The Wordy Shipmates: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wordy Shipmates runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Vowell (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sarah Vowell
Sarah Vowell narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 33 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,581 Social Science 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 Wordy Shipmates is an audiobook by Sarah Vowell: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Vowell, released October 7, 2008, on the Social Science shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Vowell
- Released
- October 7, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science
- ISBN
- 9780743578202
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Wordy Shipmates as an audiobook?
The Wordy Shipmates runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is The Wordy Shipmates free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Wordy Shipmates?
The Wordy Shipmates is narrated by Sarah Vowell.