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How many pages is Liar's Poker?

Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis has a median of 281 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 254 to 312 pages.

Median pages
281
8 editions counted
Range
249–320
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.4h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
77k
at 275 words per page

How long will Liar's Poker 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 25 min
At 30 min a day
11 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.

250275300325199019952000200520101989: 258 pages1989: 249 pages1990: 249 pages2006: 304 pages2010: 256 pages2010: 310 pages2014: 320 pages2014: 320 pagesmedian 281
2502753003251990200020101989: 258 pages1989: 249 pages1990: 249 pages2006: 304 pages2010: 256 pages2010: 310 pages2014: 320 pages2014: 320 pagesmedian 281
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 26 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.–320OL28820071M
2014Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.–320OL29698945M
2010Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.–256OL29592553M
2010W. W. Norton–310OL26257215M
2006Hodder & StoughtonPaperback304OL9588692M
1990Penguin Books–249OL1855208M
1989W.W. Norton & Company . New York . London–258OL58922515M
1989Norton–249OL2208506M

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Questions

How many pages is Liar's Poker?
About 281 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 249 to 320 pages.
How long does it take to read Liar's Poker?
About 5 h 25 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is Liar's Poker?
Roughly 77,000 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)).