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Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance by Scott Haas

Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance audiobook runs 5.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Gary Furlong (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.6listening hrs
Mindfulness & Meditationstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 5.6 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 8,218 Mindfulness & Meditation 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

Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance is an audiobook by Scott Haas: a 5.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Gary Furlong, released July 7, 2020, on the Mindfulness & Meditation and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.6 hrs
Narrated by
Gary Furlong
Released
July 7, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mindfulness & Meditation, Lessons in Philosophy, Self-Development
ISBN
9781549101946

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance audiobook?

Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance runs 5.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is the Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance audiobook free?

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Who narrates Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance?

Why Be Happy?: The Japanese Way of Acceptance is narrated by Gary Furlong.