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How long does it take to read The History of Beads?

from 30,000 B.C. to the present

Lois Sherr Dubin

The History of Beads by Lois Sherr Dubin takes about 6 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 40 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1987. 364 pages, about 100,100 words.

14 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 7 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 40 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 10 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

"40,000 years of bead history, from Neolithic times to the present. Over 350 illustrations, including 254 plates in full color, reproducing beads from every world region and every major historic culture."--AbeBooks.

Subjects: Beads, History, Jewelry

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