A Sense of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Sense of the World runs 13.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Curless (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 931 Travel Tips audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Curless
John Curless narrates 74 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,017 hours in all.
About as long, on the Travel Tips shelf
59 Travel Tips audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
- World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
- To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
- Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
- The Elite: The Story of Special Forces – From Ancient Sparta to the Gulf War
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 Sense of the World is an audiobook by Jason Roberts: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Curless, released December 19, 2008, on the Travel Tips shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Curless
- Released
- December 19, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Travel Tips
- ISBN
- 9781436178082
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Sense of the World as an audiobook?
A Sense of the World runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is A Sense of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Sense of the World?
A Sense of the World is narrated by John Curless.
Is A Sense of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.