How long does it take to read Against the Gods?
The Remarkable Story of Risk
Peter L. Bernstein
Against the Gods by Peter L. Bernstein takes about 7 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 1 minute
A weekend read
First published 1996. 383 pages, about 105,325 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 1 minute |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
History of Probability, Statistics and Risk Management presented in a clear and comprehensible way.
Subjects: risk management, decision making, abacus, algebra, algorithm, gambling
