How long does it take to read A Big Life in Advertising?
Mary Wells Lawrence
A Big Life in Advertising by Mary Wells Lawrence takes about 5 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2002. 314 pages, about 86,350 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A personal portrait of American advertising from the 1950s through the 1980s follows the author's career, describing some of her campaigns and her role as the first female CEO with a company on the New York Stock Exchange.
Subjects: Women in the advertising industry, Advertising executives, Biography, Businesswomen, Women in advertising, Advertising, biography
