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How many pages is The Wisdom of Insecurity?

The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts has a median of 148 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 136 to 152 pages.

Median pages
148
10 editions counted
Range
136–160
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.9h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
41k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Wisdom of Insecurity 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
2 h 51 min
At 30 min a day
6 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

1401501601960198020001951: 152 pages1951: 152 pages1954: 136 pages1968: 152 pages1968: 152 pages1968: 160 pages1974: 136 pages1974: 136 pages1983: 136 pages2012: 144 pagesmedian 148
140150160197520001951: 152 pages1951: 152 pages1954: 136 pages1968: 152 pages1968: 152 pages1968: 160 pages1974: 136 pages1974: 136 pages1983: 136 pages2012: 144 pagesmedian 148
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 22 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Ebury Publishing–144OL33444905M
1983Rider–136OL14902419M
1974Rider–136OL20032265M
1974Rider–136OL17844255M
1968VintagePaperback152OL26682120M
1968Vintage Books–152OL17642282M
1968Vintage–160OL7461969M
1954Rider–136OL16769043M

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Questions

How many pages is The Wisdom of Insecurity?
About 148 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 136 to 160 pages.
How long does it take to read The Wisdom of Insecurity?
About 2 h 51 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is The Wisdom of Insecurity?
Roughly 41,000 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)).