How Long to Read Inventing Disaster

How Long Does it Take to Read Inventing Disaster?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Inventing Disaster by Cynthia A. Kierner

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

Description

When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate with victims, and initiate relief efforts. Amply illustrated and expansively researched, Inventing Disaster explains the origins and development of this predictable, even ritualized, culture of calamity over three centuries, exploring its roots in the revolutions in science, information, and emotion that were part of the Age of Enlightenment in Europe and America. Beginning with the collapse of the early seventeenth-century Jamestown colony, ending with the deadly Johnstown...

How long is Inventing Disaster?

Inventing Disaster by Cynthia A. Kierner is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Inventing Disaster Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Inventing Disaster aloud.

What Reading Level is Inventing Disaster?

Inventing Disaster 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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