Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Wahr (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Mental Health & Psychology shelf
824 Mental Health & Psychology 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
Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring is an audiobook by Ross Menzies and Rachel Menzies: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Wahr, released September 28, 2026, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Wahr
- Released
- September 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mental Health & Psychology, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781004260218
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring audiobook?
Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring?
Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring is narrated by Michael Wahr.
Is Being: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.