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Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas by Spike Walker

Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Heitsch (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas is an audiobook by Spike Walker: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Heitsch, released March 13, 2018, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Heitsch
Released
March 13, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9781977376992

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How long is the Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas audiobook?

Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

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Who narrates Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas?

Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska's High Seas is narrated by Paul Heitsch.