About This Book
A black teenager in the ‘70s-era Bronx was fascinated by space and frequently took his telescope up to the rooftop. But his neighbors were frightened, thinking he was an armed burglar. They called the police. In the mid-1990s, this same person was named Director of the American Museum of Natural His...
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Reading Time Estimates
2h 54m
slow reader
180 WPM
2h 5m
average reader
250 WPM
1h 30m
fast reader
350 WPM
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2 h 5 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
2 h 19 min
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Audio 1x
3 h 29 min
Audio 2x
1 h 45 min
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