A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Learning to Live series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living runs 7.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bob Souer (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.7 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Learning to Live
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 20.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living | 7.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Wisdom of the Myths: How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life | 12.6 hrs |
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
391 Lessons in Philosophy 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
A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living is book 1 of Luc Ferry's Learning to Live series: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Bob Souer, released November 30, 2021, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bob Souer
- Released
- November 30, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- Series
- Learning to Live #1
- ISBN
- 9781666165661
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How long is A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living as an audiobook?
A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
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Who narrates A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living?
A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living is narrated by Bob Souer.