Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival audiobook runs 14.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Tim Andres Pabon (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 14.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.9 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tim Andres Pabon
Tim Andres Pabon narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 758 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
689 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival is an audiobook by David Pilling: a 14.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Andres Pabon, released April 1, 2014, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tim Andres Pabon
- Released
- April 1, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Asia
- ISBN
- 9781469028897
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival audiobook?
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival runs 14.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is the Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival?
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival is narrated by Tim Andres Pabon.
Is Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 5 hours.