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At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend by Phil Lancaster

At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Phil Lancaster (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment 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

At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend is an audiobook by Phil Lancaster: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Lancaster, released January 17, 2019, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Phil Lancaster
Released
January 17, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781789460940

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend audiobook?

At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is the At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend audiobook free?

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

Who narrates At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend?

At the Birth of Bowie: Life with the Man Who Became a Legend is narrated by Phil Lancaster.