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A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley by Neal Thompson

A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marc Cashman (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.9 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley is an audiobook by Neal Thompson: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Marc Cashman, released May 7, 2013, on the Arts & Entertainment and History & Culture shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
Marc Cashman
Released
May 7, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, History & Culture, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9780385366366

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley as an audiobook?

A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley?

A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley is narrated by Marc Cashman.

Is A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.