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Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' by Richard J. King

Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick': Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' audiobook runs 13.7 hours unabridged, narrated by David Colacci (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.7listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 13.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' at common listening paces
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30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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

Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' is an audiobook by Richard J. King: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released September 29, 2020, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.7 hrs
Narrated by
David Colacci
Released
September 29, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781705239643

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' audiobook?

Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is the Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' audiobook free?

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Who narrates Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick'?

Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' is narrated by David Colacci.

Is Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of 'Moby-Dick' worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.