How long does it take to read The Book of Life?
Stephen Jay Gould, Peter Andrews, Marianne Collins
The Book of Life by Stephen Jay Gould, Peter Andrews, Marianne Collins takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 256 pages, about 70,400 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Presenting the compelling story of life on earth, this book brings together the latest findings in evolutionary science. The drawings include reconstructions of creatures long extinct, seen in their own habitat.
Subjects: Evolution, Origin, Life, Evolution (Biology), Scientific illustration, Life, origin
