It takes the average reader 4 hours and 54 minutes to read The Heart of Altruism by Kristen R. Monroe
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Is all human behavior based on self-interest? Many social and biological theories would argue so, but such a perspective does not explain the many truly heroic acts committed by people willing to risk their lives to help others. In The Heart of Altruism, Kristen Renwick Monroe boldly lays the groundwork for a social theory receptive to altruism by examining the experiences described by altruists themselves: from Otto, a German businessman who rescued over a hundred Jews in Nazi Germany, to Lucille, a newspaper poetry editor, who, armed with her cane, saved a young girl who was being raped....
The Heart of Altruism by Kristen R. Monroe is 292 pages long, and a total of 73,584 words.
This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 42 minutes to read The Heart of Altruism aloud.
The Heart of Altruism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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