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A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street by Christiane Bird

A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Picard (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street is an audiobook by Christiane Bird: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Picard, released March 1, 2022, on the Social Science and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.2 hrs
Narrated by
Alex Picard
Released
March 1, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, The Americas
ISBN
9781635578379

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street as an audiobook?

A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street?

A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street is narrated by Alex Picard.

Is A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.