It takes the average reader 4 hours and 48 minutes to read With a Diamond in My Shoe by Jorge J. E. Gracia
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The intellectual autobiography of a leading figure in the field of Latin American philosophy. In 1961, at the age of nineteen, Jorge J. E. Gracia escaped from the island of Cuba by passing himself off as a Catholic seminarian. He arrived in the United States with just a few spare belongings and his mother’s diamond ring secured in a hole in one of his shoes. With a Diamond in My Shoe tells the story of Gracia’s quest for identity—from his early years in Cuba and as a refugee in Miami to his formative role in institutionalizing the field of Latin American philosophy in the US academy....
With a Diamond in My Shoe by Jorge J. E. Gracia is 284 pages long, and a total of 72,136 words.
This makes it 96% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 34 minutes to read With a Diamond in My Shoe aloud.
With a Diamond in My Shoe is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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