Books like Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
Doris Lessing
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell is 286 pages, about 5 hours 15 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery 8.8 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.