About This Book
Retired life insurance salesman Nathan Glass moves to Brooklyn to find anonymity and solitude through his declining years, but a chance meeting with Tom Wood, his long-lost nephew, forces him to come to terms with his past.
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Reading Time Estimates
8h 58m
slow reader
180 WPM
6h 27m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 37m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 96,800 words📅 13 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
6 h 27 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
7 h 10 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
10 h 45 min
Audio 2x
5 h 23 min
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- 📅13 days reading 30 min/day
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