The Gift of Fear: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Gift of Fear runs an estimated 11 hours (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 11 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 87% of the self-help audiobooks we measured.
- That's 36% longer than the average self-help audiobook (8.1 hrs across 132 titles in our dataset).
Computed from self-help audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for self-help listeners who want psychological twists: a solid week of commutes at 11 hours (estimated).
About the book
A special edition of The Gift of Fear , with a new foreword by the author. A stranger in a deserted parking lot offers to help carry a woman's groceries. Is he a good Samaritan, or is he after something else? A fired employee says "You'll be sorry". Will he return with a gun? After their first date, a man tells a woman it is their "destiny" to be married. What will he do when she won't see him again? A mother has an uneasy feeling about the nice babysitter she's just hired. Should she not go to work today? These days, no one in America feels immune to violence.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Gift of Fear as an audiobook?
The Gift of Fear runs about 11 hours, our estimate from its 372 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Gift of Fear free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Gift of Fear worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Gift of Fear first published?
The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker was first published in 1997.
