How long does it take to read A Forest Journey?
John Perlin
A Forest Journey by John Perlin takes about 8 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 19 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1989. 454 pages, about 124,850 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This fabulously illustrated book offers a rich and unique introduction to wood. A range of projects, products, and processes are featured to demonstrate some of the extraordinary possibilities of wood and to challenge the boundaries of traditional applications. It includes everyday, familiar, and iconic products, along with those that are new, exciting and unexpected. Applications covered include architecture, interior design, product design, furniture design and more. Each product is introduced with authorial comment, interviews with the designers and manufacturers, and solid technical information, making this a uniquely attractive and practical book for designers.
Subjects: History, Deforestation, Wood, Fuelwood consumption, Forests and forestry, Plants and civilization
