The Shelf Life of Happiness: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shelf Life of Happiness runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Luke Daniels (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Luke Daniels
Luke Daniels narrates 392 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,725 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,137 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Shelf Life of Happiness is an audiobook by David Machado: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Luke Daniels, released September 1, 2016, on the Literary Fiction and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Luke Daniels
- Released
- September 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Drama, Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781522650133
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shelf Life of Happiness as an audiobook?
The Shelf Life of Happiness runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Shelf Life of Happiness free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shelf Life of Happiness?
The Shelf Life of Happiness is narrated by Luke Daniels.