About This Book
In his first book since The Pencil, Petroski looks with affection and awe at how everyday artifacts--from forks and pins to paper clips and zippers--came to be as they are. A mind-opening experience that is fun to read.
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Reading Time Estimates
7h 57m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 43m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 5m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 85,800 wordsπ
12 days at 30 min/day
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5 h 43 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 21 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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9 h 32 min
Audio 2x
4 h 46 min
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- π 12 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
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