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The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance. by David Epstein

The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance.: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance. runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Epstein (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Mental Health & Psychologystore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance. is an audiobook by David Epstein: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Epstein, released November 13, 2014, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Biology & Chemistry shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
David Epstein
Released
November 13, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mental Health & Psychology, Biology & Chemistry, Self-Development
ISBN
9781473522459

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance. as an audiobook?

The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance. runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance. free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance.?

The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance. is narrated by David Epstein.

Is The Sports Gene: What makes an athlete? This pioneering study redefines elite performance. worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.