Why We Work: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why We Work audiobook runs 2.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Barry Schwartz (about 1.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.8 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Barry Schwartz
Barry Schwartz narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 26 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mental Health & Psychology shelf
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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 We Work is an audiobook by Barry Schwartz: a 2.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Barry Schwartz, released September 1, 2015, on the Mental Health & Psychology and HR & Admin shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Barry Schwartz
- Released
- September 1, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mental Health & Psychology, HR & Admin
- ISBN
- 9781442378155
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Why We Work audiobook?
Why We Work runs 2.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.9 hours.
Is the Why We Work audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Why We Work?
Why We Work is narrated by Barry Schwartz.