Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Barnes (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Barnes
Simon Barnes narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 68 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
3,378 Non-Fiction 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
Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters is an audiobook by Simon Barnes: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Barnes, released July 12, 2018, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Barnes
- Released
- July 12, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781471176739
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters audiobook?
Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters?
Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters is narrated by Simon Barnes.
Is Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.