The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings runs 5.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nick Sullivan (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nick Sullivan
Nick Sullivan narrates 173 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,403 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
388 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings is an audiobook by William Gaddis: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Sullivan, released December 12, 2018, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nick Sullivan
- Released
- December 12, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781541484368
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How long is The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings as an audiobook?
The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings?
The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings is narrated by Nick Sullivan.