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The Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader by three initiates, lao tzu

The Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader: Audiobook

Book 59 of the Library of Alexandria series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader runs 61.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Zeke Ring (about 41.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

61.7listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 61.7 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies 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 Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader is book 59 of three initiates's Library of Alexandria series: a 61.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Zeke Ring, released March 8, 2025, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
61.7 hrs
Narrated by
Zeke Ring
Released
March 8, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies
Series
The Library of Alexandria #59
ISBN
9798318090172

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader as an audiobook?

The Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader runs 61.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 41.1 hours.

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Who narrates The Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader?

The Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader is narrated by Zeke Ring.

Is The Ancient Wisdom Collection: The Art of War, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Book of Five Rings, Tao Te Ching & Many More Classic Works - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 41.1 hours, saving 20.6 hours.