How long does it take to read On Power?
Bertrand de Jouvenel
On Power by Bertrand de Jouvenel takes about 8 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 8 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1945. 444 pages, about 122,100 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Authority, Autorité, Pouvoir (Sciences sociales), Power (Social sciences), The State, État
