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A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Pollan (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

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 World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness is an audiobook by Michael Pollan: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Pollan, released February 24, 2026, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Biology & Chemistry shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Pollan
Released
February 24, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy, Biology & Chemistry, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9798217282159

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness as an audiobook?

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness?

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness is narrated by Michael Pollan.