About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by David Rooney (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,155 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks is an audiobook by David Rooney: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by David Rooney, released October 19, 2021, on the World and Computers & Technology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Rooney
- Released
- October 19, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9781705051788
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks audiobook?
About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks?
About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks is narrated by David Rooney.
Is About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.6 hours, saving 3.3 hours.