The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kern Schmidt (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 2,188 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
219 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East is an audiobook by Alan Watts: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Kern Schmidt, released August 25, 2018, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Religion & Spirituality shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kern Schmidt
- Released
- August 25, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality
- ISBN
- 9781608686100
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How long is The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East as an audiobook?
The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East?
The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East is narrated by Kern Schmidt.