How long does it take to read The Thomas Sowell Reader?
The Thomas Sowell Reader by Thomas Sowell takes about 4 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2011. 231 pages, about 63,525 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The topics range from late-talking children to "tax cuts for the rich," baseball, race, war, the role of judges, medical care, and the rhetoric of politicians.
Subjects: Social conditions, Politics and government, Civilization, Economic conditions, Economics, political aspects