How long does it take to read A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations?
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian takes about 3 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours
A weekend read
First published 1955. 164 pages, about 45,100 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Excerpt from Preface: "This Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, is designed as a guide to suitable style in the typewritten presentation of formal papers both in scientific and in nonscientific fields."
Subjects: Academic Dissertations, Academic writing, Authorship, Handbooks, Handbooks, manuals, Report writing
