The Second Book of the Tao: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Second Book of the Tao runs 2.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Mitchell (about 1.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.7 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 8,218 Mindfulness & Meditation audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Mitchell
Stephen Mitchell narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 43 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mindfulness & Meditation shelf
431 Mindfulness & Meditation audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Second Book of the Tao is an audiobook by Stephen Mitchell: a 2.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Mitchell, released February 19, 2009, on the Mindfulness & Meditation and World Religions shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Mitchell
- Released
- February 19, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mindfulness & Meditation, World Religions, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781101024966
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Second Book of the Tao as an audiobook?
The Second Book of the Tao runs 2.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.8 hours.
Is The Second Book of the Tao free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Second Book of the Tao?
The Second Book of the Tao is narrated by Stephen Mitchell.