The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Francois Chau and Douglas Carlton Abrams and others (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 5,775 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Francois Chau
Francois Chau narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 85 hours in all.
- The Sympathizer
- Little Gods
- The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller
- It Occurs to Me That I Am America: New Stories and Art
- The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
About as long, on the Medicine & Naturopathy shelf
615 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe
- Think and Grow Rich
- Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life
- Imagine the God of Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God’s Revelation, and the Love You’ve Always Wanted
- Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery
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 Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World is an audiobook by Douglas Carlton Abrams, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and The Dalai Lama: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Francois Chau, Douglas Carlton Abrams and Peter Francis James, released September 20, 2016, on the Mindfulness & Meditation and Medicine & Naturopathy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Francois Chau, Douglas Carlton Abrams, Peter Francis James
- Released
- September 20, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mindfulness & Meditation, Medicine & Naturopathy, Self-Development
- ISBN
- 9780735207165
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World as an audiobook?
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World?
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World is narrated by Francois Chau, Douglas Carlton Abrams and Peter Francis James.
Is The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.