Musicophilia: Audiobook
The Musicophilia audiobook runs an estimated 12.6 hours (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 12.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 91% of the self-help audiobooks we measured.
- That's 56% longer than the average self-help audiobook (8.1 hrs across 131 titles in our dataset).
Computed from self-help audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for self-help listeners: a solid week of commutes at 12.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does–humans are a musical species. Oliver Sacks’s compassionate, compelling tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own brains, and of the human experience. In MUSICOPHILIA, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people. He explores how catchy tunes can subject us to hours of mental replay, and how a surprising number of people acquire nonstop musical hallucinations that assault them night and day.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Musicophilia audiobook?
Musicophilia runs about 12.6 hours, our estimate from its 425 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Can I listen to Musicophilia free?
Yes, with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get Musicophilia included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.
Is Musicophilia worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Musicophilia first published?
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks was first published in 2007.
