Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help audiobook runs 14.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Alain Alexander (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alain Alexander
Alain Alexander narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 157 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
793 World 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
Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help is an audiobook by Samuel Smiles: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Alain Alexander, released August 18, 2026, on the World and Self-Development shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alain Alexander
- Released
- August 18, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Self-Development
- ISBN
- 9798182613712
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help audiobook?
Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is the Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help?
Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help is narrated by Alain Alexander.
Is Thrift: A Companion to Self-Help worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.