How long does it take to read Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors?
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan takes about 9 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 16 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1992. 505 pages, about 138,875 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a ROOTS for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits--self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics--are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS is a triumph of popular science.
Subjects: Origin, Life, Evolution (Biology), Mensen, Prehistorie, Anthropology
