A Reporter's Life vs Podróże z Herodotem: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A Reporter's Life A Reporter's Life Walter Cronkite · 1996 ★★★★☆ 3.8 637 pages · ≈ 11 h 48 m · Moderate
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Walter Cronkite gives an account of his personal life as that of a reporter and T.V. newscaster.

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Cover of Podróże z Herodotem Podróże z Herodotem Ryszard Kapuściński · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 279 pages · ≈ 5 h 10 m · Challenging
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From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales.In the 1950s, Ryszard…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

A Reporter's LifePodróże z Herodotem
Goodreads 3.8 (3130) 4.0 (10334)
Hardcover 3.0 (1) —
Google Books 2.0 (1) 4.0 (1)
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Reception

A Reporter's LifePodróże z Herodotem
Ratings 3130 10334
Editions 6 25
Citations 22 —
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 2523 —
Reading it now 84 —
Written reviews 262 —
Wikipedia attention 86 —
Pages 637 279
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: A Reporter's Life or Podróże z Herodotem?

Podróże z Herodotem has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Podróże z Herodotem 4.0/5, A Reporter's Life 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: A Reporter's Life or Podróże z Herodotem?

Podróże z Herodotem is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Podróże z Herodotem (279 pages, ≈ 5 h 10 m); A Reporter's Life (637 pages, ≈ 11 h 48 m).

Which is harder to read: A Reporter's Life or Podróże z Herodotem?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Reporter's Life: Moderate; Podróże z Herodotem: Challenging.

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