How Long to Read Dust
By Jay Owens
How Long Does it Take to Read Dust?
It takes the average reader 4 hours and 56 minutes to read Dust by Jay Owens
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Description
Combining history and science, a sweeping look at the smallest substance and the biggest challenges facing people and the planet Four and a half billion years ago, planet Earth was formed from a vast spinning nebula of cosmic dust, the detritus left over from the birth of the sun. Within the next one hundred years, life on Earth would be profoundly changed by heat, drought, fire, and, again, dust. Dust is a legacy of twentieth-century progress and a toxic threat to life in the changing climate of the twenty-first. And yet dust is something we hardly ever consider—so small and mundane. Jay Owens’s Dust corrects that oversight, sparking curiosity and wonder. This is a book on humanity and Earth and what we’ve done to it. Dust moves from the suburbs of a thirsty Los Angeles to Oklahoma and its Dust Bowl migrants, and the desert Southwest where nuclear testing created radioactive fallout that spread across America. Owens visits the desiccated remains of the Aral Sea in Central Asia, the Greenland Ice Sheet, and beyond. Smart and beautifully written, Dust helps us understand our legacy and the challenges we face, building big ideas from the smallest particles.
How long is Dust?
Dust by Jay Owens is 293 pages long, and a total of 74,129 words.
This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read Dust Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 45 minutes to read Dust aloud.
What Reading Level is Dust?
Dust 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.
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