The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ian Porter (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 4,755 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ian Porter
Ian Porter narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 179 hours in all.
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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 Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense is an audiobook by Nicholas Tochka: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ian Porter, released January 8, 2026, on the World Religions shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ian Porter
- Released
- January 8, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World Religions
- ISBN
- 9798216388340
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense as an audiobook?
The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense?
The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense is narrated by Ian Porter.
Is The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties —or, No Sense Makes Sense worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.