Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot through the Heart of the Middle East is 11th and 12th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 10 |
SMOG Index | Grade 11 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot through the Heart of the Middle East is 79,360 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 18 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 8 hrs 50 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 57 mins.
The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot through the Heart of the Middle East - 79,360 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 8 hrs 50 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 5 hrs 18 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 57 mins |
for The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot through the Heart of the Middle East
Nominated for the Edward Stanford Travel Awards (Wanderlust Adventure Book of the Year)There are many reasons why it might seem unwise to walk, mostly alone, through the Middle East. That, in part, is exactly why Leon McCarron did it.From Jerusalem, McCarron followed a series of wild hiking trails that trace ancient trading and pilgrimage routes and traverse some of the most contested landscapes in the world. In the West Bank, he met families struggling to lead normal lives amidst political turmoil and had a surreal encounter with the world’s oldest and smallest religious sect. In Jordan he visited the ruins of Hellenic citadels and trekked through the legendary Wadi Rum. His journey culminated in the vast deserts of the Sinai, home to Bedouin tribes and haunted by the ghosts of biblical history. McCarron’s journey led him back through time, from the quagmire of current geopolitics to the original ideals of the faithful, through the layers of history, culture and religion that have shaped the Holy Land. Along migration and trade routes, pilgrimage trails and Bedouin paths, he found connection rather than division, hope instead of hatred and, ultimately, a shared humanity that borders and politics will never diminish.