It takes the average reader 3 hours and 35 minutes to read Black Dogs and Blue Words by Kimberly Emmons
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
His "black dog"--that was how Winston Churchill referred to his own depression. Today, individuals with feelings of sadness and irritability are encouraged to "talk to your doctor." These have become buzz words in the aggressive promotion of wonder-drug cures since 1997, when the Food and Drug Administration changed its guidelines for the marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals. Black Dogs and Blue Words analyzes the rhetoric surrounding depression. Kimberly K. Emmons maintains that the techniques and language of depression marketing strategies--vague words such as "worry," "irritability,"...
Black Dogs and Blue Words by Kimberly Emmons is 213 pages long, and a total of 53,889 words.
This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 54 minutes to read Black Dogs and Blue Words aloud.
Black Dogs and Blue Words is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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