How Long to Read The Imperfect State

How Long Does it Take to Read The Imperfect State?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 20 minutes to read The Imperfect State by John Barron

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

Description

Ground fire from insurgent forces in Iraq brings down a U.S. helicopter carrying an inspection team. To tackle the effects of insurgent forces, the U.S. government decides to jumpstart a project to make effective use of a new stealth technology. They award a contract to a defense consortium to develop a new defensive technology. The project lasts eighteen months and employs the latest developments in nanotechnology, but instead of using it as a defensive system, they use the device for a strategic operation - destroying a nuclear weapons facility, assisted via a covert operation by a foreign intelligence agency. However, the facility produces two weapons, and each target one of two metropolitan areas in the Middle East. A U.S. strike force equipped with the new device must prevent a possible nuclear war from engulfing the region. In order to be successful, intervention by the U.S. not only requires trust, but also cooperation with their principal adversary. John Barron is a former Software Engineering professional, and since 2007 has spent most of the past two years writing a novel-the first of his career as an author. He is an avid reader and enjoys subjects ranging from 20th century military history and politics to breakthroughs in technology. He began his professional career with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1972 as an entry-level Software Engineer, and later relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, working for Lockheed Missiles & Space Corp., as a Scientific Programmer Analyst in real-time satellite control systems. He started a new job in Electronic Warfare (EW) systems a few years later, in 1982, and ended his professional career in EW after retiring from Northrop Grumman Corp. in 2007. Soon thereafter, he began working on this novel after acquiring an interest in the science of nanotechnology. John's experience in EW spans twenty-five years developing several real-time surveillance systems. He met his wife, Beverly, in 1972 while working at the CIA, and they married shortly afterwards. They both enjoy spending time on their 38-foot sailboat in San Francisco Bay, and share their home and their lives with two Siberian Huskies, who love going for walks, swimming in the backyard pool, and begging for samples from the barbecue. They are also adept at navigating the topside of a sailboat while underway, and are the two Siberians alluded to in the novel.

How long is The Imperfect State?

The Imperfect State by John Barron is 620 pages long, and a total of 155,000 words.

This makes it 209% the length of the average book. It also has 189% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Imperfect State Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 6 minutes to read The Imperfect State aloud.

What Reading Level is The Imperfect State?

The Imperfect State 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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