About This Book
From the author of No.1 international bestseller Collapse, a mesmerizing portrait of the human past that offers profound lessons for how we can live today Visionary, prize-winning author Jared Diamond changed the way we think about the rise and fall of human civilizations with his previous internati...
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Reading Time Estimates
10h 26m
slow reader
180 WPM
7h 31m
average reader
250 WPM
5h 22m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 112,750 words📅 16 days at 30 min/day
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WPM
Reading time
7 h 31 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
8 h 21 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
12 h 32 min
Audio 2x
6 h 16 min
That's about:
- 📅16 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇16 commutes of 30 min each






