How long does it take to read The Powers That Be?
The Powers That Be by David Halberstam takes about 14 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 8 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1979. 771 pages, about 212,025 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 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
David Halberstam's new book is an extraordinary achievement. It chronicles the stunning rise in power and influence of America's communications empires. It opens our eyes to the domination of government by the media. It takes us behind the scenes and shows us the new shapes of power in America today. It brings us close to the men and women who developed and wielded that power, and wield it now. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: Press and politics, Presse et politique, United States, Histoire, Massenmedien, University of South Alabama
