How long does it take to read The Story of the Human Body?
Evolution, Health, and Disease
The Story of the Human Body by Daniel E. Lieberman takes about 8 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 26 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2013. 460 pages, about 126,500 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A Harvard evolutionary biologist presents an engaging discussion of how the human body has evolved over millions of years, examining how an increasing disparity between the needs of Stone Age bodies and the realities of the modern world are fueling a paradox of greater longevity and chronic disease.
Subjects: Adaptation (Biology), Human body, Human evolution, Evolution, Biological Adaptation, Mensch
