It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie (Great Discoveries) by Barbara Goldsmith
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The bestselling, "excellent…poignant—and scientifically lucid—portrait" (New York Times Book Review) of the remarkable Marie Curie. Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had been sealed for over sixty years, Barbara Goldsmith reveals the Marie Curie behind the myth—an all-too-human woman struggling to balance a spectacular scientific career, a demanding family, the prejudice of society, and her own passionate nature. Obsessive Genius is a dazzling portrait of Curie, her amazing scientific success, and the price she paid for fame.
Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie (Great Discoveries) by Barbara Goldsmith is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.
This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie (Great Discoveries) aloud.
Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie (Great Discoveries) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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