How Long to Read The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written

How Long Does it Take to Read The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 20 minutes to read The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written by Martin Seymour-Smith

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

Description

What are the one hundred most influential books ever written? Those works that have radically altered the course of civilization, whether they have embodied the religions practiced by millions (the Bible, the Koran), achieved the pinnacle of artistic expression (The Iliad and The Odyssey, Shakespeare's plays), pointed the way to scientific discovery of enormous consequence (Darwin's Origin of Species, Einstein's Special Theory), radically changed the thought of man about his very nature Freud's A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis and The Interpretation of Dreams, Hume's Treatise of Human Nature), or forever altered the global political landscape (Plato's Republic, Machiavelli's Prince)? Never before has one book attempted to identify and analyze the one hundred works that have most influenced human history. For each one (listed in chronological order), author Martin Seymour-Smith provides: - Historical background and overview, setting each text in its time - Little-known facts about the author and the creation of the work - A lively and stimulating discussion of the factors that warrant the book's inclusion among the one hundred - Detailed analysis of the effects of the work on our lives today The standard used by the author identifies those books that have most shaped our civilization-for better or worse. Therefore, Mao's Little Red Book and Marx's Kapital stand beside the New Testament and Mill's On Liberty. Through discussion and debate about the entries, readers will learn a great deal about the power of the written word. Among the works profiled: - Locke's Essay on Human Understanding - Orwell's 1984 - Bunyon's Pilgrim's Progress - Adam Smith's Wealth ofNations - Kant's Critique of Pure Reason - Thoreau's Walden - Paine's Rights of Man - Hobbes's Leviathan - Buber's I and Thou - Newton's Principia - Freidan's Feminine Mystique Here is a book that every literate person should read, one that entertains as it enlightens and

How long is The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written?

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written by Martin Seymour-Smith is 500 pages long, and a total of 125,000 words.

This makes it 169% the length of the average book. It also has 153% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 23 minutes to read The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written aloud.

What Reading Level is The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written?

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written 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.

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