How long does it take to read The Manna Machine?
George Sassoon
The Manna Machine by George Sassoon takes about 5 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 282 pages, about 77,550 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 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is a mathematical, analytical and philosophical analysis of the Cabalistic texts the 'Sepher Yetzirah' and the five books of the 'Zohar'. It is considered by some to be the 'missing' sixth book of the Zohar and the author's book 'The Kabbalah Decoded' is the seventh. Through illustration, analysis of ancient texts and educated supposition the authors specualte the 'Manna Machine' was a device which provided a food source for the disenfranchised Jewish people from Egypt. The 'manna' itself was a form of blue-green algae rich in beta-carotenes (much like spirulina) and when combined with leaven bread (no yeast) formed the stable food stuff for the 40 years of 'wandering in the desert' by the ancient Jews. Both books are very well researched and an excellent read.
Subjects: Bible, Manna, Miscellanea, Cabala
