It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read The Arid Lands by Diana K. Davis
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An argument that the perception of arid lands as wastelands is politically motivated and that these landscapes are variable, biodiverse ecosystems, whose inhabitants must be empowered. Deserts are commonly imagined as barren, defiled, worthless places, wastelands in need of development. This understanding has fueled extensive anti-desertification efforts—a multimillion-dollar global campaign driven by perceptions of a looming crisis. In this book, Diana Davis argues that estimates of desertification have been significantly exaggerated and that deserts and drylands—which constitute about 41%...
The Arid Lands by Diana K. Davis is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.
This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read The Arid Lands aloud.
The Arid Lands is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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