How long does it take to read Beyond Fear?
thinking sensibly about security in an uncertain world
Beyond Fear by Bruce Schneier takes about 5 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 295 pages, about 81,125 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Do we really need national ID cards? Is it a good idea for pilots to carry pistols? Schneier makes the complex topic of security easy to comprehend. Using Schneier's 5-point method for analyzing any kind of security solution, he shows the reader how to become a well-informed security consumer.
Subjects: Terrorism, Prevention, Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention, Terrorism, united states, Terrorism--prevention, Terrorism--united states--prevention
