How Long to Read Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

How Long Does it Take to Read Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould

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

Description

"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution...

How long is Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History?

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History aloud.

What Reading Level is Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History?

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History 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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