How long does it take to read Imperial Life in the Emerald City?
Inside Iraq's Green Zone
Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran takes about 6 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2006. 336 pages, about 92,400 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq.
Subjects: Politics and government, Current Events, Coalition Provisional Authority, Political corruption, Postwar reconstruction, Nonfiction
