A Short History of Medicine: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of Medicine runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John McDonough (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 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 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John McDonough
John McDonough narrates 168 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 948 hours in all.
About as long, on the Medicine & Naturopathy shelf
1,142 Medicine & Naturopathy 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 Short History of Medicine is an audiobook by F. Gonzalez-Crussi: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John McDonough, released February 18, 2008, on the Medicine & Naturopathy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John McDonough
- Released
- February 18, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Medicine & Naturopathy
- ISBN
- 9781436109550
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of Medicine as an audiobook?
A Short History of Medicine runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is A Short History of Medicine free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of Medicine?
A Short History of Medicine is narrated by John McDonough.