A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel: Audiobook
Book 3 of the World Made by Hand Novels series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Meskimen (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen narrates 226 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,079 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,507 Literary Fiction 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 History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel is book 3 of James Howard Kunstler's World Made by Hand Novels series: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Meskimen, released August 5, 2014, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Meskimen
- Released
- August 5, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- Series
- The World Made by Hand Novels #3
- ISBN
- 9781483023458
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel as an audiobook?
A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel?
A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel is narrated by Jim Meskimen.
Is A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.