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God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth by David Leaf

God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth audiobook runs 19.6 hours unabridged, narrated by David Leaf and Alex Knox (about 13.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.6listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 19.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment 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

God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth is an audiobook by David Leaf: a 19.6-hour unabridged recording, read by David Leaf and Alex Knox, released March 21, 2023, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.6 hrs
Narrated by
David Leaf, Alex Knox
Released
March 21, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9798765064603

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth audiobook?

God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth runs 19.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.1 hours.

Is the God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth audiobook free?

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Who narrates God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth?

God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth is narrated by David Leaf and Alex Knox.

Is God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.1 hours, saving 6.5 hours.