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Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess by Fred Waitzkin

Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess audiobook runs 8.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Lloyd James (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Non-Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

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30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction 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

Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess is an audiobook by Fred Waitzkin: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Lloyd James, released January 7, 2008, on the Non-Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Lloyd James
Released
January 7, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-Fiction
ISBN
9781481560979

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess audiobook?

Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is the Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess audiobook free?

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Who narrates Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess?

Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess is narrated by Lloyd James.