The Verbalist: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Verbalist runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bill Boerst (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 26,666 Self-Development audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bill Boerst
Bill Boerst narrates 27 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 234 hours in all.
About as long, on the Self-Development shelf
2,488 Self-Development 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 Verbalist is an audiobook by Alfred Ayres: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Boerst, released January 1, 2016, on the Self-Development shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bill Boerst
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Self-Development
How to listen to The Verbalist free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Verbalist as an audiobook?
The Verbalist runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The Verbalist free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Verbalist?
The Verbalist is narrated by Bill Boerst.