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How long does it take to read The Chinese Cookbook?

Craig Claiborne, Virginia Lee

The Chinese Cookbook by Craig Claiborne, Virginia Lee takes about 8 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 16 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1972. 451 pages, about 124,025 words.

17 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 13 hours 47 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 16 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 10 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Some of the recipes in this book have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Harper's Bazaar, House and Garden, House Beautiful, and the Ladies' Home Journal.

Subjects: Chinese Cookery, Cooking, Chinese, Chinese Cooking

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