About This Book
An enthralling story about desire, new love and the mysteries of science from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory Stuart Ressler, a brilliant biologist, sets out in 1957 to crack the genetic code. His efforts are sidetracked by other, more intractable codes – social, moral, musical, s...
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11h 9m
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180 WPM
8h 2m
average reader
250 WPM
5h 44m
fast reader
350 WPM
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Audiobook (1.5x)
8 h 55 min
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13 h 23 min
Audio 2x
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