It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read Babel by the Bay by Benjamin De La Selva
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book describes Benjamin De La Selva's 35-year career with the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (Dli), beginning as a language student (French and Polish), then as language professor, supervisor, chairperson, course developer, faculty developer; and dean of every Dli school for 20 consecutive years. Includes his tour in Vietnam as Prisoners of War Interrogator with the 173rd Airbone Brigade. Narrates the Institute's history from 1941 to 2005, with the most important milestones from a small school of 60 Army "nisei" students to more than 5000 Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force students. An extraordinary reference book for those interested in the Defense Language Institute
Babel by the Bay by Benjamin De La Selva is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.
This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read Babel by the Bay aloud.
Babel by the Bay is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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