How Long to Read The Present Heart

How Long Does it Take to Read The Present Heart?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read The Present Heart by Polly Young-Eisendrath

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

Description

After a chance encounter with a handsome, idealistic stranger on a plane in 1969, Polly Young-Eisendrath rediscovered Ed Epstein a decade later when she least expected it. After untangling themselves from their existing relationships, they married in 1985 and spent the next 25 years together. They were soul mates, but in 2001, Ed (at the vital age of 53) began to show signs of Alzheimer's disease. Over the next 10 years, as her husband gradually reversed his mental maturity, Young-Eisendrath was faced with the question, What is love? The Present Heart is an insightful journey of living in the present moment. In a deeply moving yet unsentimental voice, Young-Eisendrath draws on her lifelong practices of Buddhism and psychoanalysis and her own unique view of love, as well as a circle of profound thinkers including author Abigail Thomas, psychoanalyst Nancy McWilliams, and Buddhist teacher Shinzen Young. A thoughtful meditation on the human experience, The Present Heart shows how our most intimate relationships, often the source of our greatest pain, can prove to be our path to spiritual enlightenment. The book offers a new perspective on how to maintain engaged, reciprocal relationships--with a partner, parent, child, or friend--under any and all circumstances.

How long is The Present Heart?

The Present Heart by Polly Young-Eisendrath is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Present Heart Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read The Present Heart aloud.

What Reading Level is The Present Heart?

The Present Heart 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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