Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Matt Godfrey (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Matt Godfrey
Matt Godfrey narrates 256 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,167 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,278 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis is an audiobook by Mark Binelli: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Godfrey, released June 20, 2023, on the Social Science and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Matt Godfrey
- Released
- June 20, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9798212256469
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis audiobook?
Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis?
Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis is narrated by Matt Godfrey.
Is Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.