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The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam

The Breaks of the Game: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Breaks of the Game runs 17.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brian Troxell (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.5listening hrs
Sportsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Breaks of the Game at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 1,570 Sports 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 Breaks of the Game is an audiobook by David Halberstam: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Troxell, released March 1, 2016, on the Sports and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.5 hrs
Narrated by
Brian Troxell
Released
March 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sports, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9781478961000

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Breaks of the Game as an audiobook?

The Breaks of the Game runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.

Is The Breaks of the Game free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Breaks of the Game?

The Breaks of the Game is narrated by Brian Troxell.

Is The Breaks of the Game worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.