How Long to Read Dead Hands

How Long Does it Take to Read Dead Hands?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Dead Hands by Lawrence M. Friedman

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

Description

The law of succession rests on a single brute fact: you can't take it with you. The stock of wealth that turns over as people die is staggeringly large. In the United States alone, some $41 trillion will pass from the dead to the living in the first half of the 21st century. But the social impact of inheritance is more than a matter of money; it is also a matter of what money buys and brings about. Law and custom allow people many ways to pass on their property. As Friedman's enlightening social history reveals, a decline in formal rules, the ascendancy of will substitutes over classic wills, social changes like the rise of the family of affection, changing ideas of acceptable heirs, and the potential disappearance of the estate tax all play a large role in the balance of wealth. Dead Hands uncovers the tremendous social and legal importance of this rite of passage, and how it reflects changing values and priorities in American families and society.

How long is Dead Hands?

Dead Hands by Lawrence M. Friedman is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dead Hands Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Dead Hands aloud.

What Reading Level is Dead Hands?

Dead Hands 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.

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