It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Follow the Storm, a Long Way Home by David Dick
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
FOLLOW THE STORM, a personal account of mass suicides in Guyana at "Jonestown" in 1978, the 1978-1979 civil war in Nicaragua, the 1982 civil wars in El Salvador & Beirut, the volcanic eruption of El Chichonal in Mexico in 1982, & the invasion of the Falkland Islands that same year, is based upon daily journals kept by the author when he was a radio & television correspondent for CBS News. David Dick's close encounters with death on numerous occasions during his 19-year career with CBS News are described in graphic detail. The author won an Emmy for his coverage of the shooting of Governor George C. Wallace in 1972. FOLLOW THE STORM includes coverage of earthquakes, hurricanes & tornadoes. David Dick writes only about the events he has actually witnessed, & he gives a moving, nonfictional account of his relationship with the victims of disaster, the global impact of the folly & frailty of man & the bravery of the messengers willing to place their lives on the line in order to bring the "big story" home to the reader & the viewer. FOLLOW THE STORM chronicles the successes & the failures of network television news against the background of tragic consequences.
Follow the Storm, a Long Way Home by David Dick is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Follow the Storm, a Long Way Home aloud.
Follow the Storm, a Long Way Home 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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