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A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life by J. Craig Venter

A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life runs 17 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dick Hill (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

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Dick Hill narrates 355 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,167 hours in all.

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All Dick Hill 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

A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life is an audiobook by J. Craig Venter: a 17-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Hill, released November 22, 2007, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17 hrs
Narrated by
Dick Hill
Released
November 22, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781400175710

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life as an audiobook?

A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life runs 17 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.

Is A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life?

A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life is narrated by Dick Hill.

Is A Life Decoded: My Genome---My Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.7 hours.