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Paterno by Joe Posnanski

Paterno: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Paterno audiobook runs 13 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Mantegna (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13listening hrs
Sportsstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13 hours of listening.

Days to finish Paterno at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 1,570 Sports 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

Paterno is an audiobook by Joe Posnanski: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Mantegna, released August 21, 2012, on the Sports and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13 hrs
Narrated by
Joe Mantegna
Released
August 21, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sports, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9781442354739

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Paterno audiobook?

Paterno runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is the Paterno audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Paterno?

Paterno is narrated by Joe Mantegna.

Is Paterno worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.