It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read World of Department Stores by Jan Whitaker
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"This is the first beautifully illustrated book on department stores, with photographs and ephemera from all over the world. Born in the Gilded Age in France, the department store grew up thanks to the industrial revolution, the rise of the middle class, and the invention of steel-frame architecture and the elevator. Spectacular entrances led to marble staircases and floor after floor of merchandise and amenities. These emporiums also inspired a whole new way of merchandising: shopping became an entertainment rather than a laborious grind; posters and advertisements were made by the great...
World of Department Stores by Jan Whitaker is 264 pages long, and a total of 67,056 words.
This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read World of Department Stores aloud.
World of Department Stores is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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