It takes the average reader 1 hour and 40 minutes to read Mayday in Joplin: Has Nature Become the Number One Terrorist? by Donald Leon Clugston
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It was late in the day; the May 22, 2011 twister came down out of the sky and made a direct hit on Joplin, Missouri. It was a Mayday for sure as hundreds were killed and more than 4,000 homes destroyed. MAYDAY is an emergency procedure word used all over the world as a distress signal. The word is derived from the French "venez m'aider," meaning "come help me." MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY is the equivalent to Morse Code's S.O.S. So, yes, it was MAYDAY IN JOPLIN in more ways than one. This book goes beyond just words, but submits that the Joplin disaster was an icon of Mayday for the whole planet, with so many weather disasters just in the year 2011 that the print media could not find room to print them all. Your author has been a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for over 35 years, and will donate his proceeds from this book to the Joplin Lodge that was destroyed by the twister that killed several brother ELKS.
Mayday in Joplin: Has Nature Become the Number One Terrorist? by Donald Leon Clugston is 100 pages long, and a total of 25,000 words.
This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 16 minutes to read Mayday in Joplin: Has Nature Become the Number One Terrorist? aloud.
Mayday in Joplin: Has Nature Become the Number One Terrorist? is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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