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Book · by Don Miguel Ruiz · first published 1997

How many pages is The Four Agreements?

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz has a median of 168 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 160 to 224 pages.

Median pages
168
5 editions counted
Range
140–269
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
46k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Four Agreements 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 14 min
At 30 min a day
7 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.

150200250199720002002200520071997: 160 pages1997: 140 pages2001: 168 pages2007: 224 pages2008: 269 pagesmedian 168
150200250200020051997: 160 pages1997: 140 pages2001: 168 pages2007: 224 pages2008: 269 pagesmedian 168
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 12 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2008Center Point Pub.–269OL16650876M
2007Amber-Allen PublishingPaperback224OL12112215M
2001Amber-Allen PublishingHardcover168OL8674394M
1997Tandem LibraryLibrary Binding160OL11761376M
1997Amber-Allen Pub.–140OL672225M

Questions

How many pages is The Four Agreements?
About 168 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 140 to 269 pages.
How long does it take to read The Four Agreements?
About 3 h 14 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is The Four Agreements?
Roughly 46,000 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)).