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The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels by Pbs

The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robin Miles (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels is an audiobook by Pbs: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Robin Miles, released November 20, 2018, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Robin Miles
Released
November 20, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781549148439

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels as an audiobook?

The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels?

The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels is narrated by Robin Miles.

Is The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.