How long does it take to read The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy?
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy by E. D. Hirsch takes about 11 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 52 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2002. 647 pages, about 177,925 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"In this fast-paced information age, how can Americans know what's really important and what's just a passing fashion? Now more than ever, we need a source that concisely sums up the knowledge that matters to Americans - the people, places, ideas, and events that shape our cultural conversation. With more than six thousand entries, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is that invaluable source.". "Wireless technology. Gene therapy, NAFTA. In addition to the thousands of terms described in the original Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, here are more than five hundred new entries to bring Americans' essential knowledge bank up to date. Are you familiar with the digital divide, European Union, Kwanzaa, pheromones, Type A and Type B personalities, spam? Or, test your knowledge on cultural icons that have stood the test of time: Odysseus, Leaves of Grass, Cleopatra, Winston Churchill, the Taj Mahal, and many, many more. Numerous original entries have been revised to reflect the many recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Civilization, Dictionaries, Civilization -- Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Civilization, western, United states, civilization
