How Long to Read From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir

How Long Does it Take to Read From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 5 minutes to read From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir by Muriel Tomkins Niemi

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

Description

As a child raised in a poor family during the Depression, the author could only dream of travel and a fine education. Despite dismal prospects, she fulfilled her dreams, traveling extensively and obtaining a doctorate from Harvard University. This memoir begins with her childhood in a working-class suburb of Montreal, where she grew up in the aftermath of the First World War. As a young woman, she worked as a secretary for the International Air Transport Association, visiting Europe, South American and northern Africa. It was a glamorous career, almost unimaginable for a person from a humble background. But she still yearned for advanced education and eventually decided to leave IATA to pursue university studies. Despite academic and financial obstacles, she persevered, obtaining degrees from Concordia, Wisconsin, and Harvard and embarking on a career as a university professor. In 1968, her life took another dramatic turn when she married John Niemi, a Finnish-American professor who came from a radically different background in a small mining community in northern Michigan. Their life together brought many more rewarding experiences. Through this compelling story, the author urges readers to reach beyond the ordinary, to plan consciously to live richer, more fulfilling lives.

How long is From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir?

From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir by Muriel Tomkins Niemi is 124 pages long, and a total of 31,496 words.

This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 52 minutes to read From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir aloud.

What Reading Level is From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir?

From Cold-Water Flat to Harvard University: A Memoir is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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