The Sounds of the ‘50s: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sounds of the ‘50s runs 4.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mary Rossman (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.8 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mary Rossman
Mary Rossman narrates 61 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 272 hours in all.
- Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power: The Lives and Careers of Hollywood’s Favorite Swashbucklers
- J. Edgar Hoover and Allen Dulles: The History of 20th Century America’s Most Controversial FBI and CIA Directors
- American Legends: The Life of Roy Rogers
- The Cold War Presidents: The History of the American Leaders Who Countered the Soviet Union
- American Legends of the Sky
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
1,085 Non-fiction (Kids) 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 Sounds of the ‘50s is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 4.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Rossman, released May 6, 2024, on the Non-fiction (Kids) and Arts & Entertainment shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Rossman
- Released
- May 6, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids), Arts & Entertainment, Teen & YA
- ISBN
- 9798882256745
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sounds of the ‘50s as an audiobook?
The Sounds of the ‘50s runs 4.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.
Is The Sounds of the ‘50s free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sounds of the ‘50s?
The Sounds of the ‘50s is narrated by Mary Rossman.