How long does it take to read The Prize?
The Prize by Daniel Yergin takes about 16 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 16 hours 14 minutes
A long haul
First published 1991. 885 pages, about 243,375 words.
33 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 27 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 16 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Chronicles the history of the oil industry and the forces that have shaped the modern world.
Subjects: Causes, History, Military aspects, Petroleum industry and trade, Political aspects, World politics
