Best short audiobooks: great listens under 8 hours
If you want to finish something in a few drives, these shorter audiobooks are the best place to start.
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The picks
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom — 3 hr 51 min Listen on Audiobooks.com ↗
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson — 5 hr 17 min Listen on Audiobooks.com ↗
- The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han — 6 hr 0 min
- I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy — 6 hr 26 min Listen on Audiobooks.com ↗
- Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden — 7 hr 40 min Listen on Audiobooks.com ↗
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