About This Book
Author's memoir of growing up black in the 1930's and 1940's.
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Reading Time Estimates
7h 32m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 26m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 53m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 81,400 words📅 11 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
5 h 26 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 2 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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9 h 3 min
Audio 2x
4 h 31 min
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- 📅11 days reading 30 min/day
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