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How long does it take to read The Affluent Society?

John Kenneth Galbraith

The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith takes about 5 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 20 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1958. 291 pages, about 80,025 words.

11 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 54 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 20 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 20 minutes

The page count is the median across 49 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A discussion by a reknown economist, Galbraith, about the "more" society and how it operates.

Subjects: Economic conditions, Economic policy, Economics, History, U.S., United States

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