Schmidt Steps Back: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Warren Schmidt series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Schmidt Steps Back audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by George Guidall (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Warren Schmidt
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 16.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 28.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | About Schmidt | 8.4 hrs |
| 2 | Schmidt Delivered | 8.2 hrs |
| 3 | Schmidt Steps Back | 11.7 hrs |
More narrated by George Guidall
George Guidall narrates 722 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 7,374 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,615 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Schmidt Steps Back is book 3 of Louis Begley's Warren Schmidt series: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released March 13, 2012, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Guidall
- Released
- March 13, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- Series
- Warren Schmidt #3
- ISBN
- 9781464042331
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Schmidt Steps Back audiobook?
Schmidt Steps Back runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Schmidt Steps Back audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Schmidt Steps Back?
Schmidt Steps Back is narrated by George Guidall.
Is Schmidt Steps Back worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.