The Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living runs 3.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chris Courtenay (about 2.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 3.2 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 8,218 Mindfulness & Meditation audiobooks in our catalog.
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Chris Courtenay narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 105 hours in all.
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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 Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living is an audiobook by Thomas Keating: a 3.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris Courtenay, released January 26, 2023, on the Mindfulness & Meditation and World Religions shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chris Courtenay
- Released
- January 26, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mindfulness & Meditation, World Religions
- ISBN
- 9781399408578
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living as an audiobook?
The Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living runs 3.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.1 hours.
Is The Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living?
The Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living is narrated by Chris Courtenay.