1946: The Making of the Modern World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1946: The Making of the Modern World audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 328 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
971 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
1946: The Making of the Modern World is an audiobook by Victor Sebestyen: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released November 10, 2015, on the World and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- November 10, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Europe
- ISBN
- 9781494587055
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the 1946: The Making of the Modern World audiobook?
1946: The Making of the Modern World runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the 1946: The Making of the Modern World audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates 1946: The Making of the Modern World?
1946: The Making of the Modern World is narrated by Derek Perkins.
Is 1946: The Making of the Modern World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.