About This Book
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog canβt), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson t...
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7h 2m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 4m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 37m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 75,900 wordsπ
11 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
5 h 4 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
5 h 37 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
8 h 26 min
Audio 2x
4 h 13 min
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- π 11 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
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