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Book · by Edward de Bono · first published 1977

How many pages is Lateral Thinking?

Lateral Thinking by Edward de Bono has a median of 300 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 272 to 300 pages.

Median pages
300
10 editions counted
Range
260–306
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.8h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
82k
at 275 words per page

How long will Lateral Thinking take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
5 h 47 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

260280300197019801990200020101970: 300 pages1970: 300 pages1970: 272 pages1970: 306 pages1973: 300 pages1973: 300 pages1977: 264 pages1990: 260 pages1990: 300 pages2016: 272 pagesmedian 300
260280300198020001970: 300 pages1970: 300 pages1970: 272 pages1970: 306 pages1973: 300 pages1973: 300 pages1977: 264 pages1990: 260 pages1990: 300 pages2016: 272 pagesmedian 300
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 23 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016Penguin Books, Limited–272OL28595562M
1990Penguin–260OL22154090M
1990Perennial Library–300OL16937644M
1977Penguin Books Ltd–264OL7350571M
1973Harper PaperbacksPaperback300OL9238618M
1973Harper & Row–300OL17730124M
1970Ward Lock Educational–300OL5731932M
1970Harper & Row–300OL5478161M

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Questions

How many pages is Lateral Thinking?
About 300 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 260 to 306 pages.
How long does it take to read Lateral Thinking?
About 5 h 47 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Lateral Thinking?
Roughly 82,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).