How Long to Read American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America)

How Long Does it Take to Read American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America)?

It takes the average reader 8 hours to read American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America) by Red Smith

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith was the most widely read sportswriter of the last century and the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. From the 1940s to the 1980s, his nationally syndicated columns for the New York Herald Tribune and later for The New York Times traversed the world of sports with literary panache and wry humor. “I’ve always had the notion,” Smith once said, “that people go to spectator sports to have fun and then they grab the paper to read about it and have fun again.” Now, writer and editor (and inventor of Rotisserie League Baseball) Daniel Okrent presents the best of Smith’s inimitable columns—miniature masterpieces that remain the gold standard in sportswriting. Here are Smith’s indelible profiles of sports luminaries, which show his gift for distilling a career’s essence in a single column. Unforgettable accounts of historic occasions—Bobby Thompson’s Shot Heard ’Round the World, Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, the first Ali-Frazier fight—are joined by more offbeat stories that display Smith’s unmistakable wit, intelligence, and breadth of feeling. Here, too, are more personal glimpses into Smith’s life and work, revealed in stories about his lifelong passion for fishing and in “My Press-Box Memoirs,” a 1975 reminiscence for Esquire collected here for the first time. A Special Publication of The Library of America.

How long is American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America)?

American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America) by Red Smith is 480 pages long, and a total of 120,000 words.

This makes it 162% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America) aloud.

What Reading Level is American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America)?

American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America)?

American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America) by Red Smith is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith (The Library of America) by Red Smith on Amazon click the button below.