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1968: The Year That Rocked the World by Mark Kurlansky

1968: The Year That Rocked the World: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1968: The Year That Rocked the World audiobook runs 15.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Cazenove (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.6listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish 1968: The Year That Rocked the World at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.6 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove narrates 24 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 179 hours in all.

All Christopher Cazenove audiobooks, measured

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

1968: The Year That Rocked the World is an audiobook by Mark Kurlansky: a 15.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Cazenove, released March 1, 2004, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.6 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Cazenove
Released
March 1, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781597772808

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the 1968: The Year That Rocked the World audiobook?

1968: The Year That Rocked the World runs 15.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.

Is the 1968: The Year That Rocked the World audiobook free?

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

Who narrates 1968: The Year That Rocked the World?

1968: The Year That Rocked the World is narrated by Christopher Cazenove.

Is 1968: The Year That Rocked the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.