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Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To by Matthew D. LaPlante, David Sinclair

Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To audiobook runs 11.9 hours unabridged, narrated by David Sinclair (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
Disorders & Diseasesstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 11.9 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 2,391 Disorders & Diseases audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To is an audiobook by Matthew D. LaPlante and David Sinclair: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David Sinclair, released September 10, 2019, on the Disorders & Diseases and Aging & Healthy Lifestyle shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
David Sinclair
Released
September 10, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Disorders & Diseases, Aging & Healthy Lifestyle, Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9781508296058

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To audiobook?

Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To?

Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To is narrated by David Sinclair.

Is Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.