Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong audiobook runs 7.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Jacob Tobia (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,746 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong is an audiobook by Jacob Tobia: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Jacob Tobia, released August 26, 2025, on the Social Science and Relationships & Intimacy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jacob Tobia
- Released
- August 26, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Relationships & Intimacy
- ISBN
- 9798217021017
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How long is the Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong audiobook?
Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
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Who narrates Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong?
Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong is narrated by Jacob Tobia.