Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Puttonen (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 10 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Puttonen
Michael Puttonen narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 152 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
5,610 Non-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
Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America is an audiobook by Giles Slade: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Puttonen, released January 1, 2013, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Puttonen
- Released
- January 1, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781927401675
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America audiobook?
Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America audiobook free?
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Who narrates Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America?
Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America is narrated by Michael Puttonen.
Is Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.6 hours, saving 3.3 hours.