Books like The Trouble With Being Born
E. M. Cioran
The Trouble With Being Born is 219 pages, about 4 hours 1 minute at 250 words a minute.
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A History of Philosophy 8.8 h 
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Le Mur 4.4 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.