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The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right) by Arthur Schopenhauer

The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right): Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right) runs 3.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Carl Manchester (about 2.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.2listening hrs
Self-Developmentstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right) at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day7 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.2 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 14,085 Self-Development audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right) is an audiobook by Arthur Schopenhauer: a 3.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Carl Manchester, released January 1, 2011, on the Self-Development shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.2 hrs
Narrated by
Carl Manchester
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Self-Development

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right) as an audiobook?

The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right) runs 3.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.2 hours.

Is The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right) free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right)?

The Art of Controversy (or: The Art of Being Right) is narrated by Carl Manchester.