.

我曾经读过一本书，是说一个人如何理解自己生命的遗产。

youdao

A book I read long ago revealed to me the secret to a happy life: find out what you like to do, and then find someone who will pay you to do it.

早之前读过的一本书告诉我，幸福生活的秘密在于：找到喜欢做的，并找到人为此付钱给你。

youdao

I didn't know what else to do, and I read one book that really influenced me.

我当时不知道还能干什么,所以就读了本对我影响深远书

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

And I don't have to read a book to realize what I'm up against (unintelligible).

NPR: Black And Blue: Police And Minorities

What you see in the excerpts I post are not what you will read when the book is published.

FORBES: Thanks for the Bad 'Age of Context' Reviews--Seriously

Having read every eyewitness account of what happened there in 1775 that I could find when writing a book about America's war of independence, I would argue that there is pretty good evidence that the locals fired first - albeit when the British redcoats were running towards them, intent upon assault.

BBC: Boston's past lessons on the truths people believe