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The Book by Amaranth Borsuk

The Book: Audiobook

Book 4 of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book runs 5.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.9listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Book at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 41,638 Literature 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 Book is book 4 of Amaranth Borsuk's MIT Press Essential Knowledge series: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen, released July 10, 2018, on the Literature shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.9 hrs
Narrated by
Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Released
July 10, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature
Series
MIT Press Essential Knowledge #4
ISBN
9781469096827

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Book as an audiobook?

The Book runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is The Book free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Book?

The Book is narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen.