How long does it take to read What It Takes?
Richard Ben Cramer
What It Takes by Richard Ben Cramer takes about 19 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 19 hours 14 minutes
A long haul
First published 1992. 1,049 pages, about 288,475 words.
39 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 32 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 19 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 12 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Cramer tells the life stories of the principal primary candidates, including Bush, Dole, Biden, Dukakis, and Gary Hart.
Subjects: Presidents, Presidential candidates, Biography, Election, Elections
