It takes the average reader 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Milk by Deborah Valenze
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"How did an animal product that spoils easily, carries disease, and causes digestive trouble for many of its consumers become a near-universal symbol of modern nutrition? In the first cultural history of milk, historian Deborah Valenze traces the ritualsand beliefs that have governed milk production and consumption since its use in the earliest societies. Covering the long span of human history, Milk reveals how developments in technology, public health, and nutritional science made this once-rare elixir a modern-day staple. The book looks at the religious meanings of milk, along with its...
Milk by Deborah Valenze is 351 pages long, and a total of 88,101 words.
This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 1 minute to read Milk aloud.
Milk is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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