Books like The Science of Cooking
Stuart Farrimond
The Science of Cooking is 256 pages, about 4 hours 42 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Culinary Reactions 4.4 h 
Fast Food Nation 7.1 h 
On Food and Cooking 12.5 h 
The Food Lab 17.6 h 
Kitchen Witch's Cookbook 6.9 h 
A Cook's Tour 5.3 h 
Food in History 7.8 h 
The South Beach Diet 6.1 h 
Larousse Gastronomique 20.2 h 
Let's Cook It Right. 10.6 h 
Cooked 8.8 h 
Guide to Good Food 12.8 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.