Philosophy: Who Needs It: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Philosophy: Who Needs It audiobook runs 10.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Lloyd James (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lloyd James
Lloyd James narrates 255 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,172 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
297 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Philosophy: Who Needs It is an audiobook by Ayn Rand: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Lloyd James, released January 1, 2006, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lloyd James
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781624607813
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Philosophy: Who Needs It audiobook?
Philosophy: Who Needs It runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the Philosophy: Who Needs It audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Philosophy: Who Needs It?
Philosophy: Who Needs It is narrated by Lloyd James.
Is Philosophy: Who Needs It worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.