The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Judith Brackley (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 6 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 3,072 Law & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Judith Brackley
Judith Brackley narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 36 hours in all.
About as long, on the Law & Politics shelf
201 Law & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
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- Love and Death in the Sunshine State: The Story of a Crime
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- Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
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 Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession is an audiobook by Allison Hoover Bartlett: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Judith Brackley, released February 8, 2010, on the Law & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Judith Brackley
- Released
- February 8, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781400183432
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession as an audiobook?
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
Is The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession?
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession is narrated by Judith Brackley.