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On Being 40(ish) by Various

On Being 40(ish): Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On Being 40(ish) audiobook runs 5 hours unabridged, narrated by Janina Edwards and Madeleine Maby and others (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2019released
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What our data says

  • At 5 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Janina Edwards

Janina Edwards narrates 359 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,955 hours in all.

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About this listen

On Being 40(ish) is an audiobook by Various: a 5-hour unabridged recording, read by Janina Edwards, Madeleine Maby and Joy Osmanski and others, released February 5, 2019, on the Women and Essays & Anthologies shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5 hrs
Narrated by
Janina Edwards, Madeleine Maby, Joy Osmanski, Candace Thaxton, Soneela Nankani
Released
February 5, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Women, Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781508282686

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On Being 40(ish) audiobook?

On Being 40(ish) runs 5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.

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Who narrates On Being 40(ish)?

On Being 40(ish) is narrated by Janina Edwards, Madeleine Maby, Joy Osmanski and Candace Thaxton and others.