Simplicity & Sophistication: Short Stories of Wisdom and Kindness From Around the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Simplicity & Sophistication: Short Stories of Wisdom and Kindness From Around the World audiobook runs 9.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Dr. James W. Jackson (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,113 World 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
Simplicity & Sophistication: Short Stories of Wisdom and Kindness From Around the World is an audiobook by Dr. James W. Jackson: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Dr. James W. Jackson, released August 31, 2014, on the World and Travel Tips shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dr. James W. Jackson
- Released
- August 31, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Travel Tips, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781941105214
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Simplicity & Sophistication: Short Stories of Wisdom and Kindness From Around the World audiobook?
Simplicity & Sophistication: Short Stories of Wisdom and Kindness From Around the World runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is the Simplicity & Sophistication: Short Stories of Wisdom and Kindness From Around the World audiobook free?
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Who narrates Simplicity & Sophistication: Short Stories of Wisdom and Kindness From Around the World?
Simplicity & Sophistication: Short Stories of Wisdom and Kindness From Around the World is narrated by Dr. James W. Jackson.