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Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary by Louis Hyman

Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary audiobook runs 14.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 7,179 World 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

Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary is an audiobook by Louis Hyman: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released August 21, 2018, on the World and HR & Admin shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Vance
Released
August 21, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, HR & Admin, The Americas
ISBN
9780525630951

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary audiobook?

Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary?

Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary is narrated by Simon Vance.

Is Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.