The Death and Life of Great American Cities: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Death and Life of Great American Cities runs 18 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Donna Rawlins (about 12 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 18 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Donna Rawlins
Donna Rawlins narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 71 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
261 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Death and Life of Great American Cities is an audiobook by Jane Jacobs: a 18-hour unabridged recording, read by Donna Rawlins, released September 13, 2011, on the Social Science and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18 hrs
- Narrated by
- Donna Rawlins
- Released
- September 13, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9780307969651
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Death and Life of Great American Cities as an audiobook?
The Death and Life of Great American Cities runs 18 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12 hours.
Is The Death and Life of Great American Cities free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Death and Life of Great American Cities?
The Death and Life of Great American Cities is narrated by Donna Rawlins.
Is The Death and Life of Great American Cities worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12 hours, saving 6 hours.