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Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters by Jesse Norman

Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters audiobook runs 13.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jesse Norman (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.7listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.7 hours of listening.

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30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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

Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters is an audiobook by Jesse Norman: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jesse Norman, released November 29, 2018, on the History & Culture and Economics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.7 hrs
Narrated by
Jesse Norman
Released
November 29, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Economics
ISBN
9780241388525

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters audiobook?

Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is the Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters?

Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters is narrated by Jesse Norman.

Is Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.