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Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood by William Pollack

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood audiobook runs 21.2 hours unabridged, narrated by John McDonough (about 14.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21.2listening hrs
Mental Health & Psychologystore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 21.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day43 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

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What our data says

  • At 21.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology 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

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood is an audiobook by William Pollack: a 21.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John McDonough, released September 10, 2009, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Parenting shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
21.2 hrs
Narrated by
John McDonough
Released
September 10, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mental Health & Psychology, Parenting
ISBN
9781436146753

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood audiobook?

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood runs 21.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.1 hours.

Is the Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood?

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood is narrated by John McDonough.

Is Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.1 hours, saving 7.1 hours.