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Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl Zimmer

Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe audiobook runs 15.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Ochman (about 10.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.9listening hrs
Medicine & Naturopathystore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.9 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy 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

Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe is an audiobook by Carl Zimmer: a 15.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Ochman, released February 25, 2025, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.9 hrs
Narrated by
Joe Ochman
Released
February 25, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Medicine & Naturopathy, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9798217011933

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe audiobook?

Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe runs 15.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.6 hours.

Is the Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe?

Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe is narrated by Joe Ochman.

Is Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.6 hours, saving 5.3 hours.