How Long to Read In Search of Heroes

How Long Does it Take to Read In Search of Heroes?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read In Search of Heroes by Joseph Taler

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

Description

This book describes daily life in Rozwadow, a small town in central Poland before & during World War II. It deals with Christian-Jewish relations, Nazi & Soviet occupation & the Holocaust. It documents the efforts of the Polish underground to help Christians & Jews. It is a political, military & social history of the period. Author escapes from the Lvov ghetto, assumes a false identity as a Christian, works as a laborer on the railroad in Rzeszow, attempts to hide his father & help his mother. He finds ordinary people capable of heroic acts during cataclysmic times. Book is presented in chronological order, is a visual tableau, consisting of short chapters. Offers great educational value for promoting Jewish-Christian understanding. Adventurous, factual, very readable even for young teenagers. An autobiography from 1923 to 1945 with an epilogue to bring it up-to-date. Approximately 280 pages, illustrated by many photographs, documents & maps. "An adventure with life & death"--The Baltimore Sun. "The book reads like a journal...Holocaust survivor finds heroes everywhere"--The Capital. "The Polish underground came to the Talers' aid..."--Baltimore Jewish Times. Educators about the book: "Kept us all enthralled", "overwhelming", "Hope it will become required reading in high school & college", "Can't put the book down." To order: Joseph Taler, M.D., P.O. Box 235, Arnold, MD 21012-0235 or call 410-757-5839.

How long is In Search of Heroes?

In Search of Heroes by Joseph Taler is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In Search of Heroes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read In Search of Heroes aloud.

What Reading Level is In Search of Heroes?

In Search of Heroes 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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