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The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations by Christopher Lasch

The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Barry Press (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.8listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.8 hours of listening.

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30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 9,905 Social Science 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 Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations is an audiobook by Christopher Lasch: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Barry Press, released June 27, 2017, on the Social Science shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.8 hrs
Narrated by
Barry Press
Released
June 27, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science
ISBN
9781541475755

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations as an audiobook?

The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations?

The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations is narrated by Barry Press.

Is The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.