About This Book
Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: "There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection." β Publishers Weekly (starred review) Whether a personal reflection on a wife's decline from Alzheimer's, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a...
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Reading Time Estimates
8h 38m
slow reader
180 WPM
6h 13m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 26m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 93,225 wordsπ
13 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
6 h 13 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 54 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
10 h 22 min
Audio 2x
5 h 11 min
That's about:
- π 13 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π13 commutesΒ of 30 min each