Assembling California: Audiobook
Book 4 of the From Annals of the Former World series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Assembling California audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Nelson Runger (about 6.7 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 |
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What our data says
- At 10 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on From Annals of the Former World
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 21.3 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 31.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basin and Range | 7.1 hrs |
| 2 | In Suspect Terrain | 6.7 hrs |
| 3 | Rising From the Plains | 7.5 hrs |
| 4 | Assembling California | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Nelson Runger
Nelson Runger narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,024 hours in all.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
680 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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
Assembling California is book 4 of John McPhee's From Annals of the Former World series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Nelson Runger, released April 29, 2011, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nelson Runger
- Released
- April 29, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- Series
- From Annals of the Former World #4
- ISBN
- 9781461811442
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Assembling California audiobook?
Assembling California runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Assembling California audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Assembling California?
Assembling California is narrated by Nelson Runger.
Is Assembling California worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.