How Long to Read For the True Believers

How Long Does it Take to Read For the True Believers?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 42 minutes to read For the True Believers by Troy Bramston

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

Description

Front cover images: Bob Hawke, ACTU Congress, 15 September 1979 (Fairfax, © Michael Rayner); Gough Whitlam on the steps of Parliament House, 11 November 1975 (Australian Labor Party); Paul Keating, National Press Club, March 1996 Election Campaign (Newspix); John Curtin, wartime rally, 1942 (Fairfax).Graham Freudenberg, Australia's greatest speechwriter, says "the Australian Labor Party was built on speeches." This book brings together great Labor speeches which give voice to the party's enduring values and achievements, and place it and its principal figures at the centre of historic events.There are speeches that stir the imagination and inspire, speeches that appeal to humanity, speeches of sorrow and redemption, speeches that urge moderation and caution, speeches that call for courage in the face of adversity, speeches that seek to mute the trumpet sound of war, speeches that attack the forces of conservatism, and speeches which celebrate and mourn the party's fallen.Chris Watson articulates Labor's purpose as "a light upon a mountain" - four decades beforeBen Chifley's famed "light on the hill" speech John Curtin tells a hushed parliament that "a great naval battle is proceeding"Gough Whitlam declares "It's time" for a new Labor governmentBob Hawke's urges South Africa's apartheid leaders to listen to "the spirit of men and women yearning to be free"Paul Keating's belief in Labor as "the people who can dream the big dreams and do the big things"Kevin Rudd says "We are Sorry" to the stolen generations of Aboriginal AustraliansClip from the author, reproduced with permission from The Australian:http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2305217661/Labors-greatest-speeches

How long is For the True Believers?

For the True Believers by Troy Bramston is 448 pages long, and a total of 115,584 words.

This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read For the True Believers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 31 minutes to read For the True Believers aloud.

What Reading Level is For the True Believers?

For the True Believers 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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