How long does it take to read The Iron Wall?
Israel and the Arab World
The Iron Wall by Avi Shlaim takes about 14 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 22 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1999. 784 pages, about 215,600 words.
29 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 23 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Foreign policy, Arab-Israeli conflict, Foreign relations, Middle east, foreign relations, Israel, foreign relations, History