How Long to Read Harry Oppenheimer

How Long Does it Take to Read Harry Oppenheimer?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 57 minutes to read Harry Oppenheimer by Michael Cardo

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

Description

This book will surely be the most readable, best informed, most complete account of Harry Oppenheimer's life there is ever likely to be.' – Bill Nasson, historian and author As chairman of Anglo American and De Beers, Harry Oppenheimer held sway over his family's gold and diamond empire for a quarter of a century. He combined a passion for commerce with a streak of creative genius. In this, the first comprehensive biography of Oppenheimer, Michael Cardo has produced a vivid portrait based on unrestricted access to his subject's private papers and interviews with Oppenheimer's relatives and associates. Cardo brings to life the places, people and events that shaped Oppenheimer's career at the intersection of business and politics. From the diamond fields of Kimberley, where his father, Ernest, arrived to seek his fortune in 1902, through his long apprenticeship as heir apparent, to Harry Oppenheimer's emergence on the world stage as a magnate and monarch in his own right – the 'King of Diamonds' and the man with the Midas touch – Cardo tells the story of a dynasty. As a financier, philanthropist and public figure, Oppenheimer straddles the history of 20th-century South Africa. In the 1950s the National Party regarded him as a threat to Afrikanerdom, the sinister embodiment of English 'money power'. Forty years later, Nelson Mandela praised Oppenheimer as a nation-builder, a key figure in South Africa's transition to democracy. Yet nowadays, Oppenheimer is demonised in some quarters as the archetype of 'white monopoly capital' and blamed, in part, for democracy's disappointing dividends. Meticulously researched and superbly written, this authoritative work sheds new light on the multifaceted legacy of a renowned South African industrialist.

How long is Harry Oppenheimer?

Harry Oppenheimer by Michael Cardo is 712 pages long, and a total of 179,424 words.

This makes it 240% the length of the average book. It also has 219% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Harry Oppenheimer Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 20 minutes to read Harry Oppenheimer aloud.

What Reading Level is Harry Oppenheimer?

Harry Oppenheimer 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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