How long does it take to read One River?
One River by Wade Davis takes about 9 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 55 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1996. 541 pages, about 148,775 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Enjoyable and insightful work was written as a tribute to the scientific achievements of Richard Evans Schultes, an Amazonia explorer active during 1940s-50s. Also relates explorations of the author and of Timothy Plowman, both Schultes' students. Intended for a popular audience"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Subjects: Collection and preservation, Biography, Ethnobotanists, Field work, Hallucinogenic plants, Medicinal plants
