Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America audiobook runs 17.9 hours unabridged, narrated by David Shih (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.9 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Shih
David Shih narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 957 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
176 Memoirs 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
Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America is an audiobook by Weijian Shan: a 17.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David Shih, released April 17, 2019, on the Memoirs shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Shih
- Released
- April 17, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs
- ISBN
- 9781469071992
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America audiobook?
Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America runs 17.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is the Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America?
Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America is narrated by David Shih.
Is Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 6 hours.