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Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life by Hilary Beard, Michele Stephenson

Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Bahni Turpin and Dominic Hoffman (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Bahni Turpin

Bahni Turpin narrates 441 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,052 hours in all.

All Bahni Turpin audiobooks, measured

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About this listen

Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life is an audiobook by Hilary Beard, Michele Stephenson and Joe Brewster: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Bahni Turpin and Dominic Hoffman, released January 14, 2014, on the Social Science shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Bahni Turpin, Dominic Hoffman
Released
January 14, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science
ISBN
9780804148504

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life audiobook?

Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life?

Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life is narrated by Bahni Turpin and Dominic Hoffman.

Is Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.