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Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York by Ariel Sabar

Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York audiobook runs 8.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Neil Shah (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.9listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 8.9 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies 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

Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York is an audiobook by Ariel Sabar: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Shah, released January 11, 2011, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.9 hrs
Narrated by
Neil Shah
Released
January 11, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781481587303

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York audiobook?

Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

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Who narrates Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York?

Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York is narrated by Neil Shah.