RealAge vs Running over a Chinaman: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Health, Self help
RealAge
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Describes the RealAge program for slowing, or even reversing the pace of biologic aging, explaining how to calculate RealAge, and discussing arterial aging, the immune system, cancer prevention, environmental hazards,…
Running over a Chinaman
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Western tradition has long held that the Chinese are a lucky people, so a Westerner experiencing a run of misfortune is often asked if they have 'run over a Chinaman'.CJ is one of these people. In fact, friends had…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Running over a Chinaman is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for RealAge.
Scores by source
| RealAge | Running over a Chinaman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 2.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| RealAge | Running over a Chinaman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Editions | 7 | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | 784 | — |
| Pages | 352 | 224 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: RealAge or Running over a Chinaman?
Running over a Chinaman has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Running over a Chinaman 3.8/5, RealAge 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: RealAge or Running over a Chinaman?
Running over a Chinaman is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Running over a Chinaman (224 pages, ≈ 4 h 09 m); RealAge (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: RealAge or Running over a Chinaman?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — RealAge: Moderate; Running over a Chinaman: Moderate.