How long does it take to read Battle for the Mind?
William Walters Sargant
Battle for the Mind by William Walters Sargant takes about 4 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1957. 248 pages, about 68,200 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An attempt to explain "conversion", political and religious, in terms of Pavlovian psychology.
Subjects: Brain, Brainwashing, Conversion, Physiology, Psychology, Rites and ceremonies
