In Praise of Walking: The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In Praise of Walking: The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us audiobook runs 6.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Laurence Dobiesz (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Laurence Dobiesz
Laurence Dobiesz narrates 37 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 417 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
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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
In Praise of Walking: The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us is an audiobook by Shane O'mara: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Laurence Dobiesz, released August 1, 2019, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Laurence Dobiesz
- Released
- August 1, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9781473574335
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In Praise of Walking: The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us audiobook?
In Praise of Walking: The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.
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Who narrates In Praise of Walking: The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us?
In Praise of Walking: The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us is narrated by Laurence Dobiesz.