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WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY A finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award | Named one of the ten best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Time A New York Times bestseller and notable book of 2023 | One of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2023 O...
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Reading Time Estimates
12h 1m
slow reader
180 WPM
8h 39m
average reader
250 WPM
6h 11m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 129,800 words📅 18 days at 30 min/day
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WPM
Reading time
8 h 39 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
9 h 37 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
14 h 25 min
Audio 2x
7 h 13 min
That's about:
- 📅18 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇18 commutes of 30 min each