How Long to Read Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

How Long Does it Take to Read Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 48 minutes to read Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach

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

Description

A New York Times / National Bestseller "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war. Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds. At Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, in east Africa, we learn how diarrhea can be a threat to national security. Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs an archival sample of a World War II stink bomb, and stays up all night with the crew tending the missiles on the nuclear submarine USS Tennessee. She answers questions not found in any other book on the military: Why is DARPA interested in ducks? How is a wedding gown like a bomb suit? Why are shrimp more dangerous to sailors than sharks? Take a tour of duty with Roach, and you’ll never see our nation’s defenders in the same way again.

How long is Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War?

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach is 284 pages long, and a total of 72,136 words.

This makes it 96% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 34 minutes to read Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War aloud.

What Reading Level is Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War?

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War 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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