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Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man by Mark Kurlansky

Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man audiobook runs 6 hours unabridged, narrated by Jon Van Ness (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 6 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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

Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man is an audiobook by Mark Kurlansky: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jon Van Ness, released May 8, 2012, on the History & Culture and Computers & Technology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6 hrs
Narrated by
Jon Van Ness
Released
May 8, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Computers & Technology
ISBN
9780307877468

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man audiobook?

Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is the Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man?

Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man is narrated by Jon Van Ness.