An Edible History of Humanity: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Edible History of Humanity runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George K. Wilson (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George K. Wilson
George K. Wilson narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 815 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
1,152 World 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
An Edible History of Humanity is an audiobook by Tom Standage: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by George K. Wilson, released July 9, 2009, on the World and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- George K. Wilson
- Released
- July 9, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781400183081
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is An Edible History of Humanity as an audiobook?
An Edible History of Humanity runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is An Edible History of Humanity free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates An Edible History of Humanity?
An Edible History of Humanity is narrated by George K. Wilson.
Is An Edible History of Humanity worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.