Books like Vertebrate Life
F. Harvey Pough
Vertebrate Life is 736 pages, about 13 hours 30 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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How long each takes
The Life of Vertebrates 14.1 h 
Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates 9.7 h 
Vertebrates 14.3 h 
The Vertebrate Body 11.5 h 
Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates 13.6 h 
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 10.0 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.