How long does it take to read Cosa Nostra?
John Dickie
Cosa Nostra by John Dickie takes about 8 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 51 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2004. 483 pages, about 132,825 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From the mafia's origins in the 1860s to its current tense relationship with the Berlusconi government, this is a vivid and gripping history of the Sicilian Mafia's inner sanctum.
Subjects: Mafia, History, United States, Historia, Sicily, True Crime / Espionage
