Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams audiobook runs 13.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Sackville (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 4,526 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Sackville
John Sackville narrates 86 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 710 hours in all.
- The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller
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- Hitler and Stalin: The Tyrants and the Second World War
About as long, on the Mental Health & Psychology shelf
216 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams is an audiobook by Matthew Walker: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Sackville, released December 7, 2017, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Biology & Chemistry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Sackville
- Released
- December 7, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mental Health & Psychology, Biology & Chemistry, For Podcast Lovers
- ISBN
- 9780141988405
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams audiobook?
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is the Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams?
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams is narrated by John Sackville.
Is Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.