How long does it take to read Surviving Intimate Terrorism?
Hedda Nussbaum
Surviving Intimate Terrorism by Hedda Nussbaum takes about 8 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 44 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2005. 476 pages, about 130,900 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 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is the story of the abuse suffered by Hedda Nussbaum. She was so beaten and brainwashed by her domestic partner, Joel Steinberg, that she was unable to save the life of her adopted daughter, Lisa after he had knocked her unconscius. However, after spending a year and a half in psychiatric hospitals and testifying at Steinberg's trial (after which he was sentenced to 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison), she went on to become an advocate for battered women and a speaker about domestic violence. She went from a beaten down woman who was scarcely functioning to a strong and powerful speaker and writer with the aim of helping other battered women and their children. The book is a must read for all women who have suffered abuse.
Subjects: domestic violence, recovery
