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Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years by Catherine Newman

Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Catherine Newman (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
Womenstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 84% of the 2,869 Women 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

Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years is an audiobook by Catherine Newman: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Catherine Newman, released April 5, 2016, on the Women and Parenting shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
Catherine Newman
Released
April 5, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Women, Parenting
ISBN
9781478957010

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years audiobook?

Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is the Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years audiobook free?

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Who narrates Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years?

Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years is narrated by Catherine Newman.