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Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing by Chas Smith

Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing audiobook runs 7.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Chas Smith (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.2listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 7.2 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 5,887 The Americas 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

Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing is an audiobook by Chas Smith: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Chas Smith, released December 22, 2020, on the The Americas and Sports shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.2 hrs
Narrated by
Chas Smith
Released
December 22, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Sports
ISBN
9781705204382

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing audiobook?

Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is the Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing audiobook free?

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Who narrates Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing?

Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing is narrated by Chas Smith.