Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965 audiobook runs 19.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Meskimen (about 13.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 19.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
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What our data says
- At 19.7 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen narrates 226 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,079 hours in all.
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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
Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965 is an audiobook by Peter Seewald: a 19.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Meskimen, released February 16, 2021, on the Christianity shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Meskimen
- Released
- February 16, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Christianity
- ISBN
- 9781799928553
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965 audiobook?
Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965 runs 19.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.2 hours.
Is the Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965 audiobook free?
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Who narrates Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965?
Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965 is narrated by Jim Meskimen.
Is Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927–1965 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.2 hours, saving 6.6 hours.