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Heyday by Kurt Andersen

Heyday: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Heyday audiobook runs 26.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Charles Leggett (about 17.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26.9listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 26.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Heyday at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day54 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

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What our data says

  • At 26.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

168 Historical (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

Heyday is an audiobook by Kurt Andersen: a 26.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Charles Leggett, released July 15, 2008, on the Historical (Fiction) and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
26.9 hrs
Narrated by
Charles Leggett
Released
July 15, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Coming of Age, Westerns & War
ISBN
9781602830110

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Heyday audiobook?

Heyday runs 26.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.9 hours.

Is the Heyday audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Heyday?

Heyday is narrated by Charles Leggett.

Is Heyday worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.9 hours, saving 9 hours.