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The Glass Cage: Automation and Us by Nicholas Carr

The Glass Cage: Automation and Us: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Glass Cage: Automation and Us runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeff Cummings (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Glass Cage: Automation and Us at common listening paces
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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 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy 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 Glass Cage: Automation and Us is an audiobook by Nicholas Carr: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Cummings, released September 29, 2014, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
Jeff Cummings
Released
September 29, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781469292014

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Glass Cage: Automation and Us as an audiobook?

The Glass Cage: Automation and Us runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is The Glass Cage: Automation and Us free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Glass Cage: Automation and Us?

The Glass Cage: Automation and Us is narrated by Jeff Cummings.