It takes the average reader 11 hours and 53 minutes to read Deforesting the Earth by Michael Williams
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Since humans first appeared on the earth, we've been cutting down trees for fuel and shelter. Indeed, the thinning, changing, and wholesale clearing of forests are among the most important ways humans have transformed the global environment. With the onset of industrialization and colonization the process has accelerated, as agriculture, metal smelting, trade, war, territorial expansion, and even cultural aversion to forests have all taken their toll. Michael Williams surveys ten thousand years of history to trace how, why, and when human-induced deforestation has shaped economies, societies,...
Deforesting the Earth by Michael Williams is 689 pages long, and a total of 178,451 words.
This makes it 233% the length of the average book. It also has 218% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 15 minutes to read Deforesting the Earth aloud.
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