The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins
Sean Patrick Hopkins narrates 264 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,210 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
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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 Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America is an audiobook by Jeffrey Rosen: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Patrick Hopkins, released February 13, 2024, on the World and History & Culture shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Released
- February 13, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, History & Culture, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781797171753
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America as an audiobook?
The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America?
The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America is narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins.
Is The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.