How Long to Read The Long Summer

How Long Does it Take to Read The Long Summer?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read The Long Summer by Brian Fagan

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

Description

Humanity evolved in an Ice Age in which glaciers covered much of the world. But starting about 15,000 years ago, temperatures began to climb. Civilization and all of recorded history occurred in this warm period, the era known as the Holocene-the long summer of the human species. In The Long Summer, Brian Fagan brings us the first detailed record of climate change during these 15,000 years of warming, and shows how this climate change gave rise to civilization. A thousand-year chill led people in the Near East to take up the cultivation of plant foods; a catastrophic flood drove settlers to...

How long is The Long Summer?

The Long Summer by Brian Fagan is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Long Summer Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read The Long Summer aloud.

What Reading Level is The Long Summer?

The Long Summer 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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