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Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class by Jefferson R. Cowie

Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Perkins (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.8listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 5,887 The Americas 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

Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class is an audiobook by Jefferson R. Cowie: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Perkins, released December 18, 2018, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.8 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Perkins
Released
December 18, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9781977330116

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class audiobook?

Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.

Is the Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class?

Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class is narrated by Tom Perkins.

Is Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.