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How many pages is Six Thinking Hats?

Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono has a median of 207 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 192 to 207 pages.

Median pages
207
9 editions counted
Range
123–208
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.0h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
57k
at 275 words per page

How long will Six Thinking Hats 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
3 h 59 min
At 30 min a day
8 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

1502001990200020101985: 207 pages1985: 207 pages1985: 207 pages1986: 207 pages1990: 207 pages1992: 208 pages1993: 123 pages1999: 173 pages2017: 192 pagesmedian 207
15020020001985: 207 pages1985: 207 pages1985: 207 pages1986: 207 pages1990: 207 pages1992: 208 pages1993: 123 pages1999: 173 pages2017: 192 pagesmedian 207
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 20 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2017Penguin Books, Limited–192OL28598268M
1999Back Bay Books–173OL6803595M
1993Advanced Practical Thinking Training–123OL1170645M
1992Advanced Practical Thinking Training–208OL411798M
1990Penguin–207OL22815142M
1986Viking–207OL2258015M
1985Key Porter Books–207OL21251098M
1985The International Center for Creative Thinking–207OL18189088M

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Questions

How many pages is Six Thinking Hats?
About 207 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 123 to 208 pages.
How long does it take to read Six Thinking Hats?
About 3 h 59 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is Six Thinking Hats?
Roughly 57,000 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)).