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On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance by Raymond Obstfeld, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Richard Allen (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

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

On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance is an audiobook by Raymond Obstfeld and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Allen, released April 15, 2007, on the Social Science and History & Culture shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.5 hrs
Narrated by
Richard Allen
Released
April 15, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, History & Culture
ISBN
9781400174287

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance audiobook?

On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is the On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance audiobook free?

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

Who narrates On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance?

On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance is narrated by Richard Allen.

Is On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.