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The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laural Merlington (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Laural Merlington

Laural Merlington narrates 414 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,846 hours in all.

All Laural Merlington audiobooks, measured

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About this listen

The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 is an audiobook by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Laural Merlington, released February 9, 2009, on the Social Science and Relationships & Intimacy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
Laural Merlington
Released
February 9, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Relationships & Intimacy
ISBN
9781400181360

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 as an audiobook?

The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50?

The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 is narrated by Laural Merlington.