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Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do by Robert M. Sapolsky

Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do audiobook runs 26.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Goldstrom (about 17.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26.5listening hrs
Mental Health & Psychologystore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 26.5 hours of listening.

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30 min / day53 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

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What our data says

  • At 26.5 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 4,526 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Michael Goldstrom

Michael Goldstrom narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 166 hours in all.

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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do is an audiobook by Robert M. Sapolsky: a 26.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Goldstrom, released August 16, 2018, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Biology & Chemistry shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
26.5 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Goldstrom
Released
August 16, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mental Health & Psychology, Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9781473566194

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do audiobook?

Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do runs 26.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.7 hours.

Is the Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do?

Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do is narrated by Michael Goldstrom.

Is Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.7 hours, saving 8.8 hours.