How Long to Read The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends

How Long Does it Take to Read The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends by Ingo Niermann

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

Description

Wacky but well-researched, unbiased and shameless, this informational book about drugs dares to take readers on a long, strange trivia trip. Following in the tradition of The Ultimate Book of Useless Information, The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends is a wry potpourri of interesting information about every conceivable kind of drug. Readers can feed their heads with anecdotes, facts, lists, statistics, and illustrations, including: • The test results of animals on LSD—cats lose their fear of dogs, and goats walk in geometric patterns • Drugs found in nature, from magic mushrooms to St. John’s wort to beaver secretions • Celebrities who overdosed at age 27—Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones, and Jean Michel-Basquiat • Imaginary drugs in literature and film, from spice the mélange in Dune to Moloko plus in A Clockwork Orange • Nicknames for a joint—from doobie to giggly stick to Mr. Boom Bizzle • The global percentages of adults who have used cannabis—.004 percent in Singapore and 12.6 percent in the United States • The uses of opium in ancient Rome—from treatments for insomnia and epilepsy to colic and deafness • The most glamorous rehab clinics and their celebrity alumni • Mini-biographies of the biggest drug kingpins around the world

How long is The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends?

The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends by Ingo Niermann is 196 pages long, and a total of 50,176 words.

This makes it 66% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends aloud.

What Reading Level is The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends?

The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends?

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