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The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated Audiobook— narrated by Ray Porter
Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content.
Tim Ferriss lays out a system for shrinking a job down to its essential hours, arguing that most office work expands to fill the time available rather than because it's actually necessary.
Why the audiobook wins
Ray Porter reads Ferriss's pitch with the confident, slightly amused energy of someone who's already convinced you before you noticed you'd agreed. His narration earned an Audie Award nomination, and the reason is easy to hear: a book this dependent on momentum, stacked with bullet lists and asides that read like a manual on the page, needs a voice that can make forward motion feel effortless instead of exhausting.
The audio format smooths out what can be a choppy read in print, turning Ferriss's sidebars and pull-quotes into a single confident argument rather than a series of interruptions. It's a good pick for anyone commuting to the job this book is trying to talk them out of, letting the case build steadily over a drive or a flight instead of in scattered chapters.
At around eight hours, Porter's performance covers all of Ferriss's updated material, and one Audible credit is the cost of hearing the whole pitch.
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- Who narrates the The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated audiobook?
- Ray Porter narrates the audiobook edition of The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated.
- How long is the The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 8 hr 19 min.
- Is the The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated 4.5 out of 5. Ray Porter reads Ferriss's pitch with the confident, slightly amused energy of someone who's already convinced you before you noticed you'd agreed. His narration earned an Audie Award nomination, and the reason is easy to hear: a book this dependent on momentum, stacked with…
- Can I listen to The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated free with an Audible trial?
- Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.Listen to The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated free with an Audible trial
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- Is The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated on Kindle Unlimited?
- No. The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on July 15, 2026.
- How much does The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated cost?
- On Amazon: Kindle $12.99, Paperback $17.00, Hardcover $15.03. Prices as of August 21, 2026 at 3:47 AM EDT and may change.
