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The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without by John Oakes

The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matt Godfrey (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9listening hrs
Medicine & Naturopathystore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 9 hours of listening.

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30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 9 hours, it runs longer than 78% 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 Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without is an audiobook by John Oakes: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Godfrey, released February 13, 2024, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9 hrs
Narrated by
Matt Godfrey
Released
February 13, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Medicine & Naturopathy, World, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781797176116

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without as an audiobook?

The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without?

The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without is narrated by Matt Godfrey.