Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors audiobook runs 13 hours unabridged, narrated by Alan Sklar (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 13 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alan Sklar
Alan Sklar narrates 147 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,402 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
161 Biology & Chemistry 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
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors is an audiobook by Nicholas Wade: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Alan Sklar, released May 1, 2006, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alan Sklar
- Released
- May 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9781400172320
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors audiobook?
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is the Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors?
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors is narrated by Alan Sklar.
Is Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.