A Short History of Stupidity: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of Stupidity runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mike Cooper (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
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Mike Cooper narrates 124 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,002 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,499 Social Science 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 Stupidity is an audiobook by Stuart Jeffries: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Cooper, released March 2, 2026, on the Social Science and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mike Cooper
- Released
- March 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, World
- ISBN
- 9798318549106
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of Stupidity as an audiobook?
A Short History of Stupidity runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is A Short History of Stupidity free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of Stupidity?
A Short History of Stupidity is narrated by Mike Cooper.
Is A Short History of Stupidity worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.