It's these silly little questions that we don't think about, but are curious to hear the answer. We can estimate how many books someone reads by figuring out how long books are, how fast people read, how many books they tend to read in a year, and how many years they are likely to live. Depending on who you are, that number yields a pretty big range. But probably less than you might have thought..? Listen in and find out!

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Links and References: 

1. https://lithub.com/how-many-books-will-you-read-before-you-die/
2. https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/population/longevity.html
3. https://scholarwithin.com/average-reading-speed#:~:text=read%2020%20pages.-,Adult%20Average%20Reading%20Speed,of%20300%20words%20per%20minute.
4. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/10/are-books-getting-longer-survey-marlon-james-hanya-yanagihara
5. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/09/01/book-reading-2016-appendix-a/
6. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-books-read-per-year-by-country

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