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BOOK CLUB SET Being Mortal
About This Book
"Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should. Through eye-opening research and gripping s...
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7h 18m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 16m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 46m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 78,925 wordsπ
11 days at 30 min/day
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Audiobook (1.5x)
5 h 51 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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8 h 46 min
Audio 2x
4 h 23 min
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- π 11 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
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