A Brief Natural History of Civilization: Why a Balance Between Cooperation and Competition Is Vital to Humanity: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Brief Natural History of Civilization: Why a Balance Between Cooperation and Competition Is Vital to Humanity runs 9.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Bowlby (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.2 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Bowlby
Stephen Bowlby narrates 155 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,367 hours in all.
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1,048 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Natural History of Civilization: Why a Balance Between Cooperation and Competition Is Vital to Humanity is an audiobook by Mark Bertness: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Bowlby, released April 21, 2020, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Bowlby
- Released
- April 21, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781094131900
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How long is A Brief Natural History of Civilization: Why a Balance Between Cooperation and Competition Is Vital to Humanity as an audiobook?
A Brief Natural History of Civilization: Why a Balance Between Cooperation and Competition Is Vital to Humanity runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is A Brief Natural History of Civilization: Why a Balance Between Cooperation and Competition Is Vital to Humanity free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates A Brief Natural History of Civilization: Why a Balance Between Cooperation and Competition Is Vital to Humanity?
A Brief Natural History of Civilization: Why a Balance Between Cooperation and Competition Is Vital to Humanity is narrated by Stephen Bowlby.