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The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, The Dalai Lama

The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller 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).

10.2listening hrs
Medicine & Naturopathystore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy 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 of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller is an audiobook by 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 March 17, 2022, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Francois Chau, Douglas Carlton Abrams, Peter Francis James
Released
March 17, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Medicine & Naturopathy, Lessons in Philosophy, Self-Development
ISBN
9781529160482

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller as an audiobook?

The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller?

The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller is narrated by Francois Chau, Douglas Carlton Abrams and Peter Francis James.

Is The Book of Joy: The Sunday Times Bestseller worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.