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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams audiobook runs 13.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Steve West (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.9listening hrs
Mental Health & Psychologystore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.9 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 4,526 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.

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: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams is an audiobook by Matthew Walker: a 13.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve West, released October 3, 2017, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Disorders & Diseases shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.9 hrs
Narrated by
Steve West
Released
October 3, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mental Health & Psychology, Disorders & Diseases, Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9781508240013

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams audiobook?

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams runs 13.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is the Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams?

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams is narrated by Steve West.

Is Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.