How long does it take to read The Verbally Abusive Relationship?
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans takes about 3 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 40 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1992. 200 pages, about 55,000 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In The Verbally Abusive Relationship, you'll find validation, understanding, and encouragement for your decision to change the situation. If you or someone you know answers "yes" to one or more of the following questions, this book is required reading:Does your partner seem irritated or angry at you several times a week?Does he deny being angry when he clearly is?Do your attempts to discuss feelings of pain or emotional distress leave you with the feeling that the issue has not been resolved?Do you frequently feel perplexed and frustrated by his responses, as though you were each speaking a different language?Almost everyone has heard of or knows someone who is part of a verbally abusive relationship-if they're not involved in one themselves. In The Verbally Abusive Relationship, you'll find validation, understanding, and encouragement for your decision to change the situation. In this expanded second edition, author Patricia Evans explores the damaging effects of verbal abuse on children and the family, and offers valuable insight and recommendations to the abusers, as well as those who seek therapeutic support.Patricia Evans, speaker, consultant, and founder of the Evans Interpersonal Communications Institute, conducts workshops and professional training throughout the country.
Subjects: Interpersonal conflict, Interpersonal communication, Verbal self-defense, Social behavior disorders, Control (Psychology), Family violence
