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Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year audiobook runs 6.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Rebecca Lowman (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.3listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.3 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
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What our data says

  • At 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Rebecca Lowman

Rebecca Lowman narrates 226 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,296 hours in all.

All Rebecca Lowman audiobooks, measured

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

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year is an audiobook by Anne Lamott: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Rebecca Lowman, released January 8, 2019, on the Memoirs and Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.3 hrs
Narrated by
Rebecca Lowman
Released
January 8, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Women
ISBN
9781984833853

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year audiobook?

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is the Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year audiobook free?

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Who narrates Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year?

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year is narrated by Rebecca Lowman.