How Long to Read The Lie Detectors

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lie Detectors?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 39 minutes to read The Lie Detectors by Ken Alder

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

Description

In this fascinating history of the lie detector, Ken Alder exposes some persistent truths about our culture: why we long to know the secret thoughts of our fellow citizens; why we believe in popular science; and why we embrace ?truthiness.? For centuries people searched in vain for a way to unmask liars, seeking clues in the body?s outward signs: in blushing cheeks and shifty eyes. Not until the 1920s did a cop with a PhD team up with an entrepreneurial high school student and claim to have invented a foolproof machine capable of peering directly into the human heart. Scientists repudiated...

How long is The Lie Detectors?

The Lie Detectors by Ken Alder is 334 pages long, and a total of 84,836 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lie Detectors Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 43 minutes to read The Lie Detectors aloud.

What Reading Level is The Lie Detectors?

The Lie Detectors 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.

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