It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Why We Get Sick by Randolph M. Nesse, MD
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The next time you get sick, consider this before picking up the aspirin: your body may be doing exactly what it's supposed to. In this ground-breaking book, two pioneers of the science of Darwinian medicine argue that illness as well as the factors that predispose us toward it are subject to the same laws of natural selection that otherwise make our bodies such miracles of design. Among the concerns they raise: When may a fever be beneficial? Why do pregnant women get morning sickness? How do certain viruses "manipulate" their hosts into infecting others? What evolutionary factors may be...
Why We Get Sick by Randolph M. Nesse, MD 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.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Why We Get Sick aloud.
Why We Get Sick is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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