It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read Looking Back by Russell Baker
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Growing Up and host of Masterpiece Theatre, Russell Baker has long been a keen observer of American politics and culture. In these essays originally published in the New York Review of Books, Baker profiles a gallery of heroes and rascals who have stirred the American imagination. His subjects include the tragic gulf between the life and myth of Joe DiMaggio; the epic feud between Lyndon Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy; Barry Goldwater's mercurial yet inspiring role in the rise of the American conservative movement; and more.
Looking Back by Russell Baker is 186 pages long, and a total of 47,616 words.
This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Looking Back aloud.
Looking Back is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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