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Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption by Mitchell Schwarzer

Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption audiobook runs 15.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Beyer (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.6listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.6 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 7,179 World 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

Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption is an audiobook by Mitchell Schwarzer: a 15.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Beyer, released January 17, 2023, on the World and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.6 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Beyer
Released
January 17, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, The Americas
ISBN
9798765071328

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption audiobook?

Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption runs 15.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.

Is the Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption?

Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption is narrated by Tom Beyer.

Is Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.