It takes the average reader 7 hours and 30 minutes to read A History of Knowledge by Charles Van Doren
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A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history. "Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows." Clifton Fadiman Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club
A History of Knowledge by Charles Van Doren is 450 pages long, and a total of 112,500 words.
This makes it 152% the length of the average book. It also has 137% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 14 minutes to read A History of Knowledge aloud.
A History of Knowledge is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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