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The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel by Michael Elihu Colby

The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Elihu Colby (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel at common listening paces
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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 8.6 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment 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

The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel is an audiobook by Michael Elihu Colby: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Elihu Colby, released April 11, 2017, on the Arts & Entertainment and Travel Tips shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Elihu Colby
Released
April 11, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, Travel Tips
ISBN
9781538422939

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel as an audiobook?

The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel?

The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York’s Legendary Hotel is narrated by Michael Elihu Colby.