It takes the average reader 11 hours and 14 minutes to read Growth by Vaclav Smil
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A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations. Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in annual increments of continental crust, a rising gross domestic product, a child's growth chart, the spread of cancerous cells. In this magisterial book, Vaclav Smil offers systematic investigation...
Growth by Vaclav Smil is 664 pages long, and a total of 168,656 words.
This makes it 224% the length of the average book. It also has 206% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 21 minutes to read Growth aloud.
Growth is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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