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Paul McCartney: The Life by Philip Norman

Paul McCartney: The Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Paul McCartney: The Life audiobook runs 30.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Keeble (about 20.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

30.7listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 30.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Paul McCartney: The Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day62 days
1 hour / day31 days
2 hours / day16 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×21 days

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What our data says

  • At 30.7 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 4,130 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

18 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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  • Mozart: The Reign of LoveJan Swafford · 30.4 hrs
  • Big Wonderful Thing: A History of TexasStephen Harrigan · 29 hrs

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Paul McCartney: The Life is an audiobook by Philip Norman: a 30.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Keeble, released May 3, 2016, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
30.7 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Keeble
Released
May 3, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781501924972

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Paul McCartney: The Life audiobook?

Paul McCartney: The Life runs 30.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 20.5 hours.

Is the Paul McCartney: The Life audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Paul McCartney: The Life?

Paul McCartney: The Life is narrated by Jonathan Keeble.

Is Paul McCartney: The Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 20.5 hours, saving 10.2 hours.