It takes the average reader 8 hours and 26 minutes to read The Mammoth Book of Oddballs and Eccentrics by Karl Shaw
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Howard Hughes, Liberace, Imelda Marcos, Sarah Bernhardt, Ed Wood, Jr., Ludwig von Beethoven -- they're all here, along with an astonishing assortment of other oddballs, kooks, dreamers, despots, prophets, performers, royals, politicians, inventors, philosophers, writers, artists, and more garden-variety eccentrics. Here, too, are the phobias, compulsions, odd beliefs, and weird habits that have placed them in the ranks of the bizarre, curious, and strange. You will discover, for instance, that Elvis Presley was convinced he could turn Graceland's sprinkler system on and off by the sheer power...
The Mammoth Book of Oddballs and Eccentrics by Karl Shaw is 502 pages long, and a total of 126,504 words.
This makes it 169% the length of the average book. It also has 155% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 31 minutes to read The Mammoth Book of Oddballs and Eccentrics aloud.
The Mammoth Book of Oddballs and Eccentrics 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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